I was raised in the Town of Brighton, New York. My major literary influences consist of the works of Stephen King (Pet Cemetary), Dean Koontz (Midnight), JRR Tolkein (The Hobbit), Terry Brooks (The Sword of Shanarra), and Harry Turtledove (Into the Darkness).

I am a graduate of Brighton High School in Rochester, NY. I continued my education at Mansfield Universety, Pa, and then transferred to the Rochester Institute of Technology. I have both an Associates Degree in Electrical Technology and a Bachelors of Arts in the Physical Sciences.