About the Author Jeff Head and his wife of 28 years are the proud parents of five children and they now have four grandchildren. Mr. Head worked for twenty-five years in the defense, nuclear power, and computer industries where he was involved with many projects in various engineering, support, and management capacities. While working as a director at Structural Dynamics Research Corporation, Mr. Head was involved with Thiokol Corporation's Strategic Operations division in the wake of the shuttle Challenger disaster. As a result, in 1992, Mr. Head was presented a Vice President’s award from Thiokol Strategic Operations for his team's efforts in the Computer-Aided-Engineering (CAE) area. As a senior manager at Micron Electronics, Mr. Head oversaw the development of the Trek2 line of portable computers which became the most successful line of portable computers in Micron Electronics' history. In his consulting endeavors since, Mr. Head has traveled extensively overseas to the Far East, India, and portions of Eastern Europe on behalf of U.S. firms helping establish off-shore manufacturing and product development operations. Mr. Head currently works for the federal government helping maintain and protect regional infrastructure In August, 2002, Mr. Head was awarded an Eagle Award from the Freerepublic.com web site as their "Person of the Year” for 2001. In 2003, he was presented a National Leadership Award from the National Republican Congressional Committee and named as the Honorary Idaho Chairman to their Business Advisory Council. In 2004, the National Republican Congressional Committee awarded Mr. Head a Ronald Reagan Gold Medal Award. Mr. Head is also the author of the Dragon’s Fury series of techno-thriller novels about a fictional world war arising from current events. The novels sell at Amazon and Barnes & Noble online. Finally, Mr. Head is very active in his Church and with the Boy Scouts of America having helped with rafting trips, winter camps, and wilderness activities.

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