Lee Boyland earned a degree in nuclear engineering, then entered active duty as an officer in the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps. A graduate of the U.S. Navy's Explosive and Nuclear Ordnance Disposal Schools, Boyland was assigned to the Defense Atomic Support Agency in Albuquerque, NM. A member of DASA's Nuclear Emergency Team responsible for nuclear weapons accidents including rendering safe of armed nuclear warheads, he had access to the design details of every nuclear and thermonuclear warhead developed by the United States through the Mark 63 warhead. His duties took him to the Nevada Test Site on many occasions. After leaving the Army, he designed conventional and special ordnance, and later demilitarized chemical weapons at Rocky Mountain Arsenal and Tooele Army Depot. Mr. Boyland has detailed knowledge and understanding of advanced weapons systems. He made the transition from weapons to hazardous waste management by applying aerospace combustion technology to incineration of Agent Orange. He has worked for large companies, started a successful business, and bought and sold businesses for large companies. In addition to his novels, he has had many technical articles published, and is the author of a chapter in the Biohazards Management Handbook, and wrote the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Training Series marked by Fisher Scientific. He represented the U.S. as an engineer on a technology exchange team sent to China, October-November 2003. - www.leeboylandbooks.com