Writer
Three books are taking shape — a career's worth of cybersecurity experience distilled for decision-makers, a thriller that starts in a sea cave and doesn't slow down, and the poker math that actually matters at the table. Nothing is published yet, but that's the whole point of showing up early.
In the works
Business · Cybersecurity
Three decades in the field, distilled into plain-spoken security guidance for the people who actually have to make the decisions. Quiet authority, no hype.
Historical thriller · Book one of a trilogy
A retired Marine turned security expert is pulled into the hunt for a pirate's three-hundred-year-old secret — from a sea cave in the Canary Islands to the back streets of Havana — with his family's future riding on what he finds first.
Poker · Strategy
Practical poker math for recreational players — the numbers that actually win hands, written for people who'd rather enjoy the game than memorize a chart.
Whatever comes next
New ideas are always brewing.
A note when the first book is ready — nothing else that isn't worth your time.
About
I spent the better part of three decades in cybersecurity — long enough to see it go from a technical backroom discipline to a boardroom priority. I worked with organizations of every size and complexity, which means I've had the same conversation about risk and decisions more times than I can count. The business book is my attempt to write that conversation down, clearly, once and for all.
The thriller caught me off guard. I had a character and a premise rattling around for years and one day I just started writing. Jack Coltrane turned out to be better company than expected, and now there's a trilogy in front of me that didn't exist six months ago.
The poker book is the most personal. I've always loved the game — not for the gambling, but for the math and the psychology. It turns out the recreational player is badly underserved by the existing literature. I want to fix that.
On writing across genres
"Passion is the through-line. The books look different on the outside, but they all come from the same place — a need to understand something deeply and then share it honestly."