As a system engineer, F. Robert Baker has 48 years of experience in weapon systems technology. He has worked on the first Polaris missile submarine, the Atlas Intercontinental missile, the SM-3 Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System and many other military programs in the United States, England, France, Germany, Scandinavia and Australia. He has written extensively for boating magazines and is currently finishing another novel. In retirement, he lives in Los Angeles with his wife, close to his two daughters and four grandchildren.