I am an author of seven novels and four screenplays. I have been published through a small press. In addition, I am also an engineer at the Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station. My latest screenplay "Car Heroin Train" has been nominated as a finalist/official selection in the following film festivals: 2019 Canada Independent Film Festival, 2019 UK Film Festival - London, 2018 International Independent Film Awards - Award Winner, 2018 NYC Indie Film Awards - Award Winner, 2018 Screenplay Festival - Semi-Finalist, 2018 Awareness Festival - Semi-Finalist, 2018 Windy City International Film Festival, 2018 European Independent Film Awards, 2017 Oaxaca Film Festival, 2017 August Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards (Winner), 2017 Buffalo Niagara International Film Fest, and the 2017 Toronto Independent Film Awards.