Ed was born in western Pennsylvania and currently resides in Southwest Georgia. His career as an electrician began before graduation in nineteen eighty-five. In 1993 Ed passed the Master Electricians exam for the State of Delaware at twenty-six. He also taught for two years at a trade school in Pittsburgh, teaching others to be electricians.

Ed became a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, and A+ and Network+ Certified. He ran a successful computer service company in Florida until he sold out and retired.

Currently he is back at work as an electrician because he likes the work. He writes constantly.