About Ryan

Ryan is a twelve-year veteran Navy helicopter pilot and mission commander who was part of a joint interagency special operations task force (JIATF). He did three deployments during Operation MARTILLO countering narcotics smuggling throughout Central and South America.

He was a search and rescue pilot and an instructor. Ryan currently works for the Department of Defense as a federal investigator for prototype aircraft development contracts.

Before the Navy, he lived and worked in Hawaii as a PADI SCUBA Instructor and lab tech researching algal-biofuels for Shell Oil. Ryan’s been the director of an oil company, a bartender, and even a live musician. He attended college at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and earned a master’s degree in US History and Teaching from Ashland University.

Ryan volunteers his time as a judge for the Clive Cussler Adventure Writer’s Competition. He lives with his wife and children in New England.

Author Photo Credit: Leah’s Lens Photography