Author-Editor: Paradoxes of Power, published on Amazon in September, 2020; blogger on paradoxesofpower.com, the accompanying website for the book. Retired as former practitioner with over 40 years of experience in military, law enforcement and information technology planning and security in both government and commercial sectors. Retired as colonel, United States Army, splitting a 30-year career as a military policeman and information technology officer. Directed highly specialized teams of experts both in the fields of proactive computer network security and computer forensic investigations. Accomplished theoretician in the design and prototyping of advanced models and simulations for computer network security and collaborative knowledge management. Published author in general science, information technology and political science fields. Extensive leadership and management expertise in the following core areas:• Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice• Information Assurance/Computer Network Defense• Network Design and Management • Knowledge Management• Complex Systems Analysis • Technology Transition• Leadership and Management Training and Development • National Security Strategy • Advanced Modeling and Simulation • Evolutionary Computation• Biologically Inspired Innovation • Project Management• Organizational Design and Management • Technical Writing and EditingScience and Technology Research Consultant to the MITRE Corp., Mclean, VASenior Consultant, North American Training and Development, Inc., Houston, TXAffiliate Research Faculty, Krasnow Institute, George Mason University, Fairfax, VAEditor and Lead Author of "Reconnecting to the American Promise" Website and BlogFormer Vice Chair, City of Lewes Board of Adjustments, Lewes, DESpecialties: Science and technical writing, high technology leadership and management, engineering and analytic solutions, R&D and systems analysis, design and deployment of advanced models and simulations for network design and defense, and collaborative knowledge management.