J.P. Ronald: A native son of Southwestern Pennsylvania, he is currently still living there with his wife and daughter. He graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelors of Science in Industrial Engineering with an emphasis of Manufacturing Engineering. His career spans twenty years as a Mechanical Engineer in heavy machinery, tooling, and automation design. While a student at Ohio State he was a member of the Navy ROTC Corps, seeking to become a nuclear submariner. J.P.'s love for military history and technology comes through a family linage involving the United States Navy. His maternal grandfather was a commissioned Navy officer aboard the carrier USS Wasp CV-18 during World War II, and he even- tually retired from the reserves as a Commander. His paternal grandfather, while beyond military service age during World War II, built LSTs at a local shipyard in Pittsburgh PA. J.P.'s father and uncle both had a major influence in his career choice as both graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology (Now Carnegie Mellon University) with Mechanical Engineering degrees, and both work together at the Bettis Westinghouse Atomic Laboratories (Now Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corporation), working on refueling procedures for America's nuclear-powered sub- marines and surface ships during the Cold War.