Ray Dempsey lives in Palo Alto, Calif. During his career he taught high school and college-level classes, worked in sales and marketing in publishing and the airlines industry, and most recently served as customs compliance manager in high tech before retiring. He holds degrees from Emerson College, Boston; marketing (summa cum laude) from Clark University; and an M.B.A. from Babson College. He has published in Monogram Aviation Publications and contributed articles to the Ian Fleming Web site. Ray has traveled extensively in the United States, Asia and Europe where, in Holland, he had the good fortune to meet his beautiful wife Anneke, his partner for over 34 years.