Larry Rhodes received a PhD from LSU in Analytical Chemistry in 1979 and taught Freshman Chemistry at LSU prior to entering the oil and gas industry, where he worked on many Major Capital Projects and authored many technical standards and documents. He was involved in process analytical instrumentation and was a Global Knowledge Management focal point, a global Quality Focal Point and coordinator of 36 Technical Discipline teams prior to moving into the process safety area. He was a member of the American Chemical Society and authored technical standards for the Instrument Society of America and the American Petroleum Institute. He transitioned from technical writing into screenplays and eventually to mainstream and science fiction novels. He enjoys photography and lives with his wife in Houston, Texas.