I began working as a freelance writer in 1998, after having been contracted by Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine to write a few product reviews for the magazine. After receiving a tip from a friend regarding a publisher that was looking for authors, I decided to contact them to discuss any open opportunities they had. I had plenty of experience writing lengthy research papers from college, where I studied history and psychology, and figured I could handle writing book chapters fairly well. I've authored eight books, though I am now on hiatus from authoring tech books for at least the time I am in seminary working on my master's degree. I've also done tech editing on a number titles.

Books

• Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Training Kit
o Microsoft Press (November 2003)

• Implementing and Administering a Windows 2003 Server Active Directory
Infrastructure Exam Cram (Exam Cram 2 series)
o (May 2003)

The Beginner’s Guide to a Successful IT Career
o (May 2002)
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• Exchange 2000 Administration Exam Cram
o (July 2001) ISBN: 1-57610-980-1

• Implementing and Administering a Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure
Exam Cram
o (July 2000) ISBN: 1-57610-688-8
o Translated into Japanese, Korean, and Swedish

• Implementing and Administering a Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure
Exam Prep
o (June 2000) ISBN: 1-57610-624-1
o Translated into Japanese

• Windows 2000 Systems Administration Handbook
o (February. 2000) ISBN: 0-13027-010-5

• Network+ Exam Prep
o (June 1999) ISBN: 1-57610-412-5
o Translated into German and Swedish for European market

My initial contact with Coriolis brought a couple of projects, the first of which was writing the practice exams for the A+ Exam Prep book they had in the works. A couple of months later I tech edited the A+ Exam Cram. By 1999 I had started writing books for Coriolis, but I still did tech editing from time to time. Books I tech edited include:

• The Ultimate Repairing and Upgrading Your PC Little Black Book
A+ Exam Cram
Implementing and Administering a Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
Exam Prep
• Installing, Configuring, and Administering Windows 2000 Server Exam Cram

I also tech edited the "core four" practice exams product Coriolis released, which included content from each of the four core Windows 2000 certification exams.