This author is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. To avoid any possibility of misleading the public regarding financial matters, the author is writing under an assumed name and clearly not making assertions pertaining to financial matters or particular institutions. After his early years of working for a firm of Certified Public Accountants, the author spent the remainder of his career working in business and government. Positions held include working as a Manufacturing Cost Accountant, a Regional Controller, and a Director of Internal Audit, among others. Far from being a typical accountant, just living with boring details, this author has sought and found adventures in foreign lands during exciting times. This experience has provided inspiration for writing interesting stories. Other experiences have likewise inspired more interesting stories.
