James Pryor has worked as a professional electrical engineer, and served in the USAF as an officer and classroom instructor at the Aerospace Research Pilot School. His world view has been influenced by a diverse set of friends and colleagues. To inform his natural curiosity, Pryor has traveled, read, and taken continuing education courses ranging from child development to cultural, historical, and scientific topics. Pryor has lived and worked in Georgia, Virginia, California, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, and Maryland. He currently lives with his wife in Baltimore County, Maryland.