Jeff Foster (4)

Jeff Foster grew up in Minnesota in the 1960 s and 70 s reading and writing short stories at an early age. He is a longtime fan of thrillers and adventure novels, by writers such as Ken Follet, Alistair MacLean, Wilbur Smith and Bernard Cornwell from whom he draws his inspiration. Jeff followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather in working for twenty plus years in the local OEM electronics industry. He learned the industry and its processes first hand in his numerous business travels to the San Francisco Bay area and Silicon Valley. He has traveled extensively around the World and in particular the Caribbean, including trips to Belize, Columbia, Venezuela and more islands than he can count. Jeff enhances his writing by drawing upon experiences from personal travels, his extensive knowledge of the electronics and communicatons industries, current military technologies and world events. Jeff is a 1976 graduate of Edina East High School in Edina, Minnesota. He attended the University of Nevada- Las Vegas and the University of Minnesota. He currently lives in Chaska, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis/St. Paul, with his wife Marie, daughter Sarah and their two mini dachshunds Sophie & Polo.