John was born in Dallas Texas in 1958 and was raised in Plano Texas, where he enjoyed the classic American childhood in those days, a small town with a neighborhood full of friends with bike trails and a creek that was located in some local woods. John participated in youth sports with his friends, his favorite sport was football and he and his friends were able to play from third grade through high school becoming proud Plano Wildcats.

In 1978, John’s lifelong interest in military aviation led him to enlist in the United States Air Force. John served for 16 years as a crew chief on F-111 and A-10 aircraft, he also spent two years as a USAF Disaster Preparedness Specialist, where he practiced Emergency Management and taught classes on Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Warfare Defense. During his time in the Air Force, John was stationed in Austin Texas, Oxfordshire England, Tucson Arizona, and Valdosta Georgia. John attained the rank of Technical Sergeant. When the military was being downsized in 1994, John opted to leave and seek life as a civilian.

John enjoyed opportunities to try several different occupations as a civilian. Construction, Retail Management, Steel Mill Technical Writer, Fiber Optics Infrastructure Installation, and Copier/Printer/Fax Technician. John’s lifelong love of military aviation history also sparked an interest in UFOs. Both subjects led John to be an avid reader. When John started writing the first edition of Relics in 2015, John found he had enjoyment in writing too. In 2018 John and his wife Monica, moved to Honobia Oklahoma, which is nestled in a small valley surrounded by the Kiamichi Mountains. The area is known as the heart of Oklahoma Bigfoot Country, so many of the local areas find their way into John’s novels. John retired in 2022 to pursue his dream of being a writer.