Autor: Joel J. Malek

Joel Malek is a retired information technology consultant who has authored works of both fiction and nonfiction. Of Polish descent, he was born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, and grew up on Eastern Long Island during the late fifties, playing Little League baseball, touch football, and hockey in the shadows of the Long Island Arena.In his early teens, he learned to ski and was fortunate to have family living in Ludlow, Vermont, with a very accommodative weekend visit policy.He graduated from SUNY at Stony Brook in New York, earning a BA, and later an MBA from Manhattan College in Riverdale, Bronx, New York. In 1976, he married his wife, Patricia. They lived for several years in Middle Village, Queens, New York, where Joel began playing paddle ball and competitive racquetball.During his career as an information technology consultant, he worked at the „C” level with upper management at Credit Suisse, Sony Music, Con Agra, Prime Computer, and several others, integrating enterprise-wide business solutions across numerous IT platforms.When not traveling, the Maleks reside in the town of Port Washington, New York, located along the Gold Coast of Long Island”s North Shore. Now retired, the author spends his time doing research for upcoming works, writing, playing guitar, golfing, skiing, and spinning of course.