Tag: US Army

Dr. J. “Cal” Baldari

Dr. Cal Baldari is a retired U.S. Army Sapper and military instructor turned professor of ethics. His research credits include alternative military ethics, Aristotelian excellence, moral conflict in literature, implicit bias mitigation, modern heroics, RPG morality, and many others. He has published both academically and creatively, with author credits in short military science fiction and fantasy, as well as philosophy. As an avid table-top role-player, Cal has run games for over a dozen systems professionally, and many more for fun. He also runs BEC Ltd., which provides expert services for authors, game designers, and comics writers; advising on ethics and consequences both within the stories they write and the effect it has on the reader. Finally, Cal is firmly entrenched in the battle to bring diversity and inclusivity to fandom. His work on implicit bias often references the broadening of “geek culture” and the awesome efforts many geeks have put forward to make this hobby one in which everyone, absolutely everyone, can enjoy it with impunity.

Doug Burbey

Doug Burbey, author of the Blood War militarized urban fantasy series, is constantly preparing to: repel the demon hordes, slay zombies, brew beer, and defeat the insidious plots of the bureaucratic machinery. Doug grew up in Asia as a military brat and went to college in Michigan. He then served in numerous Army positions and wars around the world before retiring his combat boots. Doug now is a military technology development program manager by day and demon slayer by night. With muddy boots and a cold beer in hand, he spends his spring/summer weekends as a gentleman farmer tending to his hops vines and apple orchard. Doug’s books can all be found on amazon.com. Get even more information on the current and future Bad Ash Publishing releases at badashpublishing.com.

Steve Murphy

As a writer, Steve has three published novels through Falstaff Books with co-writer Paul Barrett, a fourth currently undergoing developmental edits and three more in the works. Paul and Steve have also written several screenplays, many of which have placed highly in national competitions.

Steve has spent much of his life in uniform, starting with four years in the Navy as a GMM (Gunners Mate Missiles)—earning the Navy Expeditionary Medal and Navy Unit Commendation. This was followed by two years in the Army where he worked as a forward observer. Steve then became a police officer in Charlotte, NC, where he spent twenty-three years; fourteen of those years he was on the SWAT team, nine of which he worked as a sniper.

Steve is not a stranger to film production, having worked as a military/law consultant on several projects, a set dresser for films, and a lighting technician in live theater. But his main strength is in project management and ensuring the producers stay on target and time and helping deal with any problems that come up with the crew. In addition, his knowledge of military protocol and interest in military history help maintain verisimilitude in all the military aspects on any project.

The father of two adult boys, Steve lives on a small farm in North Carolina with his wife, two dogs, and an elusive cat.

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