Ronald (Ron) Morrison was born in Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from college, he became a U. S. Navy pilot. Later, he worked in the defense industry building flight simulators before becoming a consulting scientist and engineer for defense and intelligence organizations.

A “science geek” since childhood, he is the author of a variety of technical papers that have been cited over a thousand times in scholarly publications.

He holds a BS in aeronautical and astronautical engineering; an MBA; and a PhD in information technology, specializing in biologically-inspired artificial intelligence techniques. He currently resides in northern Virginia.

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