Originally from New Jersey, Neil A. Cohen has spent the past 15 years working for a Washington DC based defense firm with a focus on counter-WMD, mass casualty, civil unrest and terrorism response. He interacts regularly with military leaders and scientists from governments both foreign and domestic. Neil has been writing articles and appearing as a public speaker for more than 25 years and has always added his dark sense of humor to his material. Neil currently lives outside of Washington D.C. with his wife Vicki, two daughters Sasha and Hannah.