Gene P. Abel brings a successful and diverse educational and professional background to his writing. Mr. Abel's formal education includes a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Master of Business Administration. His thirty years as a highly successful business executive in both the private and public sectors are overlaid with thirty years as a commissioned officer in the US Army and Army Reserve.After achieving the status of Distinguished Military Graduate from Penn State, he spent five years on active duty and twenty-five years in the Army Reserve, with such diverse assignments as a nuclear weapons officer and finance officer. He graduated from the Army War College in 1985 and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal on two occasions. Colonel Abel was nominated for brigadier general and retired in 1993 as an Army Colonel.