ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Barry L. Becker retired in 2013 after spending twenty-two years as a sole proprietor for his independent manufacturers' representative company, covering the Pacific Northwest. He also provided marketing consultancy services to the Biometrics Technology industry.

From 1984 to 1991, he served as the vice president of international sales and marketing for Eyedentify, a Beaverton, Oregon-based company specializing in eye retinal technology for positive identification within sensitive and classified facilities. Their significant customers were intelligence agencies, defense and interior ministries, aerospace and defense contractors, nuclear power plants, banks, and financial institutions. During that period, he traveled over 500,000 miles.

In 1987, his article 'Eyedentify Counters Security Threat' appeared in the Journal of Defense & Diplomacy, Volume 5, Number 8. Mr. Becker earned a bachelor's degree in creative arts interdisciplinary and minored in marketing at San Francisco State University. He has also completed Executive Programs at the Columbia Graduate School of Business and Stanford Business School.

The Ericksen Connection was his first novel, and The Ryzhkov Vendetta is his second. The series is called 'A Mark Ericksen Thriller Book 1 & 2.' Mr. Becker is currently working on the 3rd book in the trilogy. The San Francisco Book Review gave The Ericksen Connection a 4.5 of 5.0-star rating. Mr. Becker is also a military veteran.