Rick Astley is a dual British-Canadian citizen living in the USA. An electrical engineer, he was educated in Britain. He currently works as the Automotive Applications Manager for a Silicon Valley company. This work has entailed his being embedded with the electrical architecture group of one of the Big 3 car makers where he was able to observe first hand the process behind the design of a vehicle's electrical system. He lives with his wife Anne, a 1970 MGB roadster and a 1970 MGB-GT V8 conversion, all reside in Farmington Hill, Michigan. He has two grown sons.