D. T. Sanders, author of "Gift of Change" and the sequel "Friends Change", has thirty-seven years of experience as a systems engineer with a major aerospace company. He is a retired US Naval Reserve commander, electrical engineer, naval nuclear power operator, and naval surface warfare officer. Sanders is also a second-degree black belt martial artist and an avid world master who has been running his world for more than thirty-five years. He lives in the Puget Sound, Washington, with his wife, two dogs, and three horses, but still finds time to write.