Bio

Ed Kovacs has worked for many years as a private security contractor deploying to challenging locations worldwide.  He spent two and half years living in New Orleans beginning in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.  He briefly worked for the Military Department of the State of Louisiana and he co-founded a security company in New Orleans that taught defensive tactics and other techniques.   Ed has studied martial arts, holds many weapons-related licenses, certifications and permits, and is a certified medical First Responder.  He is a member of AFIO, Association for Intelligence Officers.

He has worked and traveled all over the world as a journalist, screenwriter, and media consultant.  His well-reviewed thriller novel, UNSEEN FORCES, was published in 2004.  Ed graduated with a B.A. in Mass Communications from Southern Illinois University, having paid his tuition by working in a steel mill, driving a truck, and spinning records as a late-night jazz DJ on local radio.  He is a member of ITW, International Thriller Writers organization, and the Mystery Writers of America

Ed’s hobbies include meditation, target shooting, wine tasting, and motorcycling.  He’s an amateur dowser, prospector, archeologist and spelunker, and he collects spiritual objects and WWII aviation memorabilia.  He has studied with shamans, medicine chiefs, and chi gong masters on several continents.

He splits his time between his home in Southeast Asia and his aircraft hangar home at a Southern California airport.