Tim Wolter was born in Des Moines and raised in New Orleans. Tim has a BBA in Accounting and Finance from the University of Houston. He is a CPA, and after working for several years in public accounting, has served as the Finance Director at a microprocessor developer for the last ten years. Now living in Austin, Tim and his wife, Jamie, have been married for 20 years. They have three children. Besides writing, he enjoys boating and mountain biking.