Ronald M. Penczak, after being honorably discharged from the United State Marine Corps pursued a career in the defense industry working for Raytheon Corporation. He began his career as field engineer and through his efforts continued to obtain ever increasing managerial positions of responsibility as Field Engineering Manager, Air Defense Programs Manager, and Operations Manager.

His employment included assignments throughout the United States, supervisory positions for programs in the Near, Middle and Far East, Europe and Brazil. His longest overseas assignment was for a ten year period in the Far East where he supported air defense programs in Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam. His home base in the Far East was Seoul, Korea.

While in Korea Penczak enjoyed training with the Korean National Weightlifting Team and socialized with Korean military and medical personnel where he learned much about the Korean culture.

Penczak has a BSIS in Engineering Management from Fitchburg State College in Massachusetts and a Master of Science degree in management from Lesley College in Massachusetts.

After leaving Raytheon he started a second career as a Free Lance writer. From 2003-2006 he wrote a weekly Op-Ed column for the Salem Observer newspaper and in October, 2005, won honorable mention in the 74^th Annual Writer’s Digest contest in genre short story category. He has been published in American Fitness, Logistics Spectrum and Yankee magazines. Previously he wrote a monthly column for the Salem Community Patriot Newspaper. His first novel, “Of Mixed Blood” was recently published as an ebook with the printed version scheduled for publication mid-summer 2015. He is working on his second book. It is on alternative healing, the practice of Tong Ren.