For the past thirty years, Rick Clements has worked directly with the people designing everything from immortal cows to killer robots to the perfect bagel. He is the former President of Solution Specialists, a consulting company dealing with the development and deployment of new technologies. Rick is a widely published author of non-fiction works explaining the implications and application of new technologies. Today he is working on a series of mystery novels that highlight the new world being developed by organizations and groups working in secret. He has also traveled extensively and spends his free time exploring deep space from the Siding Spring Observatory in Australia, scaring older people with his drone overflights, and is an active participant in a program of bio-engineering to extend his lifespan to at least 120 years.

Sample of Trade Publications

Published under the name Richard Barrett Clements

• The Internet Technology Handbook, Aspen Publishing

• Microsoft Office Administrator’s Desk Reference, Que Publishing

• Quality Manager's Complete Guide to ISO 9000, Prentice-Hall

• The IS Manager's Guide Implementing and Maintaining Internet Technology, Prentice-Hall

• Quality Assurance Yearbook, Senior Editor, Simon & Schuster

• The Complete Guide to ISO 14000 – Environmental Management, Simon & Schuster

• Preparing Your Company for QS-9000, ASQC Briefing Series

• Quality Manager's Complete Guide to ISO 9000, Prentice-Hall

• Handbook of Statistical Methods for Manufacturing, Prentice Hall

• Statistical Process Control and Beyond, Robert E. Krieger

• The Experimenter's Companion, American Society for Quality