R.J. Pineiro is a 35-year computer industry veteran and military researcher who spent the first three decades of his career at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. in the engineering and manufacturing of microprocessors, the soul of today’s computers, tablets, and phones.  During his term at AMD, he rotated through Microprocessor Design and Test Engineering, Information Technology, Program Management, led test factories in Singapore and Suzhou, China, and retired in 2012 as Vice President to focus on his books.

R.J. Pineiro holds a degree in computing engineering from Louisiana State University.  He is also an instrument-rated pilot, has a black belt in martial arts, is a firearms enthusiast, and enjoys the privileges of his open water SCUBA diver certification.

He is the author of many internationally acclaimed novels, including Avenue of Regrets, Chilling Effect, Highest Law, and the Without Mercyseries of books.