Carey Parker

Carey Parker was born and raised in Indiana, an only child who loved to tear apart his electronic toys and reassemble them in interesting ways. He began programming computers in middle school when personal computers were just starting to become popular. For years, these twin interests percolated until he attended Purdue University and he learned you could get paid to do this stuff – it was called Electrical Engineering! After obtaining a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in EE, Carey launched his career in telecommunications software development at Bell Northern Research (aka the “Big Nerd Ranch”). Over the next 23+ years, Carey wrote software for multiple companies, large and small, and lived in various cities across the southern United States. In recent years, particularly after the Edward Snowden revelations in 2013, he became deeply concerned about computer security and online privacy. In 2014, he combined his passion for computers, cyber-security and fantasy novels with the long-time desire to write a book: Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons. As of October 2020, Carey has retired from the rat race of the 40-hour work week and is now focused on writing more books, writing software apps, and advocating for privacy protections.