Hi. I’m Jeri. You may think I’m a mild mannered, middle-aged IT geek with a newly empty nest, but I’m actually a UCF covert operative. My covert job is passing highly confidential information from member to member throughout the US and Europe, and theoretically, a discreet assassination or two. (I suck at assassination, it’s really best to assign those jobs elsewhere.)

My day job in telecom IT varies – depending on the usually medium-to-large project, I can be a project manager, a business architect or a test lead. My hours can be insanely long, which annoys me because I don’t have any time left for my covert missions, seducing enemy operatives, or my chosen avocations.

Avocations, you ask? Besides cleaning weapons, learning new encryption algorithms, redecorating my secret lair, and practicing 5th degree black belt belly dancing? I write, read, metalsmith, paint, cook, entertain, travel, hike, swim, kayak, sail… Someday I’d like to move my secret lair to a liveaboard sailboat. My twin superpowers are spelling and shopping – and of course I don’t shop at places with misspelled trade names, that would be *obscene*.

I was born in Burma, live in Seattle but have dual-residency in Anchorage, AK, where I often work at my company headquarters. I live in a big tall eco-friendly West Seattle townhouse and am owned by one dog and one psycho kitten. They are not super-powered spy beasties, just plain good company at the end of a long day.

I am independent and on my own now after the loss of my husband about 18 months ago; my sons live in an apartment near their college. I’m working on becoming comfortable with my solo status. I go out with male friends fairly frequently, and while I enjoy their company, I am not actively seeking any major romance in my life. It would hinder my ability to be a Mata Hari when duty calls.

Being on my own hardly means I’m alone; I have amazing, totally awesome family and friends, including the aforementioned UCF. They are the silver lining to my life and I am forever grateful to them.