Jeff Baker was born in Lansing, Michigan, to Italian and Czech heritage parents, grew up in Arlington, Texas and has spent most of his life there with his wife, four cats, and two dogs.

For eighteen years he's worked as a computer programmer. During that time he's published nine articles in "FoxTalk" magazine, "Foxpro Advisor" magazine, "SQL Server Magazine" and two chapters were included in the book "Exploring FoxPro - Volume II".

He's also published a collection of science fiction/fantasy short stories with a co-author titled "Tales of Fables, Fantasy, and Fiction." His latest book has just been published, "Chainmail Made Easy: 8 Wicked Weaves with 8 Practical Projects".