Howard D. Chaney lives with his wife, Rita, in rural East Texas. He enjoys retirement, Biblical studies, and learning to read the Koine Greek language, preferring in-depth and intensive research. Previously, he was a Construction Manager for an Engineering firm specializing in Petrochemical and Oil Refining projects.

Howard, born in Rogers, Arkansas in 1946, yet raised in a far West Texas small town, Plains. He completed high school in Rogers Arkansas, and also the International's Brotherhood of Electrical Workers/National Electrical Contractors Joint Apprenticeship School in Muskogee Oklahoma. He also attended the University of Texas at Arlington, several other Technical and Engineering schools, and advance Management coursework through the years. He completed graduate work in Construction Contract Law in Houston while working for subsidiary of Bechtel Engineering. His work in Construction Management has taken him worldwide on a variety of projects.

His love of research and writing of Biblical subjects is the reason for his first published book, The Perfect Letter: Paul's Epistle to the Colossians. He's currently working on varied manuscripts trying to decide which to concentrate on first.