Ed DeJesus (pronounced Dee Geezus) is an award-winning author of contemporary thrillers. His award-winning short story in Indies United's 2025 Anthology provides a preview of his upcoming memoir collection, Simpler Times in The Spindle City. A technopreneur, he served as President of Sightline Solar, CEO of JustZip.com, and VP of Engineering at MSL. Previously, his software work at Digital Equipment Corp was published in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Design Automation journals. He served in the US Army Reserves, studied Computer Science at Boston University, and Creative Writing at UMass Lowell. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, he raised his family in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and currently resides in Fort Myers, Florida.