I graduated from Northeastern University's School of Journalism with a Bachelor of Science degree. I've written for the Boston Globe, the Patriot Ledger in Quincy, Mass., the MetroWest Daily News in Framingham, Mass., and was the editor-in-chief of the Waltham Daily News Tribune in Waltham, Mass. Since joining Computerworld in 2000, I have covered primarily data storage issues, with secondary beats in electronic health, financial services IT and disaster recovery. In 2005, I was promoted to editor of Computerworld's Data Storage Channel. I also cover eHealth IT (electronic healthcare), which includes electronic healthcare records, and I cover disaster recovery and wireless charging technologies. Prior to my career in journalism. I served 8 years in the U.S. Marine Corps.