My Gaming and Writing Resume

Writing Credits:

"Fae Wars - Ghost" for Cannon Publishing, a fantasy military thriller - Is to be released in Q4 2024.

Created catalog for Simon's Soldiers, a retail miniature wargaming manufacturer - June 2024

Editor in Chief, Military Miniature Magazine, May 2021 - January 2023

Contributing Writer, SJR Research, then EpochXperience (a division of SJR Research) - Have written the following articles for their blog on wargaming and military history topics from October 2020 until July 2021.

• "Review - 'Second World War Infantry Tactics - The European Theatre'" - April 2021
• "Review - 'Painting Wargaming Figures'" - April 2021
• "Wargaming and Rules Writing - An Editorial" - April 2021
• "Review of Osprey Combat Series Volume 37 – ‘China 1937-38: Chinese Soldier Versus Japanese Soldier'" - April 2021
• "Aerial Wargaming, A Survey - Parts 1, 2, and 3" - April 2021
• "Across 5 Aprils - Wargaming the American Civil War" - April 2021
• "Wargaming the Falklands War of 1982" - April 2021
• "When There is No Opponent - Solitaire Wargaming." - April 2021
• "Tactics Talk: River Crossings" - April 2021
• "A Review of Courageous Octopus's paintRack App for iPhone and Android" - April 2021 
• "Interview with David Thompson, Designer of Osprey Games 'Undaunted' Series" - April 2021
• "The Rise of Plastic Figures - Is This a Trend That's Here to Stay?" - March 2021
• "Planning for Wargaming, or Wargame Before You Wargame" - March 2021
• "Tactics Talk: Dense Woods and Jungles" - March 2021
• "Beginner's Guide to Historical Wargaming" - March 2021
• "Wargaming Low-Intensity Conflicts" - March 2021
• "Skirmish Wargaming - The Low Down" - March 2021
• "Learning Disabilities and Wargaming" - March 2021
• "Is Historical Gaming Dying Out? And If So, What Can We Do About It?" - March 2021
• "Review of 'Patton at the Bulge' by Leo Barron" - March 2021
• "Tactics Talk: Urban Combat" - March 2021
• "Whatever Happened to 20mm World War II Miniatures? - Part 3" - March 2021
• “Wake Island 1941 – ‘A Magnificent Fight’ – Parts 2 & 3” - March 2021
• "Wargaming Desert Storm" - February 2021
• “Wake Island 1941 – ‘A Magnificent Fight’ – Part 1” - February 2021
• “Review of ‘Ivan’s War: Life and Death in the Red Army’” – February 2021
• “Whatever Happened to 20mm World War II Miniatures? – Parts 1 and 2 ” – February 2021
• “The 1980s – A Historical Wargamer’s Retrospective” – February 2021
• “Review of ‘Case Red – The Collapse of France’” – February 2021
• “Thoughts About Wargames and the Study of History” – February 2021
• “Epoch Xperience Interviews Nordic Weasel Founder, Ivan Sorensen” – February 2021
• “So, You Want to Start a Historical Wargaming Club?” – February 2021
• “How to Publish Your Wargame Project? Parts 1 and 2” – February 2021
• “Debunking Myths About Historical Wargaming” – January 2021
• “Review – Fistful of TOWs III “ – January 2021
• “Tactics Talk – Hills in Gaming” – January 2021
• “Wargaming the Battle of Berlin, April 1945” – January 2021
• “Playtesting and Wargaming – Why It’s Important!” – January 2021
• “Wargaming in the Age of COVID” – January 2021
• "Interview with ‘NATO - The Next War in Europe’ Designer, Bruce Maxwell" - January 2021
• "Review of ‘Miniature Wargaming – The Movie’" - January 2021
• "Review of Plastic Soldier Company’s 20mm Waffen-SS Grenadier Platoon 1944-45" - January 2021
• "Lightening the Load – Is it Time to Prune the Wargames Collection?" - January 2021
• "Review of ‘The Seelow Heights (16-19th April 1945) – A Wargamer’s Guide’" - January 2021
• "Thou Art Mortal – Or Why Cataloging Your Wargaming Collections is a Good Idea!" - December 2020
• "VASSAL – Or 'Socially Distanced Wargaming at its Finest!'" - December 2020
• "Interview with Michael “Mick” Farnworth" - December 2020
• "Review of ‘Setting the Scene 3 - Norway 1940 - Road to Dombas'" - December 2020
• "10 Gifts for that Historical Wargamer in Your Life this Holiday Season!" - December 2020
• "How to Write a Historical Miniatures Wargaming Scenario" - December 2020
• "Book Review – 'Terrain Essentials: A Book About Making Wargaming Terrain'" -December 2020
• "The Iran-Iraq War: A Wargamer's View" - December 2020
• "5 Out-Of-Print (But Available) Historical Wargames Every Wargamer Must Have!" - November 2020
• "Five Best Historical Board Wargames Currently in Print" - November 2020
• "Convention Report, Cyber Wars Redux" - November 2020
• "Building a Wargaming Army - Parts 1-4" - November/December 2020
• "Review of Iron Curtain by Multiman Publishing" - November 2020
• "Review of Battlegroup Pacific" - November 2020
• "9 Tools Every Wargamer Needs" - November 2020
• "Storage Options for Historical Miniatures" - October 2020
• "Wargaming Tables, What's Out There?" - October 2020
• "Bataan and Corregidor - Parts 1-4" - October 2020
• "Soviet Airborne Forces 1930-91, a book review and notes for wargamers" - October 2020
• "Interview with Warwick Kinrade" - October 2020
• "Essential Readings for Beginning Painters in Historical Miniature Wargaming" - October 2020
• "Interview with Matt Hingley" - October 2020
• "Choosing a Wargaming Period and Scale" - October 2020
• "What Paints are Good for Historical Miniatures Beginners?" - October 2020

"Unit Vignette" - You're On Your Own - Issue 2, A Fanzine for Twilight: 2000, 2020

"Battlegroup NORTHAG" - assisted with history and leadup to war sections, Plastic Soldier Company, 2020

"Red Star, Burning Streets" - Cavalier Books, 2020

"Forgotten Counterattack" - Wargames, Strategy, and Soldier, May/June 2019

"Distant Winds of a Forgotten World", featured in the "Cannon Publishing Spring 2019 Military Science Fiction Anthology", Canon Publishing,  April 2019

"Battlegroup Dispatches, Issue 4" - Fan publication for Battlegroup WWII series of Rules, 2019 (submitted for publication)

"Iran and the Third World War" - You're On Your Own - Issue 1, A Fanzine for Twilight: 2000, 2018

"Battlegroup Dispatches, Issue 3" - Fan publication for Battlegroup WWII series of Rules, 2018

"Wargaming My Way" - Miniature Wargames, February 2017

“Red Star, White Lights” - Ram Company Games, 2016, received Battlegames Magazine Award, April 2016.

“Classified: Special Operations Missions 1940-2010” – contributed two scenarios and assisted with editing (Ambush Alley Games/Osprey Publishing, 2012)

“Tomorrow’s War” – assisted with future timeline and did work on several small sections of the book (Ambush Alley Games/Osprey Publishing, 2011)

"One Night In Normandy" - Article for Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers Journal, Issue 71 (Autumn, 2010)

"Sierra Foxtrot One Five" - Editor, 2010

"Kings and Pawns" - Did some work on the personalities in the scenario pack (Catalyst Game Labs, 2005)

"Commando Quarterly" - Editor in Chief, 2004-05

“Last Ticket off Bataan”- Pyramid Magazine (Steve Jackson Games, printed April 23^rd, 2004)

Editing Credits:

"NATO - The Designer's Edition" - Compass Games for Bruce Maxwell, Game released July 2021, edited rules booklet.

"Air and Armor - The Designers Edition" - Compass Games for Bruce Maxwell, Game released in 2024.

Playtesting Credits:

"Air and Armor -The Designer's Edition" - Compass Games. 2024

"Cold War Gone Hot" -  Ambush Alley Games/Osprey Publishing, 2011
"Tomorrow's War" - Ambush Alley Games/Osprey Publishing, 2011
"Battletech Technical Manual" - Catalyst Game Labs, 2007
"War of 3039" - Catalyst Game Labs, 2005
"Mercenaries Supplemental" - Catalyst Game Labs, 2005
"Interstellar Players" - Catalyst Game Labs, 2005
"Mercenaries Supplemental II" - Catalyst Game Labs, 2005
"Combat Operations" - Catalyst Game Labs, 2003
"Dawn of the Jihad" - Catalyst Game Labs, 2005
"Handbook House Marik" - Catalyst Game Labs, 2005
"Handbook House Steiner" - Catalyst Game Labs, 2004
"Strategic Operations" - Catalyst Game Labs, 2011
"Tactical Operations" - Catalyst Game Labs, 2008

Painting Awards:

Gold Medal, Wargaming Open Division, National Capitol Model Soldier Society, 2017

Bronze Medal, F/SF Painters, National Capitol Model Soldier Society, 2023

Bronze Medal, F/SF Open, National Capitol Model Soldier Society, 2024