I am an independent historical researcher and author in South Carolina. Co-authored "Mapping the Charleston and Savannah Railroad Defenses, Phase II." Smith, Steven D., Stephen R. Wise, Jeff Grigg, Tamara S. Wilson, Mathew Luke, and Spencer Barker 2011. Report Presented to the American Battlefield Protection Program, National Park Service. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology.

Authored "Combahee River Raid; Harriet Tubman and Lowcountry Liberation" The History Press 2014. Wrote for the Miami News and numerous mass circulation magazines. I am currently the President of the Colleton County Historic and Preservation Society 2015 to present. Member of the Board of Directors of The Civil War Fortification Study Group 2016 - 2017.I've also contributed and supplied original research to other historians and authors. I also submit site files of historic sites to the University of South Carolina Site Files,South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology.