About the Author

Alan Luber is an author, journalist, computer expert, and consultant. Alan's newest book is PC Fear Factor: The Ultimate PC Disaster Prevention Guide.

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Alan is a monthly columnist for Smart Computing magazine. The name of his column will be Defensive Computing. Alan also writes feature articles for Smart Computing.

Alan’s first book, Solving Business Problems With MRP II, has been translated into Spanish and has sold well worldwide. He has also written dozens of articles that have appeared in both print and web based publications.

As a consultant, Alan helps companies implement Enterprise Resource Planning and Supply Chain Management solutions. He also helps clients to re-engineer business processes and manage large, complex information technology projects. Recent clients include Koch Industries Inc., Imperial Tobacco Ltd., Frontstep, Inc, and GSI Lumonics Inc..

Alan has a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Penn State. He worked for General Electric, Management Science America, and Digital Equipment Corporation, before establishing ADL Consulting Inc. in 1994.

Alan spends his free time writing for fun, playing the piano, restoring photographs, and collecting and selling baseball memorabilia. (Alan and his much older, less handsome brother Phil own the copyrights to the best-known interior color photos of Shibe Park (Connie Mack Stadium) in existence.)

Alan is married, has three daughters, and lives in Roswell, Georgia.

Alan would be pleased to hear from owners of small and home office businesses in the Atlanta area who require assistance in implementing personal computer disaster prevention and recovery plans.