[b]Tom Avitabile[/b], a Senior VP/Creative Director at a New York advertising firm, is a writer, director, and producer with numerous film and television credits. He has an extensive background in engineering and computers, including work on projects for the House Committee on Science and Technology, which helped lay the foundation for [i]The Eighth Day[/i]. In his spare time, Tom is a professional musician and an amateur woodworker. He recently completed his third novel in the William “Wild Bill” Hiccock, Quarterback Operations Group series.