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About Aileen Schumacher

I am a registered professional engineer and have owned and managed an engineering consulting firm with my husband, Richard Blum, since 1982. From 1991 - 2002, I also ran a technical supply company that provided equipment and materials to both domestic and foreign markets. I also am the author of A Guide to Hazardous Materials (Quorum/Greenwood, 1988), a well-received technical book. Engineered for Murder was my first mystery.

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Richard, my Number
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As a native Texan transplanted to Florida by way of New Mexico and Washington, I started out as a biologist, working my way through college at New Mexico State University as a desert study field technician. Awarded a summer fellowship to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, I fell in love with engineering, and switched to researching the effect of industrial wastewater on municipal sewage treatment systems. I have a degree in Civil Engineering, and, in addition to my professional engineer certification, I am a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager.  top.gif (626 bytes)
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Aileen and Buddy
This is a recent (November 2000) photo of me at home. The photographer had to enlist the efforts of Buddy-the-Dog so I'd stop looking as though I were about to be executed. My son found Buddy on his first day of Kindergarten. (My son's first day of Kindergarten, not the dog's--it's so important to try and write this stuff accurately.) Buddy has survived being a stray, having a heart murmur, contracting hepatitis, and having a BB lodged at the base of his neck, 0.25 inch from his spine. All in all, a good dog for a mystery writer.  top.gif (626 bytes)

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The Divine Miss N

My daughter, The Divine Miss N, is now a junior communications major at Auburn University, in spite of extensive efforts to lure her back to Florida on the part of her parents. She has already completed a minor in Spanish, but leaves me on my own to proof accent marks related to Spanish profanity. top.gif (626 bytes)
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The Murder Consultant
My son, Kevin-the-Murder-Consultant, is now over six feet tall and still getting taller. He completed his senior year in high school while running cross country, serving on the Honor Councils and playing lacrosse. With all his front teeth still intact, he will be attending Barry University in the fall. top.gif (626 bytes)