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RICK MENDES
WRITER & AUTHOR


“I heard your name many times, detective. He idolized you.”
The Chameleon Killer: Detective Cooke’s father speaking with Detective Rossi.
BOOK QUOTES
These excerpts offer a taste of his gripping narratives and insightful character development.

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.
Stephen King

“Can I work for ATO this summer? It would be a dream job: ATO publishes software I could work on, teaches DevOps—which I would love to learn—and you are a security expert. I could ask you security questions. I could learn the three areas of technology.”
Growing Future Operators: Freddie’s niece Michelle is asking for a summer job with his company.

ABOUT RICK MENDES
"With 35 years of experience in the technology sector as a software developer, systems engineer, security engineer, and security manager (ISSM), I've always had a passion for writing. My journey began in 2014 when I wrote a 5,000-word fictional short story to explain container technology to non-technical colleagues at a life sciences company."
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