{"id":39,"date":"2024-12-02T18:44:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T18:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jack-whalen.client-demo-websites.com\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2025-03-14T18:35:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T18:35:48","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jack-whalen.client-demo-websites.com\/?page_id=39","title":{"rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"39\" class=\"elementor elementor-39\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bba8a75 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bba8a75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80ad13a\" data-id=\"80ad13a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ab8298 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ab8298\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a0d4ca\" data-id=\"1a0d4ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d280e69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d280e69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About the Author<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6453cb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6453cb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jack Whalen\u200b<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b954f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b954f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jack Whalen is a true embodiment of resilience, ambition, and the American Dream. Born and raised in a small town in upstate New York, Jack\u2019s life has been shaped by a relentless drive to succeed and a passion for sports. A natural athlete, he excelled in four scholastic sports during high school and later embraced golf, skiing, and coaching youth teams, instilling in others the same discipline and determination that defined his own journey.<\/p><p>After earning AA and BS degrees in mathematics, Jack carved out a successful career in IT, designing cutting-edge software and leading global infrastructure audits for industry giants like GE and NEC as a project manager and independent consultant. His professional achievements are matched only by his personal ones\u2014raising two accomplished children with his college sweetheart while navigating life\u2019s highs and lows.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca9047a\" data-id=\"ca9047a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87508c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87508c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/jack-whalen.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jack-pic.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-521\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jack-whalen.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jack-pic.png 607w, https:\/\/jack-whalen.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jack-pic-600x582.png 600w, https:\/\/jack-whalen.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jack-pic-300x291.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-740dbba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"740dbba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27af3d1\" data-id=\"27af3d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e8941f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e8941f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now residing near Atlanta to be close to his son and grandchildren, with his daughter in Los Angeles, Jack has turned his focus to writing. 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