Robert Roughton's background is in corporate management with Australian and multinational corporations in the electronics industry. In addition to managing his own software company providing specialized support to corporations including one of the world's largest emergency medical support corporations and several multinational banks. His academic background includes a Master of Management, an MBA, and Master of Arts (Writing) His first book, Natanz combines interests in aircraft and politics and is particularly relevant to current Middle East politics. Robert has a deep interest in flying and accumulated several million air miles in the course of his career. Being a very frequent customer on several airlines, he has been invited into the cockpit on several occasions, including a memorable landing at Singapore Changi in severe weather. Yes! The Captain really does say "I have the plane" when he takes control from the First Officer at the last moment. His flight experience at the controls includes light planes and a helicopter, and he has used his observations and knowledge of cockpit and airport procedures, plus the technical aspects and flight characteristics of the various aircraft in Natanz to ensure the in-flight action is true to life. His second book, Love Betrayed explores teenage love, betrayal and suicide. Robert's latest two books are visual tutorials on Scrivener V3 for Windows and Mac, the program he uses in all his writing. These books explain how to get the most from Scrivener from first jottings to self-publishing in multiple formats on all the popular author platforms.
