Robert L. Schmidt was born in Illinois and currently lives with his wife Marcia in Coto de Caza, California. They have two grown children, Stephanie and Marc. Bob has worked over 3...view moreRobert L. Schmidt was born in Illinois and currently lives with his wife Marcia in Coto de Caza, California. They have two grown children, Stephanie and Marc. Bob has worked over 35 years in the medical device industry in various research, operations and quality positions. Bob has always had an interest in political history and has directed this interest into his first novel, Natural Born Leader.view less