Pat Proctor has worked in a broad range of national security, simulation, and commercial gaming positions over the past two decades.  He is an Iraq War veteran with sixteen years of active federal service. Pat just returned from his second deployment, with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division to northern Iraq. 

Pat is also an active freelance writer, specializing in current nonfiction topics of interest to military history and current affairs enthusiasts, national security policy-makers, and military professionals. His articles have appeared in publications such as the US Army War College journal, Parameters, and Armchair General Magazine. Pat accepts solicitations for articles and essays on specific topics in the areas of military history, foreign affairs, and current national security topics.

Pat is also the founder and has served as the president of ProSIM Company, a Kansas-based military simulation developer, for the past eleven years. In connection with this work, Pat has written extensively in the area of computer gaming, including articles for Military Simulation & Training Magazine and Wargamer.com and help tools and manuals for commercial entertainment software.