Jim Holtslag is a native of upstate New York. He has a BSAE from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a MSME from the University of Michigan and a MBA from Michigan State University. Outside of his professional Engineering career, he spent more than ten years facilitating marriage preparation programs through local churches. This unique combination of training and experience allows him to bring logic to the emotional subject of marriage. Jim retired from the position of a Director of Engineering in Chrysler Corporation in 2002 and now resides in scenic eastern Tennessee. He is happily married to his high school sweetheart, has two grown children and eleven grandchildren. His hobbies include woodworking, oil painting, astronomy and photography. When not traveling for sight-seeing or visiting family, he and his wife are actively involved in local volunteer work.