David Ket’acik Nicolai was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, where he grew up hunting, fishing, hiking, playing soccer, and generally having a wonderful time. After graduating from high school, he spent five years going to college at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. David’s day job is as a mechanical engineer, designing Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning for buildings all over the world. David’s wife, Elizabeth, is a librarian, and their daughters are Annabelle and Rose. David can be found salmon fishing in the summers, hunting moose, caribou, and bison in the fall, cross-country skiing in the winter, and enjoying time with family and friends year-round.