Robert was born in Colchester, England, and grew up in Southern California. He moved to Flagstaff, AZ, where he has worked as a Real Estate Broker for many years. He has a BS in Health Science and graduated with Distinction from the prestigious UCLA Writers' Program, where he studied under Author Lynn Hightower in her Master Novel Classes.

Robert traveled the Southwest in his teardrop trailer while writing “Changing Tide.” He camped numerous times at the Grand Canyon, working on the book's last chapters. After taking an archeological tour of the Calico Early Man site, he walked the shore of Lake Manix, inspiring him to add it to a chapter of his book.

He is a member of the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), The Independent Author Network (IAN), and the Horror Writers Association.