Thomas Corcoran was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1965, the first son of Thomas and Maureen Cope Corcoran. He was raised in the Heights section of Jersey City, where his family worked in public service for Jersey City, the County of Hudson, and the state of New Jersey. Thomas also has one younger sibling, his sister Kelly. Thomas attended St. John the Baptist Grammar School, Hudson Catholic Highschool, and later graduated from St. Josephs of the Palisades in West New York, New Jersey. For the last 31 years, Thomas has been a chief estimator and senior project manager in the heavy highway construction. He is married to his lovely wife Marta Cunha Corcoran and currently resides in the state of New Jersey. Thomas has a total of four children and two grandchildren. This is his first work as an author.