Budz was born on November 1, 1960, in
Cherry Hill, New Jersey into a family that traveled prodigiously because his father worked for the
National Park Service, living in
Arizona,
California, and
Colorado. In 1982, Budz graduated from the
University of Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's degree in architectural engineering. After graduating, he worked at several different jobs, including as a sales at manufacturer's representative for ITT Bell & Gossett, in retail sales, as a publisher's reader for a small press, and technical support. Currently, Budz is a technical writer for a software company near
Silicon Valley. Although becoming a short story writer did not work out, he decided to become a novel writer, his first novel beimng
Clade (2003). He is married to Marina Fitch. ==Publications==