David Savage is a former member of the Australian Federal Police, having served for 19 years in a range of areas including General Policing, Criminal Investigations, Close Personal Protection, and as a member of the police Special Operations Team.  He has also served as a Civilian Police Officer on United Nations missions in Mozambique, East Timor twice and as a Truce/Peace Monitor in Bougainville.  He currently works for the United Nations.  David Savage is the author of Dancing with the Devil: A Personal Account of Policing the East Timor Vote for Independence.  According to the book description, “Dancing with the Devil is a UN police officer's memoir of the independence ballot in East Timor.  With compassion and humor, David Savage tells the simple truth about the horrific events he witnessed, and the triumph of a quiet, resilient people.”