Name: Joseph Ferrier
Age: 26
Origin: Washington, D.C., originally, moved to Seattle after age 20
Residence: Seattle
Occupation: Assistant Manager at JC Penney
Relationships: None is Los Angeles, at least, none that are meaningful, at least. He is umarried and single as well.

Appearance: At 5'9", Joe isn't the tallest guy, but he is lean and fast. He typically wears his white dress shirt and khakis, as well as a red tie, as is customary for a JC Penney employee, he also bears an exensive kevlar-intwined motorcycle jacket. He has short, dark hair and thin eyebrows.

History: Joe was born in Washington D.C., to Mark and Elizabeth Ferrier. Mark Ferrier was an Army Colonel, and pressed Joe to enlist. Instead, at age 18, Joe left home and signed onto an Army Ranger regiment as a photographer under the fake company name Truth Be Told photography. He sent his dad pictures, pretending to be a soldier. One day, he made a mistake with a photo and his father discovered the truth. Since then, he was disowned. He learned basic medical skills and techniques from the squad medic, as well as a number of interesting hand to hand techniques from messing around with the soldiers in his off time. After returning to the states, he couldn't figure out what to do with his life, so he used the little money that was left to get a small apartment. After a short job as a sales associate, he became an assistant manager,and has been such ever since.

Personality: Joe is calm, relaxed, and rational. He is also extremely manipulative when it comes to those whose lives he deems disposable. He has always been a natural leader because of that quality. Because of his love of photography, he likes to document things on the Nikon FM-10 he wears around his neck as much as possible. The rising of the dead is no exception. 
Joe is coldhearted, often preferring to save the many even if it means sacrificing the few. If it means protecting the group, he is not above murdering someone in cold blood.

Starting situation:
He is at the LA airport after attending a photography convention. On his way back to Seattle, he sees that every flight is postponed as the airport is put under lockdown.