IT Consulting & New Media

Bill is an information technology consultant with extensive experience working with the internet and other new media technologies in a variety of industries including academic, medical, transportation, and construction. He is an expert in HTML, XHTML, and CSS and specializes in providing standards-compliant, user-friendly website design and development that is simple, accessible, and professional. Bill is also an experienced PHP developer who dabbles in javascript, applescript, and several other web-friendly programming languages. He is a Mac OS X aficionado who is nonetheless able to use and support personal computers and servers running Microsoft Windows and various flavors of Linux. His skillset also includes extensive marketing and business development know-how that has been obtained while working with both the smallest of small businesses and large corporations and organizations, making him a versatile contributor with an acute understanding of both the suit-and-tie and computer-nerd sides of business.

Debate

In addition to his IT gig, Bill has been involved with high school debate since 1996. He has coached at a number of schools including Appleton East (during the 2004-2005 school year) and Nicolet (2003-2004) and has coached his students to the elimination rounds of several prestigious national tournaments including Wake Forest, Newburgh Free Academy, Ohio Valley, Lexington, and Harvard. He is a frequent critic on the Wisconsin circuit and is a skilled researcher, strategist, and teacher of argumentation. More information about Bill’s debate background is available in the debate section of this site.

Baseball

Bill’s other passion is baseball, a sport he follows religiously. He is on the staff of Brewerfan.net, the leading fansite dedicated to the Milwaukee Brewers and one of the premiere team-specific sites on the web. There he writes The Daily Brew, a comprehensive daily look at the team, and is a frequent contributor to the Fan Forum. Bill is a devout sabermetrician and promoter of statistical analysis, and he takes great satisfaction in the misfortunes of the Chicago Cubs.

Politics

Politically, Bill is firmly in “The Left,” although he often disagrees with Democrats with the same ardor as he does Republicans. He is a pacifist and opposes warfighting in all its forms, choosing instead to pursue the resolution of conflicts through social justice and non-violence. Sporting an inherent distrust of authority, Bill is vehemently opposed to limitations placed on civil liberties, especially those that lessen the polity’s ability to dissent.

Mountain Cry

The site’s URL is taken from the Blues Traveler song of the same name. The song’s lyrics and music are both written by drummer Brendan Hill and it is one of the most epic tunes in BT’s repertoire. While he has many favorite versions of the song, one of the best that is also easily available is found on Live From The Fall, the band’s live album recorded during their 1995 Fall Tour.

Geek Stuff

This site is powered by WordPress. The template is layed out in XHTML 1.0 Strict and styled with CSS. It is being hosted by an Apache webserver running the Linux OS. Unless otherwise noted, the site’s content is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Bill can be contacted via email at bill@mountaincry.com.