A  graphic designer and teacher by trade, Bill has also worked as an architectural draftsman, technical illustrator, and photographer in manufacturing and owned an advertising & design business for 13  years. He has taught graphic design and drawing at both the high school and college levels and was the Department Coordinator of Graphics at Vincennes University (Indiana). His last position before retiring in  2016 was Print Shop Coordinator / Vocational Instructor at a private school for at-risk youth in Indiana.

​Bill has always been infatuated with the book arts of the Renaissance—paper making, calligraphy,  letterpress printing, and book binding. He does professional bookbinding and calligraphy and has conducted dozens of workshops and classes in the book arts for the past 25 years. Bill travels to Italy regularly to hone his skills and sketch the sights.

​Bill has a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Arts Vocational Education and a Master’s Degree in Education from Purdue University.