After graduating from West Point and serving in the U.S. Army as a helicopter pilot, Bill launched a career in the high tech industry in 1986. While working as a product manager for Raychem, a material science company, Bill saw a need to help companies benefit from the unique core talents of transitioning military personnel into the corporate sector. The career move proved to be the catalyst for his entrepreneurial debut.
He started his first company, Orion International, quickly growing it into a multi-million dollar operation. He sold his interest in Orion and The Medical Tranistion Group in 1997 to take advantage of the growing interest in the Internet and founded The Destiny Group, one of the first employment websites. Bill became a frequently quoted expert for the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, NPR and CNN in the field of employing transitioning military. He was a contributing author for three Wiley Publishing books, On Staffing and both the 5th and 6th edition of Resumes for Dummies, along with numerous syndicated articles that appeared in national media outlets. In 2006, Bill successfully sold The Destiny Group to media conglomerate Landmark Media, creators and operators of the Weather Channel.
After nearly 16 years in the employment field, and with multiple companies under his belt, Bill applied his deep knowledge of startup operations, technology, customer service and software development to establish Builders Update — the first national new home inventory database for licensed real estate agents.
“Homebuilding is the cornerstone of our economy. If we’re going to put our neighbors back to work, we’re going to have to build our neighborhoods.”
