====== Résumé : Bill Powell ======

**Bill Powell** is **Wineskin Media**.

//You know what you want to say. Let's say it. I will write, edit,
proofread, lay out, typeset, illustrate, design a web site---whatever it takes.//

===== Editing, Design, Typesetting =====

  * **Layout** and **Assistant Editor** for the new Catholic kids' magazine, //[[http://stmarysmessenger.com|St. Mary's Messenger]]//. [[http://stmarysmessenger.com/zine/09easter_sample.pdf|Sample pages]] (21MB).
  * **Proofread**, **typeset**, and/or **produced book cover** for the following journal and books:
    * //Faith & Reason//, academic journal of Christendom College. Ongoing.
    * //Broadway to Bowery//, Chris Shannon (University of Scranton Press, 2010)
    * //Jobs of Our Own//, American ed., Race Mathews (Distributist Review Press, 2009)
    * //Sanctifying the World//, Brad Birzer (Christendom Press, 2007)
    * //This Is My Body//, 2nd ed., Mark Shea, (Christendom Press, 2006)
    * //The Founding of Christendom//, reprint, Dr. Warren Carroll. (Christendom Press, 2006)
  * Designed **promotional materials** for //The Priest Game// by //[[http://CatholicKidsGames.com|CatholicKidsGames.com]]//.
  * Wrote content for, edited, designed, typeset, and drew [[http://www.billpowellisalive.com/cat/art|illustrations]] for educational workbooks by Seton Press.
  * Advised **revisions** for //The Tarrant Chronicles//, Dr. Warren Carroll. (Tarrant Books, 2002)

===== Web Design and Development =====

==== Ongoing web development for the Population Research Institute ====
  * Migration of over 700 pages and a large mailing list to a new platform at [[http://pop.org|pop.org]].
  * Ongoing **administration** and **customization** of software for:
    * **content management** (Joomla!)
    * **mailing list** (DadaMail)
    * **shopping cart** (ZenCart)
    * **online petitions**
==== Also developed web sites for these clients: ====
  * [[http://stmarysmessenger.com|St. Mary's Messenger]] (Joomla!, DadaMail).
  * [[http://mirandumpictures.net|Mirandum Pictures]] (Joomla!, DadaMail).
  * [[http://camediapro.com|CA Media Pro]] (WordPress).
==== My own sites: ====
  * [[http://wineskinmedia.com|Wineskin Media]], (DokuWiki).
  * [[http://keepwhatyoulearn.com|Keep What You Learn]], memory techniques (pyblosxom, python, org-mode).
  * [[http://fabricatedpress.com|The Fabricated Press]], news satire (PHP).
  * [[http://billpowellisalive.com|Bill Powell Is Alive]], personal (pyblosxom, python).
===== Software =====

**I bring you solutions from the world of free software.** Why pay
thousands //each year// in licensing fees? The free software community
provides tools that are just as professional, and more customizable to
your needs. I offer up to several years experience with:

  * **Web development**: HTML, PHP, MySQL, Javascript
  * **Shopping cart**: ZenCart, osCommerce
  * **Content management**: Joomla!, DokuWiki, WordPress
  * **Mailing lists**: DadaMail, GNU Mailman
  * **Scripting**: Perl, Python, Bash
  * **Typesetting**: LaTeX typesetting language, Scribus DTP
  * **Graphic design**: Gimp, Inkscape
  * **Editing, Office Suite**: Vim, Emacs, Openoffice.org, Firefox, Thunderbird

I can interface these free tools with almost any proprietary program
you may already use (e.g., Microsoft Word).
And if you don't see what you need on this list, I can probably find a
free program that will do what you need, and make it work with your other tools. 
 
===== Writing  =====
  * Written for //Gilbert!//, //Bibliophilos//, //St. Mary's Messenger//, //Listen//, the //Arlington Catholic Herald//, and educational books by //Seton Press//.
  * Written for //insidecatholic.com//, //abcteach.com//, //speroforum.com//, and the online //Distributist Review//.
  * //Social Justice Calendar//, forthcoming from the //Distributist Review Press//.
  * Co-writer, //The Living Daylights// (Mirandum Pictures, 2008).
  * One-act comedy //Can Someone Who Knows He Exists Go Call the Police?// (produced April 2003)
===== Memory Research =====
  * Developed new //combinations// and //modifications// of existing memory methods, to enable **permanent memorization** of **large amounts of material**. For example:
  * Memorized **entire Gospel of Mark** (**678 verses**, nearly **15,000 words**).
  * Memorized **253 patterns** from //A Pattern Language//, Christopher Alexander et al.
  * Memorizing //The Glugs of Gosh//, a classic Australian satirical poem by C. J. Dennis. Currently memorized about **8,300** of 14,500 words.
  * Developing specific memory methods for different kinds of information. 

===== Academics =====

  * Graduated //summa cum laude// from the Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH, May 2001.
  * B.A. in Philosophy, B.A. in Communication Arts (Radio/TV Concentration)
  * Member, Honors Program at Franciscan University of Steubenville
  * SAT score: 1560
  * National Merit Scholarship Finalist
  * Member, Alpha Chi

===== Teaching =====
  * Memory class, //[[http://keepwhatyoulearn.com|Keep What You Learn]]//, at Christendom College, Fall 2009.
  * Memory class, Aquinas Academic Center, Spring 2010.
  * Taught Chesterton class to an independent home-school class, 2003.
  * Taught 6th grade CCD at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Front Royal, Va., 2002--03.
  * Tutored at Randolph-Macon Academy, Front Royal, Va., 2001--2002
  * Taught summer classes at Seton High School, Manassas, Va. 1998.
  
===== Other Interests =====
==== Homesteading ====
  * Completed Catholic Homesteading Week, Norwich, NY (May 2005).
  * Attended Natural Building Fundamentals at the Ecovillage Training Center, TN (March 2005).
  * Organic farm internship, 2004: horse care, seeding, weeding, harvesting, CSA, farmer’s market.

==== Acting, TV, Radio ====
  * Crew, //Cube Root//, Mirandum Pictures, 2009.
  * Assistant director, //Can Someone Who Knows He Exists Go Call the Police?// (April 2003).
  * Tevye, //Fiddler on the Roof// (Fall 2002)
  * Finalist, Fourteenth Annual Christopher Video Contest for College Students. Submisson: [[http://www.billpowellisalive.com/one-foot-can-make-a-difference|One Foot Can Make A Difference]].
  * Production Intern at EWTN Studios, Birmingham, Ala., Fall 2000.
  * Scripted, directed, edited, and produced several half-hour television shows for the Steubenville Austrian Program.
  * Crew member for EWTN television series, “Franciscan University Presents.”
  * Scripted, performed, and produced several radio comedies for WFRS 88.3 FM.
  * DJ for WFRS 88.3 FM, three semesters.

==== Leadership ====
  * Married to amazingly beautiful woman and currently father of three.
  * Co-founder and Coordinator for "The Apprentices of St. Joseph," at Steubenville.
  * Completed (and directed //faux// movie preview in free time during) Leadership Project Weekend.

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