Book Cover: This Is My Body [PNG]
Book Cover: Social Justice Calendar 2009 [PNG]
Book Cover: Founding of Christendom [PNG]
Book Cover: Dawson [PNG]
Wineskin Media

Resumé : Bill Powell

Bill Powell is Wineskin Media.

A book is not a package, but a craft.

Objective

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.

Writing and Editing

  • My work has appeared in Bibliophilos, Listen, The Arlington Catholic Herald, and The Troubador, as well as abcteach.com and speroforum.com.
  • Advised revisions for portions of The Tarrant Chronicles (Tarrant Books, 2002), by Dr. Warren Carroll.
  • My one-act comedy Can Someone Who Knows He Exists Go Call the Police? was produced in April 2003.

Layout, Typesetting, Illustration

Note that many of these projects have also included editorial work.

  • Currently compiling and laying out the Social Justice Engagement Calendar 2009, forthcoming from IHS Press.
  • Typeset and designed cover for Sanctifying the World: The Augustinian Life and Mind of Christopher Dawson, forthcoming from Christendom Press.
  • Typeset Distributist Perspectives II, forthcoming from IHS Press.
  • Redesigned typesetting and redesigned cover for new edition of This Is My Body, Mark Shea, Christendom Press.
  • Completed cover for The Founding of Christendom, Dr. Warren Carroll, Christendom Press.
  • Typeset the academic journal Faith & Reason:
    • vol. 31, no. 2
    • vol. 31, no. 3 (forthcoming)
  • Wrote content for, edited, designed, typeset, and drew illustrations for numerous educational workbooks published by Seton Press.
  • Did layout for five weekly planners published by Holy Family Gifts Press.
  • Designed ads for Immaculate Heart of Mary Conference, 2002.
  • Designed logos, letterheads, flyers, catalogues and ads for Holy Family Gifts, Inc.

Web Design

I have designed, constructed, and installed the base software for several web sites.

  • Shopping cart site for The Upper Room, www.upperoom.us (oscommerce, PHP).
  • Brochure web site for CA Media Pro, camediapro.com (WordPress, PHP).
  • Brochure web site for Immaculate Heart of Mary Conference, 2002.
  • Shopping cart site for Holy Family Gifts, Inc (Javascript).
  • This portfolio site, wineskinmedia.com (WordPress, PHP).
  • My personal site, billpowellisalive.com (WordPress, PHP).

Software

Up to several years experience with:

Linux, Open Source

  • Vim editor, OpenOffice
  • LaTeX typesetting language
  • Scribus, a professional open source DTP
  • The Gimp graphic editing suite
  • HTML, MySQL, PHP
  • osCommerce, WordPress, DokuWiki

Proprietary

  • Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Photoshop, CorelDraw, CorelPhotoPaint
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Access, Excel)
  • Microsoft Visual Basic, Javascript
  • Session 8, Studio Vision Pro, Pro Tools audio editing software

Acting, TV, Radio

  • Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof (Fall 2002)
  • Assistant director of Can Someone Who Knows He Exists Go Call the Police? (April 2003).
  • Finalist, Fourteenth Annual Christopher Video Contest for College Students. Submisson: One Foot Can Make A Difference.
  • Production Intern at EWTN Studios, Birmingham, AL, Fall 2000.
  • Scripted, directed, edited, and produced several half-hour television shows for the Franciscan University Austrian Program. Used both an S-VHS toaster and an Avid editing system.
  • 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.
  • Audio Engineer in independent production, My Confession to my God.

Leadership

  • Married to amazingly beautiful woman and currently father of two.
  • Co-founder and Coordinator for “The Apprentices of St. Joseph,” a student organization at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH.
  • Completed Leadership Project Weekend.

Homesteading

  • Completed Catholic Homesteading Week at the Catholic Homesteading Movement, Norwich, NY (May 2005).
  • Attended Natural Building Fundamentals at the Ecovillage Training Center, TN (March 2005).
  • Farm Intern for 2004 growing season at a small organic farm (references available upon request). Responsibilities included horse care, seeding, weeding, harvesting, CSA, farmer’s market.

Academics

  • National Merit Scholarship Finalist
  • SAT score: 1560
  • 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
  • Member, Alpha Chi