Bill graduated from Auburn University in 1975 with a B.S. in Building Science.  He was employed by The Boeing Company for 28 years retiring in 2006.  The better part of Bill’s Boeing career was spent in the fields of construction and program management.  He served as a Combat Engineering Officer in the United States Marine Corps Reserves for 28 years and retired in December 1999 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.  In 1996, Bill and his brother, John, formed The Blues Brother Construction, LLC, initially doing commercial building upgrades and tenant improvements.  Since August, 2003, Bill has primarily been building custom homes in the Huntsville area and still does some light commercial construction.