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Husband to a wonderful woman that he doesn't deserve, and the father of two adorable children. Bill is a career Systems Administrator / Cyber Security Engineer focused on infrastructure, security, and automation.

Bill was an author for The PowerShell Conference Book Volume 2, editor for Volume 3, and senior editor for [Modern IT Automation with PowerShell](https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Automation-PowerShell-Michael-Zanatta/dp/B0BSC55Y8N)
Bill has a passion for helping others already or wanting to be in IT. He occasionally does presentations for [@FortWayneVMUG](https://twitter.com/FortWayneVMUG).

You can find some of Bill's work at [AdamTheAutomator](https://adamtheautomator.com/author/bill/) and [TechSnips LLC](https://www.youtube.com/c/TechSnips).

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