ZINE: So — Android, web, fifteen-plus jobs, a memoir about riding a motorcycle from Arizona to Argentina. What's the thread?
BILL: Honestly? Curiosity and a high tolerance for legacy code. I started in .NET doing CRM systems for a dairy company in Wisconsin. Then I rode 20,000 miles solo through Central and South America for eight months and wrote a book about it. Came back, pivoted to mobile, and have been shipping Android apps at scale ever since — currently at eBay, before that New Relic, before that Cvent.
ZINE: Any regrets?
BILL: None that survived the trip.
Discography
eB
"Item Discovery" 7"
eBay · 2024–present · Portland, OR
Item discovery & sales analytics, coupon refactor, AI tooling integrated into the workflow.
NR
"Migrate or Die" LP
New Relic · 2019–2024
Led the mobile observability platform. 50+ screens, Java → Kotlin, XML → Compose. Five-album run.