About the Author

A. William (Bill) Benitez Bill had various occupations starting at age twelve spenting summers and weekends working with his dad, a general contractor, building homes and buildings. He learned a lot from him and used the lessons to contract his first home by age nineteen. Bill has operated one-person businesses for more than 30 years. Twelve years working for local government agencies running federally-assisted housing programs starting as an inspector and moving to Director of Community Improvement with 78 employees when he resigned to do writing and consulting full-time. Writing, Publishing and Consulting His first publishing company was Rehab Notes Library which published a monthly newsletter (Rehab Notes) with subscribers in all 50 states, Canada and England. He also did consulting and public speaking on housing related topics for agencies and organizations in cities across the country. He wrote and published nine guidebooks on the subject of housing rehabilitation. After 1980 when most federal funding was pulled from housing activities, he took advantage of his construction and business experience and started a handyman and woodworking business. Over Twenty-Five Years of Woodworking For over twenty-five years, first in Tampa, Florida and then in Austin, Texas, Bill built hundreds of small and large cabinet and furniture projects for individuals, companies and government agencies. During those years he began writing books about his experiences and still writes them today with his latest published in January of 2017. Personal One-on-One Publishing His company, Positive Imaging, LLC, does what he calls positive publishing of his books and the books of other authors. He help authors to publish their books with one-on-one, personal assistance. To date he has published more than forty books and presently has several books in various stages of completion. Computer Experience His computer experience dates back more than twenty years and began in response to poor technical support for his wife Barbara's computer. He used home study to acquire A+ and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Certifications and became the IT Manager for the Hyatt Regency in Austin, Texas where he January 2016 after 20 years. Bill was born and raised in Tampa, Florida and moved to Austin, Texas in 1986, where he now live with my wife, Barbara Frances, who is also an author.