William Charles Macdonald
Scorpio (November 2)
Hates SharePoint
Pool enthusiast/David Hasselhoff wannabe
Owns a $60 Pampered Chef salad spinner (unusued)
Grape jelly artisan
Certified bartender - ask to see his card!
Biography
In the ever-evolving realm of ones and zeroes, where networks sprawl like enchanted forests and algorithms dance like arcane spells, there exists a figure who defies convention and embraces the shadows of technology. Enter Bill MacDonald, a name whispered in hushed tones across data centers and coding dungeons alike, for he is none other than the "Dark Prince of Information Technology."
With a keyboard as his scepter and lines of code as his incantations, Bill strides through the digital landscape with an air of mystery and a touch of mischief. Legend has it that he once turned a mundane spreadsheet into a virtual battleground, where data cells clashed like medieval knights in pixelated armor. And who could forget the time he transformed a mundane server room into a swirling vortex of neon lights, effectively turning debugging sessions into a techno rave?
Bill's laughter echoes through the corridors of servers as he weaves his programming spells, a wry smile playing on his lips as he troubleshoots bugs and vanquishes glitches. Tales circulate of his epic battles against the blue screen of death, with lines of code erupting from his fingers like arcane fire, banishing crashes to the nether realms.
But it's not all seriousness for this enigmatic IT enchanter. When he's not bending algorithms to his will, you might catch him sipping coffee from his "There's no Bill in team" mug, a tribute to his dual allegiance to caffeine and code. And let's not forget the time he hacked into the office coffee machine, turning it into a coin-operated espresso oracle, much to the delight of his tech-savvy colleagues.
So bow before the Dark Prince, for he is the gatekeeper of gigabytes, the maestro of malware mitigation, and the conjurer of connectivity. Bill MacDonald, the IT overlord you never knew you needed, blends his technical prowess with a dash of whimsy, reminding us all that even in the digital age, a bit of magic, laughter and horse drawn carriages can make the world of technology a more enchanting place.
History
If money was no object Bill would have been an artisan - blown glass or pottery or something. Unfortunately the realities of capitalism crept in and Bill took a path of public service wasting his immense talent in one respect, but fully leveraging his quick wit and relentless pursuit of mastery on another. His initial summer jobs gave him a passion for pools, and he vowed to have a pool of his own one day - and he has succeeded in that goal. Bill grew his career in the Public Sector at the Ministry of Agriculture. Whipping up code and Crop Reports so creative they later had to hire a summer student to remove Bill's wild comments in the code.
Likes
Dark rum and Coke
His pool and hot tub
YouTube (because it’s good for everything)
Old war books
Talking very loud without a filter
Homeland Security meetings
Hosting friends and family but having to put no effort into the hosting part (never plans for snacks)
DISLikes
Shopping for new clothes or shoes
Authority
Maintaining any sense of proper decorum in a meeting
Turning 60
When fuckery is afoot
Quotes
Core Competency
Milijana: Bill, stop complaining
Bill: Can't! That's my core competency
Positivity
Karlee: I don't want you to be grouchy when you see the report.
Bill: I am never grouchy. What the fuck are you talking about!?!
Project Evaluation
Tell us you're going to fix the problem or give us a pillow to put over our project's face.
Deniability
Deniability is all I am looking for, Murray. When this all goes to shit I don't want to tell people I knew about it.
Transformation
Jenn: I think, by default, you're transforming things.
Bill: I am transforming this muffin right now.
Personal Information
Murray: How are you today, Bill?
Bill: Don't you think that's a little personal?
Problem Resolution
Jenn: It has a shortbread bottom.
Bill: I had a cream for that and it went away.
Cloud Storage
Bill: I didn't know I had a soft blob, especially one that could be described without a complaint to HR.