Bill Miller, The Professional
(aka Senior Account Manager)

Bill joined Balcones Shred’s sales team with several years of industry experience and for him shredding is a serious business. Bill educates companies about the legal and reputation ramifications of not securely shredding confidential material through a NAID-certified document destruction provider.

What was your childhood nickname?

As a child, I was called Bill Jr. In the Army, I was called “Bear” (that nickname was tagged on me…well, that is another story altogether), and my grandson calls me Papa Bear.

First car/Dream car?

It was a fire engine red 1961 Chevrolet Corvair Monza. It had a 3-speed standard transmission. Ralph Nader wrote a book about the car bearing the title, “Unsafe at Any Speed”.

My dream is a 1964 Ferrari 500 Coupe with a 5.0-liter engine. There were only 37 of them produced. The car has an engine rated at 395 horsepower with a top speed exceeding 185 MPH.

What’s the best bumper sticker you’ve ever seen? ?

On the back of a pink 1971 Jeep, complete with a pink and white canvas top driven by a young teenage girl driving up I-35 . . . the bumper sticker was upside-down and with a bit of effort I deciphered, “If you can read this sign please turn me over, Thank You.”

What grocery item do you always buy but never eat before it goes bad or expires?

Peanut butter. I know, I’ve been told that it never spoils. Hogwash! I have a jar in my pantry right now that is over one year old and there is green stuff growing on it. Why haven’t I thrown it away you ask? Because I want to prove a point to my lady, Dawn (she argues that peanut butter doesn’t go bad/spoil), but I keep forgetting to show it to her.

Outside of the Balcones Shred team, whom do you most enjoy spending time with?

My Lady, Dawn. We’ve been together for over four years. She’s a hoot and just a fun-type person to be around.

Where do you go to get away from it all?

I love the Caribbean. I’ve been to Aruba, the Bahamas, both U.S. and British Virgin Islands, Riviera Maya in Mexico and the Grand Cayman. I love sunny beaches, clear turquoise blue water and very tall, cold drinks.

What show or book series are you addicted to watching/reading?

Robert Heinlein’s Time Enough for Love. I’ve read it at least six times. There’s many philosophical points made throughout the novel. Someone printed a side book called the Notes of Lazarus Long with some great observations. It’s a great read.