William Jones was born a 4th generation Colorado native. Bill went to college at Mesa Junior College in Grand Junction Colorado where he had the opportunity to pitch in 2 Junior College World Series.  He continued his education at Metropolitan State College in Denver and focused on Geology and Remote Sensing.  During the college years, Bill was trained as a Wild land firefighter and joined a Helitack crew in Grand Junction and worked for the Bureau of Land Management.  Bill continued to fight fires in Wyoming and Alaska for the next 5 years.  After college came a 24-year career in technical sales and marketing in the oil, water and now the haz-mat industries.  Bill has traveled or worked in all 50 states, most of Canada and Mexico.  His career has also taken him to Africa and China.  Bill is married to a wonderful lady named Lynn and has 1 daughter named Heather. All 3 of which have been successfully lab trained by their dog-named Drake. Fly-fishing is one of the many outdoor activities that Bill enjoys in the beautiful state of Wyoming.