William Blair Halbert

Sr. Information Resources Manager
Infrastructure Services

First UTSW job: Network Analyst.

Best part about my job: It’s never boring – ever.

What energizes me at work: Besides good coffee? Getting a few minutes to talk to my staff or other personnel about nonwork things. I’ve been here long enough that it’s a community.

I’m really good at: I’m getting really good at cooking barbecue. I’ve assembled a bunch of pieces to make a smoker. I probably could have saved money just buying one outright, but it’s about the journey.

I wish I were an instant expert at: Either playing music or writing; probably writing. I enjoy fiction so much that I would enjoy studying history or places and weaving that into a story, as my favorite authors do.

Surprising fact: I’ve finished the Hotter’N Hell Hundred bicycle ride in Wichita Falls, Texas, 10 times.

Passions: Barbecue and cycling, though those are more pursuits.

Claim to fame: Scuba diving on a vertical reef of the Atlantic ridge. I only went down 180 feet, but it was actually over 2,000 feet deep.