Bill Berg

A former outdoor instructor and park ranger, a few years ago Bill began working as a recruiter for seasonal employees for Yellowstone National Park. When he learned about the World Wide Web in a graduate business class, he recognized a tremendous opportunity to build a database of outdoor job listings. Bill launched Cool Works in November of 1995.

"Being in a position to hire folks to work in Yellowstone was like having a magic wand," Bill says."Cool Works gives me a lot of the same satisfaction. Many employers have found our site to be their best and most cost effective source of employees. We've talked with employees who are on their third Cool Works job. It works, it's fun, it feels good, and I still get to live here."

Bill is an inveterate hiker, kayaker, mountain biker, and all-round outdoor enthusiast. He and his wife Colette (a ranger) passionately pursue outdoor adventures year-round, frequently right in their backyard — which happens to be Yellowstone National Park. Some of Bill's personal highlights include his summit of Denali in 1978, bagging the Great White Throne in Zion National Park, summitting Mt. Rainier, and being among the first to summit on the Grand Teton in the 1980's.

Bill was a GORP guest in summer, 1998. Please go to the Bill Berg- Outdoor Career Specialist thread in GORP's Campfire Forum, where you can read Bill's questions and responses.

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