William Michael Schrier, 2010 Honoree
- Title
- Chief technology officer
- Employer
- City of Seattle
- First job:
- High school science and math teacher
- Most valuable career advice:
- "Keep quiet and listen."
- Favorite vice:
- Chocolate
- Favorite gadget:
- "Digital camera. I love photography."
- Leadership philosophy in a nutshell:
- "Lead by example. Don't ask anyone to do anything you wouldn't do yourself."
- Passion outside of work:
- "Staring at the night sky. I enjoy astronomy, but it is a difficult hobby to pursue in light-polluted Seattle."
- Favorite sport:
- "Running and bicycle commuting. I have either run home (6 miles) or bicycled home (14 miles) almost every workday for the past 26 years, some 6,000-plus trips."
- In high school, I was...
- "building my own telescope."
- Technology pet peeve:
- "Automating cow paths. The idea that everything has to be automated. Pen and paper work fine for lots of business needs."