Bill Staniec
Photography Instructor

  I have worked in the steel industry for well over 38 years.  My father was a steel worker for more than 43 years.  My childhood home still stands just outside of where the South Works plant of United States Steel once stood.   My steel mill experience includes working at Republic Steel Chicago, United States Steel, South Works and finally Inland Steel now ArcelorMittal.    I have always worked in the visual field at USS and Inland.  I supervised the photography and graphics sections at each company.  While at Republic Steel, I was a diesel locomotive engineer.  That was a great job for a kid just out of high school.  I have been teaching at JobLink for well over 8 years.  Over the past three years I have also held photography classes at US Steel, Burns Harbor and Leon Lynch.  I enjoy sharing my years of photographic experience with students wanting to learn more about photography. Aside from my teaching, I own and operate a successful freelance photography & video production business.  My clients include; Amtrak, Chicago Public Schools, Alliant Food Service, Pangere Corporation, NiSource, most of the steel companies in NW Indiana and many other companies and steel related magazines.