About Us

Welcome to our web site - an eclectic collection of products we design (educational software games, audiobooks, and a unique journal you'll find nowhere else) PLUS items that our staff LOVES, including our little dog Scooter (dog tents, dog clothes), AND some links to affiliates that we admire.  So if we seem diverse in our selection, you're right, we ARE.  We love to promote our friends' products and items we know you'll be most satisfied in purchasing.   Our Best to You, Billie

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Billie Kelpin Pagliolo Olmon - Under that frizzy hair is the somewhat scattered brain of  a former teacher of the deaf, sign language interpreter,  software content editor, inventor, and writer.  Born and raised in Milwaukee, WI,   Billie is the president and owner of Windmill Works.  The products published by Windmill Works are concepts initiatly conceived by our staff. The most recent computer game, IQ Solitaire is an extension of the card game "Presidential Solitaire" that was developed Windmill Works  in 1990. The software games geared to the deaf and hard of hearing population were developed from work in the classroom with students of all ages.  The trivia games were an expansion of the educational programs to the mainstream market.  In addition to learning games,  Billie has, most recently, written and published "Live, From Mlwaukee, It's Tuesday Night," a collection of essays recorded as a downloadable audiobook housed at podiobooks.com. This collection is free to download to your computer or IPOD.

We're glad you came to visit and would love to hear from you!  Just email billie@windmillworks.com

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Michael Olmon: "Technical" and "Support" could not describe Mike better.  With more than 25 years of software design experience, Mike brings quality programming to each Windmill Works' software program and conscientious technical support to our valued customers.  With keen attention to detail, Mike is able to troubleshoot software quirks in a flash and is decicated to providing customer satisfaction with every Windmill Works program. (Check out the testimonials regarding technical support.)  When he's not consulting in the industry, programming Windmill Works software, or sailing around the bay at Newport Beach, you can hear Mike slamming pool balls into corner pockets at his favorite billiard haunts in Orange County. But if you hear Mike talk, you'll know right away that his roots originated farther north in Minnesota, "doncha know."
 

Behind the Scenes -
(The Wind Beneath Our Wings)

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Bethany
 

Bethany is Billie's daughter and graduate of Tisch School for the Performing Arts at NYU.  After recently completing a two year tour with the Broadway musical Mamma Mia in the role of the quirky Ali, Bethany has relocated to Santa Monica, CA where she recently completed writing and starring in the independent film, "Saving Sam and stunning the audience with her poignant performance in the LA world premeire of "Hercules on Normandy."   If you happen to be visiting in Los Angeles, you might run into Beth doing stand-up at The IMPROV, the HAHA Club, or Martini Blues in Huntington Beach.  You might even catch her on a rerun of one of the Soprano's episodes.  

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Kristopher Olmon
Kris Olmon is Mike's oldest son.  A recent graduate of Arizona State University, Kris has completed his major in Graphic Design and Business. With a special appreciation of world-wide cultures, Kris has been able to take advantage of ASU's tours of the artistry of Europe and India. Kris is delighted to put his graphic designs skills to use for a Phoenix firm.  

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Stephen Olmon
Enjoying his last semester at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Steve Olmon, Mike's youngest son continues pursuing his degree in music production and performance and perfecting his awesome guitar skills. When Steve's fingers aren't flying on the guitar, he's busy composing in inimitable Steve style. 

Our Goals
  • To create innovative educational games for learning fun 
  • To develop stories and audiobooks that provide enjoyment and insight. 
  • To provide a safe, easy-to-use, stimulating web site 
  • To provide tools for customers to create their own game programs 
  • To partner with companies who provide quality products of interest to our customer base
  • To listen to our customer needs for new products
  • To provide the best customer service possible.
  • To run Windmill Works with the highest ethical standards and integrity

Announcement
We are happy to announce that we will be resuming sales of smaller quantities of highlighter tape!  Yippee.  Please bear with us as we list our inventory.  This means that you may purchase as little as one roll of highlighter tape.  We hope to have all quantities in stock listed by the end of January.  In the meantime email billie@windmillworks.com if you don't see what you need, and we can facilitate your purchase immediately.
  
For schools, agencies, law firms, etc. who are ordering purchases over $50.00, you may use our product list which contains a complete list of Highlighter Tape products at 2007 prices.  Simply click  here to obtain order numbers.  Please fax purchase orders to: 763-322-8772 or email to orders@windmillworks.com
 
To last season's customers: the knitters, the cross stickers, singers, pilots, students, parents, and teachers, we would like to say, "THANK YOU!"  It has been a great pleasure to process your orders for this amazing product, and to get to know you a little through these purchases.  We hope our new inventory for smaller quantity orders of highlighter tape will be helpful to you.
 
Cheers and Best Wishes,
 
Billie