Bill has more than thirty years of experience in academia, consulting, law, government, and technology. He is a highly respected executive, entrepreneur, and thought leader. A 1990 graduate of Norwich University, Bill earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. Within Norwich, Bill has been a senior fellow in the Center for Global Resilience & Security, an adjunct faculty member in the David Crawford School of Engineering, and a consultant to the Norwich University Applied Research Institutes (NUARI).  

His previous academic appointments include adjunct faculty positions at Unity Environmental University, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Southern New Hampshire University, and the U.S. Army Command & General Staff College. He holds a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School (with honors in environmental law), a Master of Strategic Studies from the US Army War College, a Master of Transportation and Urban Systems from North Dakota State University, and a Master of Studies in Sustainability Leadership from the University Cambridge (UK). Over the last fifteen years, the consulting firm Bill founded and led has executed projects in nineteen countries on five continents for U.S. government clients, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the special operations community.  

In his military career, Bill served in command at all levels from detachment through brigade. He is a combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and recently retired in the rank of colonel in the Army Reserves, having served most of his career in human intelligence and strategic military intelligence.  

Bill’s research interests include environmental security, sustainable urban design, infrastructure and environment in developing countries, and new urban mobility. He is widely published in academic journals, trade journals, and in periodicals. He recently resided in Juba, South Sudan for 14 months, where he was the Director of Design & Construction for the U.S. Embassy.