Biography
William earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Clarkson. He enjoys teaching and sharing his professional experiences with students within Clarkson’s MSEM graduate program. He recently completed the development of the following two micro credential courses at Clarkson: Leadership and Strategic Planning for Manufacturing.
William is currently an operations and services executive delivering consulting and mentoring services to technology companies. He has an extensive 30-year background focused on operations and manufacturing management. His expertise includes excelling in challenging, high-performance environments and delivering profitability by using a metrics-based decision-making methodology. His experience includes leading and integrating product development, manufacturing, and supply chain management with services while building teams that support the tactical execution of strategic objectives. During his career he has been responsible for managing hardware engineering and new product development, sustaining engineering, manufacturing, procurement, quality, warehousing and distribution, and services including installations, professional services, depot repair, field service, and call center.
An active supporter of the University, William pursues hiring Clarkson graduates because of their knowledge, work ethic, and business impact. He has engaged Clarkson students in work-based learning experiences and sourced project-based work to Clarkson graduates. He is the current Chair of the Reh School of Business Dean's Business Leadership Council and a founder and prior Chair of the Engineering and Management external advisory council.
William resides in New Hartford, New York with his wife Marie. They have two children, Tyler and Trevor. Trevor is a 2019 Clarkson Engineering and Management graduate. Tyler is a 2020 Clarkson Master of Science Data Analytics graduate with an undergraduate degree from RPI.