Bill started his career with the Soil Conservation Service in 1969 as an engineering student
trainee in Dayton, Ohio. After earning a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the
University of Cincinnati in 1973 and a Master of Science in Water Resources Engineering from
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1975, he joined the SCS Watershed Planning Staff
in Columbus, Ohio.
Bill transferred to the Watershed Planning Staff in Reno, Nevada to work on the Colorado River
Salinity Control Project, stormwater management evaluations, and Flood Insurance Studies. In
Davis, California, he participated in two watershed planning efforts. One of these in the San
Jose area has been constructed and is currently in operation. At the Hydrology Unit in Washington,
DC, he developed and supported hydrologic, hydraulic, and erosion modeling efforts. He has been
involved in developing, updating, and supporting TR-20, TR-55, WSP-2, WEPP, EGEM, AnnAGNPS, and
Engineering Field Handbook Chapter 2 (Estimating Runoff and Peak Discharge).
In 1989, Bill transferred to Fort Worth, Texas to be the Hydraulic Engineer on the South National
Technical Center. There he provided technical support and training to hydraulic engineers throughout
the southern states and Caribbean Area as well as contributing to several interdisciplinary teams
within the SNTC. When the South NTC was reorganized, Bill joined the National Water and Climate
Center. He has been the team leader for the Hydrology Team of the NWCC and National Water Quality
and Quantity Technology Development Team for 7 years.
Bill has participated in technology exchanges with Germany (water quality modeling) and China (soil
erosion modeling). His current professional interests are hydrologic and hydraulic modeling using
GIS, rainfall frequency and storm analysis, flood routing, and unit hydrographs.
He has authored and co-authored papers and technical reports covering flood plain management, flood
routing techniques, unit hydrograph analysis, dam break routing, ephemeral gully erosion, and
hydrologic modeling with GIS.
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