Bill has 20 years of experience in emergency services including both public and private agencies. He put himself through college as an EMT, working for the local 9-1-1 ambulance company.

After graduating, Bill took his street knowledge and management degree and joined the startup team of BayStar Medical Services, a division of Laidlaw/MedTrans, as the Director of Business Development.

Bill joined The Abaris Group in May 2005. His experience ranges from system analysis and strategic planning to proposal development and innovative contracting with EMS providers, hospitals, and health plans throughout Northern California. Bill has spoken nationally on ambulance transportation, contracting and multi-system hospital models. With The Abaris Group, Bill demonstrated impressive capabilities with trauma center research and proposal creation- leading to a successful trauma designation. He is the recent co-author of the publication The Ambulance Industry Report (The Abaris Group, June 2005), which involved extensive reimbursement research and trending.

In addition to his former EMS roles, Bill has worked with a sheriff technical rescue unit, and currently holds the position of Deputy Fire Chief for a Northern California fire district. Bill obtained his Bachelor of Science in Management with a concentration in Marketing from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in 1990.