As the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of ADRN, Bill is responsible for overseeing all aspects of information technology (IT) for the Austin Disaster Relief Network, including the volunteer portal, field deployment tools, tools for staff, and general IT support. Bill started his career at ADRN as the volunteer Director of the HAM Radio Core team, and he continues in this role as well. He has deployed as a HAM lead on several deployments with durations of one or more weeks, oversaw trucking distribution and setup of a ride share system during Hurricane Harvey, and oversaw the 4x4 deployment during the 2021 Winter Storm.

Bill is an Eagle Scout and has been a life-long outdoor enthusiast with extensive experiencing camping, backpacking, kayaking, off-road jeeping/rock crawling, and high angle Search and Rescue. He was also a Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster in 3 Scout troops where he taught winter tent camping and dutch oven cooking in Colorado and Virginia. He also took 4 crews to Philmont Scout Ranch.

While not out in the woods, Bill has had an extensive career in the software development and database management, including roles as Directory of Database Engineering for both Electronics Arts and advertising.com. He was a Principal Consultant with both Oracle and ambassador Consulting, an Operations Architect for AOL, and the Lead Database Administrator for both Kellogg's and Royal Sun Alliance/Guarantee National Insurance company.

Bill met his wife Patrice in high school, they married after college, and together raised 2 boys (both Eagle Scouts) and 4 girls. The adventure continues as they now live full time in a motorhome, supporting ADRN during blue skies but always ready to move out into the disaster field, fully self-contained, should the need arise.