Bill is a native of eastern Long Island, where he grew up immersed (literally and figuratively) in the coastal environment of the region. Bill followed his ship and boatbuilding roots to Webb Institute, where he graduated in 1978, and then into the shipbuilding industry, starting his career at NASSCO in San Diego shortly after graduation.
At NASSCO, Bill’s career has taken a few twists and turns. He started in Engineering as a staff naval architect, working on a number of Naval and commercial newbuilding projects. This was a busy time for the shipyard, and Bill was lucky to get to play in a broad mix on Navy and commercial ship construction and conversion projects, including tankers for Arco, Exxon, Ingram, and American Trading, destroyer tenders for the Navy, major conversions of logistics ships, conversions of NASSCO-built tankers to hospital ships, the T-ARC 7 cable laying ship, and a few others. All told, Bill has had a hand in about fifty newbuild ships during his career at NASSCO.
Early on at NASSCO, Bill had the opportunity to expand his knowledge of shipbuilding beyond design, as a staff engineer in the Steel Production Department. Later he took on leadership roles in Business Development, Contracts and Program Management, where he was Program Manager during the Navy’s Strategic Sealift Program in the mid-1990s.
In Engineering, Bill has specialized in structural engineering, and more recently, in the implementation of new design tools and in improving the producibility of ship designs. Today Bill is responsible for all aspects of new construction hull and outfit detail design at NASSCO, including design standards, detail arrangements, construction strategy design integration, 3D product modeling, hull and outfit production information, and shipyard liaison through commissioning.
Bill is very proud of his role in developing NASSCO’s successful collaboration with international shipbuilders, specifically its ongoing relationship with Daewoo Ship Engineering Company (DSEC) in Korea. This teaming has enabled the shipyard to remain competitive in the challenging US commercial shipbuilding market.
Bill has enjoyed his participation in SNAME over the years both locally and nationally, and appreciates the tremendous support he has received from NASSCO in his SNAME endeavors.
Bill has been happily married to University of Michigan naval architecture graduate Barbara Lamb for over 20 years. Barbara herself served SNAME as a Pacific Regional VP, member of several national committees, past Section Chair, and ongoing member of the Southwest Section Executive Committee.
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