Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, PHMSA
Bill has devoted his entire career to transportation safety.
He is currently the Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). In this role he oversees the development, management, and implementation of safety programs and is responsible for 160 employees throughout the U.S. and a budget of more than $65 million.
Bill was asked to serve as the Associate Administrator after spending 6 years as the Deputy Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Policy and Programs. Prior to joining PHMSA, Bill spent 26 years with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), rising from an entry-level Investigator to the key management positions of Hazardous Materials Division Chief and Director of Safety Programs. Ultimately, he served as the Associate Administrator for Enforcement, overseeing all of FMCSA’s enforcement and safety programs.
Bill graduated from Virginia Tech in 1992 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering
