Bill Davies

Managing Engineer at Exponent

Bill Davies has a diverse work experience history. Bill currently works at Exponent as a Managing Engineer since March 2023. Prior to this, they worked as a Senior Engineer at the same company from July 2019 to March 2023. In 2020, they became a Committee Member at ASTM International.

Before joining Exponent and ASTM International, they had a long tenure at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bill served as a Graduate Research Assistant in Mechanical Science and Engineering from January 2014 to May 2019, and also worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant from January 2014 to December 2015.

In 2014, Bill also gained experience as a Mechanical Engineering Intern at CB&I.

Bill'searlier career includes roles at Schlumberger, where they worked as a Wireline Engineer-in-Charge from January 2013 to May 2013, and as a Wireline Field Engineer from September 2009 to May 2013. Bill started their professional journey as a Project Analysis Intern at Energy Guru from April 2009 to August 2009.

Bill's first industry experience was as a Functional Characterization Engineer Intern at IBM from June 2007 to August 2007.

Bill Davies completed their education as follows:

From 2016 to 2019, they attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Prior to that, from 2014 to 2016, they also studied at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and earned a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Mechanical Engineering.

In their earlier educational journey, from 2004 to 2008, they attended Bates College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics.

Additionally, in 2007, they briefly attended Irkutsk State University to study Russian Studies, although no degree was mentioned.

Apart from their formal education, Bill Davies holds several certifications. Bill obtained the Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) certification from the National Association of Fire Investigators in August 2021. Bill also acquired the Professional Engineer (PE) certification from the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists in November 2020.

There were two other certifications mentioned: the Certified Labview Associate Developer certification, obtained from National Instruments, and the Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response Certification, 29 CFR 1910.120, from the US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OSHA. However, the specific months and years of obtaining these certifications were not provided.

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Timeline

  • Managing Engineer

    March, 2023 - present

  • Senior Engineer

    July, 2019