William worked in South African deep-level gold mines before joining SRK Consulting in 1998. He specialises in underground rock engineering investigation and design and has published over 40 articles on rock engineering. His expertise encompasses geotechnical investigations, numerical modelling, mining method selection, design of mining excavations, investigation of shaft stability, and geotechnical risk.
William has a special interest in deep, high-stress mining and seismic risk. He has provided consultancy services for mining projects on five continents, with various orebody geometries and rock mass characteristics, exploited with a wide range of mining methods. William is a Past President of the South African National Institute of Rock Engineering (SANIRE); the current Vice President for Africa and 1st Vice President of the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM); and a council member of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM). He is the recipient of an SAIMM gold medal and the Alec Wilson Award for outstanding papers.
