Billy is a chartered chemical engineer with 25+ years’ experience providing technical leadership for the innovation, design and safety of gas products, gas plants and manufacturing processes at BOC/Linde.
Billy is a member of the Standards Australia Technical Committee ME93 and the Convenor of Working Group 10 (Production, Storage and Handling), that is working to mirror the international ISO/TC197 standards for hydrogen technologies – and build connections with community, infrastructure developers and regulatory bodies. Developing consistent standards at a national and international level is a major theme of the National Hydrogen Strategy. Billy is also a member of the Standards Australia Technical Committee ME2 and Chair of ME2-04, who is responsible for gas cylinders from design to safe operations.
Billy was a member of Dr Alan Finkel’s Stakeholder Advisory Panel, informing the development of a National Hydrogen Strategy supported by Australian Energy Ministers. The strategy aims to build a clean, innovative and competitive hydrogen industry that benefits all Australians and is a major global player by 2030 and next milestone 2050.
Billy has a BEng (Hons) in Chemical Engineering (University of Wales, UK), Master of Engineering Studies in Environmental Engineering (University of Sydney, Australia) and Postgraduate Certificate in Management (Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Macquarie University, Australia).