William Buckner Email and Phone Number

▪ Manage the statewide compliance program for regulatory drinking water systems, and act as the internal and external point of contact and trusted customer advisor and partner for key accounts.▪ Collaborate and align with leadership on the client engagement strategy and processes for addressing client needs and escalations, including regulatory and compliance concerns. Available by phone, email, and in-person as required.▪ Monitor project progress, attend client and project meetings, communicate project status, capture detailed meeting notes, prepare reports, coordinate next steps, and ensure alignment with strategic planning goals. ▪ Review, verify, and maintain documentation and land ownership records to support regulatory compliance and project accuracy, utilizing project management tools and established workflows to track deliverables, risks, and action items.▪ Champion the client/customer inside the organization. Assess and drive process improvements and project operations and roadmap decisions based on visibility of the key accounts.▪ Subject matter expert on regulatory requirements, evolving market and industry trends. Consistently conduct comprehensive research and literature reviews, maintain a database of research articles and publications, and create research reports as needed.▪ Developed, delivered, and implemented training sessions and onboarding materials for interns and new hires, overseeing a successful handover to support.

▪ Managed a research project on territorial land use for an EU-funded initiative, collaborating with international experts, and resulting in international publication and presenting results at the 2022 International Agroecology for Europe conference.▪ Conducted comprehensive literature reviews and synthesized findings into a 36-page research report, co-authoring a policy recommendation article.▪ Assisted and collaborated with program managers to coordinate schedules, meeting deliverables and notes, design and facilitate workshops, conduct research and data analysis, and report writing.

▪ Designed, implemented, and managed a project focused on creating a training program for the Ugandan non-government organization Agape Community Transformation. Responsibilities included project strategic planning, road mapping, stakeholder management, resourcing, budgeting, and maintaining donor relationships to ensure the delivery of key project milestones.▪ Developed communication materials and content to support reforestation and agroforestry projects for Peace Corps Uganda, enhancing volunteer engagement, community involvement, and understanding of project goals.▪ Conducted financial data analysis and evaluated the profitability of business development projects, presenting findings and actionable insights to the NGO director to support decision-making and future funding efforts.▪ Counseled community members in business practices, micro-finance, and access to the local supply chain during two-year residency in Southwest Uganda (rural Kigezi region).▪ Developed and facilitated an education and training program related to family nutrition, landscape management, and farming practices in over 20 villages of Muko subcounty, Uganda, reaching a total of 200+ individuals.▪ Coordinated with Uganda Coffee Development Authority to initiate the development of a coffee grower’s cooperative and to facilitate the transfer of coffee seedlings to farmers in Uganda leading to 10,000+ seedlings being distributed in the community.

▪ Coordinated and ensured deliverables were completed in alignment with project timelines. Reviewed and verified documents and deeds prior to client distribution, ensuring accuracy and adherence to deadlines.▪ Conducted research to locate and analyze legal documents and property title history for both public and private properties in the Austin area, supporting project planning and execution.▪ Provided administrative support, including document preparation, photocopying, scanning, and digital filing, ensuring all project documentation was accurately recorded and accessible.