During his two decades at NETL, William Fincham, a federal project manager, has pursued three passions: a love for technology development through the nurturing of external partnerships, musicianship and an enthusiastic regard for architecture and local history.
Fincham grew up in Farmington, West Virginia, and earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Fairmont State University. He first came to NETL as an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education student in May 1999. Since his arrival at NETL, his work portfolio has been varied and voluminous. He has overseen and provided technical support to projects associated with exploration and production of oil and natural gas technologies (both onshore and offshore), methane hydrates exploration and production, and fossil energy infrastructure. Fincham has also led the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) natural gas and oil programs.