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Bill serves as the Chairman of Gemma Power Systems. He is a veteran of the power industry with more than 40 years of experience in design and construction. In his previous role as President and Chief Executive Officer of Gemma Power Systems, Bill had overall leadership responsibility for the strategic direction and operation of Gemma.
Bill co-founded Gemma with his business partner, Joel Canino, in 1997 and has successfully led the development and construction of numerous utility-scale power generation and renewable energy facilities.

Under Bill’s leadership, Gemma Power Systems has grown from a small New England-based construction company to become a leading provider of engineering, procurement and construction services to the power generation market. Bill attributes the company's success to its unique culture and highly motivated, creative and energetic people.

Prior to founding Gemma, Bill was president of CNF Industries where he worked for 20 years in increasingly responsible positions. CNF Industries was a full-service contractor specializing in the power industry and was responsible for building more than 9,000 MW of facilities from 1987 to 1996.

Bill attended Fairfield University and is very active in the local community with organizations including Habitat for Humanity, The Middlesex Community Foundation and American Legion Baseball. He also serves on the Argan, Inc. Board of Directors.

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