Born the son of a flight instructor, Bill began flying in 1953 at the age of 12. He soloed on his 16th birthday and received his Private Pilot License on his 17th birthday. Now, many years later Bill has a Commercial License with Multi-Engine and Instrument rating and over 5,500 logged flying hours. Bill has been in the aviation business since the age of 10, starting in line service, moving into parts sales, and settling into Aviation Insurance. He began his career in Aviation Insurance in 1974, managed a large aviation insurance agency for several years and acted, as a Risk Manager for a large aviation conglomerate owned by a Fortune 500 company. Bill has been with PIM since 1996, he is based in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey and serves commercial and corporate aviation clients in the eastern portion of the United States.