William's earliest inspiration came from his late father who passed on his great love of tropical fish and backyard ponds. While serving in the Navy, he was further inspired by the unique experience of touring the Japanese Imperial Palace and its gardens which are renowned for its classic water features and famous encompassing moat. In addition, the architect Frank Lloyd Wright's "Falling Water" design has had a strong influence on his work. William also credits Anthony Archer-Wills the world renowned water garden designer and Masaru Emoto, author of "The Secret Life of Water," for their immeasurable influence on his approach to creating natural water features.

Early in the 1980s, William was awarded a U.S. Patent for a water feature created from retired wine and whiskey barrels which, at the time, was a totally unique expression of garden fountains. This design was featured in the Los Angeles Times Home section in 1981.

By the mid-'80s, William realized that there was a great need for the repair, redesign and restoration of the many classic courtyard fountains and other water features that were built in the early part of the last century. His work has led him to perform restorations on water features listed on the National Historic Register. Once again, in 1992 his expanded business scope was featured in a Los Angeles Times article.

From the mid-90s and into the present, William has been creating what he refers to as "nature friendly" water features which, as the terms states, embraces nature within the design. He has developed time-tested techniques which allow for a bare minimum of maintenance and care without the use of expensive and unnecessary components.

William is also sought out by architects, designers, contractors and home-owners to perform consultations for the purpose of assisting them in realizing the successful implementation of their own water feature concepts and designs.