William Ogorman

About William Ogorman

I am a strategic government affairs, public policy, and business development leader with 15+ years of experience driving results across state and local government, public infrastructure, and private sector development.My career spans senior legislative leadership roles, multimillion-dollar infrastructure funding strategy, and executive-level business development. I specialize in helping organizations navigate public-sector systems, unlock funding opportunities, build high-impact partnerships, and deliver complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.Highlights include:Leading legislative strategy for the Ohio Department of Transportation, including two transportation budgets totaling $14B.Consistently exceeding annual sales goals as Director of Business Development for American Structurepoint, a national engineering firm.Managing more than 25 state agency-priority bills—all signed into law.Building durable relationships with elected officials, agency leadership, and private industry partners.Deep expertise in public-sector funding.Strong international perspective, including transatlantic policy interests.I bring a collaborative, analytical, and mission-driven approach to every role and excel in positions that connect government, infrastructure, business strategy, and community impact.If you’re working at the intersection of public policy, infrastructure, strategy, or international engagement, I’d love to connect.

Experience

1. Director of Business Development

   American Structurepoint

   Dec 2021 — Present · Cleveland, OH, US

   Create business development plan for Northeast Ohio operations in all main service lines; transportation, utility infrastructure, civil site, and building investigation.• Identify and drive opportunities for client communities with internal technical staff• Establish and foster relationships with key decision-makers and influencers in public infrastructure improvement projects; mayors, municipal service directors/engineers, administrators, city council members, county engineers, state legislators, fellow consulting engineers, etc.• Identify issues and key pain-points for communities and help create strategies to find solutions• Identify state and federal funding resources for community projects• Assist in drafting letters of interest or proposals for projects• Attend community and association events

Education

• Walsh University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Skills

• Government
• Nonprofits
• Research
• Policy Analysis
• Team Synergy
• Microsoft Excel
• Political Campaigns
• Community Outreach
• Legislative Relations
• Montage
• Criminal Justice
• Public Relations
• Social Media
• Team Building
• Politics
• Healthy Eating
• Public Speaking
• Policy
• Wine Pairing
• Legislation
• Grassroots
• Public Policy