Bill Kaplan is the Founder of Working Knowledge CSP, an independent knowledge management (KM) consulting company.
From June 2005 through October 2009, Bill was the Chief Knowledge Officer at Acquisition Solutions, Inc., a government only consulting company. He provided the knowledge leadership and practical expertise to move Acquisition Solutions from knowledge management concept to strategy to implementing practice through the creation of a corporate ability to connect, collect, and collaborate at all levels within the Company. Through his leadership, Acquisition Solutions earned recognition as a North American Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE ) finalist in 2007 (18th), 2008 (16th), and 2009 (13th).
Prior to joining Acquisition Solutions, Bill served as the Deputy Knowledge Management Practice Manager and a Senior Knowledge Management and Organization Performance Consultant at Science Application International Corporation (SAIC).
Bill is one of the original thought leaders, practitioners, and consultants applying knowledge management in the government sector, a long time practitioner in the private sector, and is published on many articles on knowledge management and federal acquisition. Bill also uniquely works at the intersection of KM and federal acquisition & program management, helping government organizations leverage their knowledge to ensure mission success.
He completed a distinguished career in federal acquisition and program management in the United States Air Force and the Department of Defense, retiring in the rank of Colonel. During his military career he earned numerous personal, unit awards and service medals including the Defense Superior Service Medal and the Legion of Merit Medal.