Williams has been principal architect and owner of Barry Lorenz Williams Associates since 2010, where he was principal architect and owner from 1981 to 1998, and has been a lecturer at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo since 1979. He currently is the off-campus coordinator for the College of Architecture and Environmental Design program in Mexico. He was a principal architect at Westberg and White Inc. Architects and Planners from 1998 to 2010 and was a research analyst and professional liability specialist at Design Professionals Insurance Company from 1995 to 2001. He earned both a Bachelor of Architecture and a Master of Science in architecture from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Williams chairs the Board’s Regulatory and Enforcement Committee and serves on the Professional Qualifications Committee.