A native of Redondo Beach, California,[1] Williams was coached by Louella Rehfield and Kathy Casey.[2][3] He retired from Olympic-eligible skating in 1988 and went on to win the men's title at the 1990 World Professional Championships. He later worked as a figure skating coach. He is best known for coaching Michelle Kwan to the 2003 U.S. and world titles. Williams currently owns and operates Ice-America and Ice-Canada Rinks, Inc., providing ice rink sales, rentals, productions, and operations management throughout North America.