Billy Simmons

Billy Simmons graduated high school at John T. Hoggard high school in Wilmington, NC. In May of 2002, Billy joined the US Marine Corps and went to boot camp at Parris Island, SC. After completing basic training, infantry training, "A" school and "C" school for Aviation Electronics Technician, he was stationed with VMAQ-3, a tactical electronic warfare EA-6b prowler squadron at MCAS Cherry Point in North Carolina. During his assignment with VMAQ-3, Billy completed two combat deployments; one in Afghanistan and one in Iraq.

After five years of service Billy was honorably separated from active duty at the rank of Sargent in May of 2007 and started his career with Sunbelt Rentals as a Welding Equipment Technician for the Industrial Resource Group location (PC087) in Wilmington, NC. At that time, Billy quickly assumed a leadership role at the PC while pursuing a degree in the evenings and weekends at the University Of North Carolina, Wilmington campus. Billy earned two Bachelor of Science degrees by May of 2012; one in Management Information Systems and another in Business Finance from the Cameron School of Business at UNCW.

Billy then assumed a different set of responsibilities and became a Customer Service Representative in May of 2012, he was the acting Service Manager for PC087 from Sept 2012 until June 2013. He was then promoted to the position of an Operations Manager in May of 2014. Mr. Simmons is currently in the process of re-entering the military as an Officer in a reserve capacity and has plans to continue his graduate studies to complete a master’s degree in Business Administration in 2016.

Billy is a great example of how military service, hard work, diligence and education can create wonderful career opportunities with Sunbelt Rentals. Billy and his wife enjoy paddle boarding, surfing, and living at the beach. He has ambitions to one day be a member of our Senior Management Team and enjoy a long and fruitful career with team Sunbelt.