In Project Services, John leads consulting services to clients such as the National Nuclear Security Administration,
the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), other government consulting companies, and commercial customers.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. His team of project management professionals,
technical consultants, and communications experts provide technical support on project and programmatic
reviews and analysis, strategic planning and analysis, facility construction and maintenance, Deactivation
and Decommissioning (D&D) of large government nuclear facilities, and communications. John's group also
leads business process improvement initiatives, new corporate business opportunities, and proposal
development efforts.
Prior to joining PEC, John was a senior analyst, program manager, and engineer with DOE, leading numerous
project management and high-visibility corporate business process improvement initiatives. Lean Six
Sigma black belt trained and on the Environmental Management (EM) Information Systems Review and
Improvement Task Force, John successfully championed a number of other projects using state-of-the-art
data extraction technologies and corporate enterprise data systems.
Recruited by the Assistant Secretary of EM to help standup and manage the unprecedented $6 billion American
Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) "Stimulus" cleanup program, John led or supported a number of project
management activities, including reviewing project baselines and establishing new operations protocols,
the ARRA projects portfolio, data reporting systems, and project controls processes/guidance. As EM Project
Controls Officer and Acting Director for the Office of Project Management Oversight, he worked extensively
with Federal Project Directors to assist with project management certifications and approval of site baseline
change requests.
At Energy, John also served as a senior advisor on the Secretary's Task Force on Reuse and Recycling and
as a representative on an inter-agency committee on radiation protection and material clearance, facilitating
high-level policy discussions with the Under Secretary of Energy and other federal agencies, and developing
effective relationships with international experts and industry representatives. After two failed procurements,
John was selected to federalize and lead the Secretary's Policy Review on Recycling of Potentially Radioactive
Scrap Metal; the highly visible and controversial project was the first-ever development of a Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement attempted using primarily federal staff.
Before moving to Energy, John held several positions as program and project manager with the
Department of Army, successfully managing large portfolios. As Deputy Director of the Countermine
Development and Engineering Division for the Army's R&D Center at Fort Belvoir, VA, John managed a
large multi-disciplinary organization responsible for high-visibility landmine detection and
neutralization programs using advanced technologies. Highlights included working with the Navy,
Marine Corps, and Israeli Defense Forces on joint programs, fielding systems in Europe, and
representing the U.S at Foreign Military Sales conferences in Southeast Asia.