John currently serves as the Director for Carbon Transport and Storage in the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management.  He previously served as the Deputy Director for Advanced Fossil Technology Systems, Program Manager for Carbon Capture at Department of Energy, the Technology Manager for Carbon Sequestration at the National Energy Technology Laboratory and as a senior team lead on environmental compliance and assessment with the U.S Army.  He has over 20 years of experience working on environmental compliance and technology development for the energy industry and Department of Defense.  He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and M.S. from Johns Hopkins University in Environmental Engineering and Science.