James Rispoli

James A. Rispoli is a former Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management who served for three years under the administration of President George W. Bush, resigning in November 2008. His position was occasionally called cleanup czar in the press.
His previous position was as Director of the DOE's Office of Energy and Construction Management. Rispoli also had private sector experience as an engineering and construction management executive. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and a Fellow of the Society of American Military Engineers. A past board member of ASCE, he is active professionally, is an American Academy of Environmental Engineers' Board Certified Environmental Engineer, and a member of the National Academy of Construction.
He started his career as a military officer, serving a career as a Navy Civil Engineer Corps officer, retiring at the grade of Captain. Prior to his appointment, he was a career executive in the Department of Energy, the Director, Office of Engineering and Construction Management. He is currently a senior executive advisor with the engineering firm PT&C LLC, an ENR-ranked program and construction management firm; and a Professor of the Practice at North Carolina State University's Center for Nuclear Energy Facilities and Structures.
He holds a bachelor's in civil engineering from Manhattan College, a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a master's in business from Central Michigan University.