Dr. John Zino named Chief Consulting Engineer, Advanced Plant Technology, for GE Hitachi. Zino completed his undergraduate degree in nuclear engineering at NC State University and is currently an associate teaching professor in the Department.
From GE Hitachi Announcement
July 23, 2023
John Zino has accepted the position of Chief Consulting Engineer, Advanced Plant Technology effective 24 July 2023. In this role, John will be responsible for engineering technical oversight for GEH’s high-temperature advanced sodium fast reactor technologies including Natrium, PRISM, and ARC-100 projects in addition to supporting other responsibilities of the Chief Engineer’s office.
John has over thirty-seven years of experience in the nuclear industry and has worked for GE’s nuclear business since 1999 in a variety of engineering and technical leadership roles. His most recent role was as the Engineering Manager for the Gen. IV Mechanical Systems group. Prior to that, he held Engineering Manager roles in BWR NSSS Systems Engineering (2015-2020), Methods & Software Development (2013-2015), Stability & Radiological Analysis (2010-2013), and was the Manager of Nuclear Safety & Radiation Protection for GNFA (2006-2010). John also held senior technical roles in the GNF Nuclear Methods team and the Transient analysis team in Nuclear Analysis. Prior to GEH, John worked for Westinghouse at the Savannah River Laboratory from 1989-1999 as a reactor physics and nuclear criticality safety engineer. John started his career as a shield design engineer for General Dynamics Electric Boat (1986-1989).
John has served as the former Chair of the external advisory board for the Nuclear and Radiological Engineering program at Georgia Tech and served on the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering advisory board from 2010-2016. John is currently the GEH engineering liaison for the Consortium for Nuclear Power (CNP) with the Nuclear Engineering Department at NC State University and holds a faculty appointment as an Associate Teaching Professor in the department. John also holds an adjunct faculty position with the Engineering 2+2 Program at UNC Wilmington and has been a part-time instructor for the Nuclear Technology program at Cape Fear Community College and served on their advisory board. John received his B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from NC State University, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Nuclear & Radiological Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. John has lived in Wilmington since 1999 with his wife Kim and their two children.