Charlie has more than 30 years of experience in engineering, operations, finance, project development, and project execution in nuclear, renewables, and CCUS and is well versed in creating clean energy strategies and building businesses and partnerships that enhance decarbonization and ESG efforts.

Prior to joining Blue Energy, Charlie served as Director of Decarbonization at Lummus Consultants, where he completed the independent engineering assessment for the DOE LPO on the Palisades nuclear plant restart. 

Previously, Charlie was President at NET Power, where he oversaw engineering, construction, and commissioning of a first-of-a-kind CO2/oxy-combustion plant.  Before that, Charlie was Managing Director at Exelon, serving in various engineering and finance roles in Exelon Nuclear, Exelon Renewables, Generation Development, and Exelon Power. Charlie served as a Nuclear Submarine Officer in the US Navy.

Charlie has a B.S. in Systems Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MBA in Corporate Finance from Cornell University.