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John West

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Director Commercial Operations at Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc.
📍 Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

With 40 years in the electric power industry, John is a seasoned project and business development leader. He has held director-level roles at Mitsubishi, Hitachi, and General Electric, managing large-scale contracts for power generation and emissions reduction. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Rutgers Universitys College of Engineering.

He was instrumental in introducing IGCC gasification projects to the North American market while at General Electric.

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Experience
39 Years
Current Role
Director Commercial Operations
Location
Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Priorities

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Energy Transition
Led projects converting coal-fired boilers to natural gas and developed engineering contracts to reduce NOx/CO2 emissions for power generation facilities.
Large-Scale Projects
Directed the award and execution of major contracts, including one for two 530 MW Steam Generators and another for two 630 MWe gasification plants.
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Career

Work history

6-2010 - 12-2016
Director Commercial Operations
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc.
12-2005 - 5-2010
Project Director & Commercial Manager
Hitachi Power Systems America, Ltd
12-2004 - 11-2005
Senior Project Manager
General Electric - Energy
12-1991 - 1-2004
Project Director / Project Manager
Foster Wheeler Power Group, Inc
6-1976 - 11-1991
Project Engineer / Proposal Engineer / Commissioning Engineer
Foster Wheeler Power Group, Inc
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TSIA Advisory Boards – John West, Director Commercial Operations, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc.. Featured in Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA)
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Education
1972 - 1976
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Rutgers University, College of Engineering
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