James O. Hill, P.E.
Nuclear Management Company

• Jim is the former Director of Performance Assessment for the Nuclear Management Company in Hudson, WI.   NMC operates nuclear plants at six different sites in four different states.

• Jim’s education and credentials include:
    • BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois;
    • MBA, Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
    • Licensed as a Senior Reactor Operator by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
    • Professional Engineer in Minnesota and Wisconsin;
   • Senior Member of the American Society of Quality, including certification as Quality Manager and Quality Auditor;
    • Member of the Minnesota Quality Council Board of Evaluators and serving   as a Team Leader and Evaluator Trainer for the Minnesota Quality Award. The MQA process uses the Baldrige criteria for Performance Excellence to provide businesses and non-profit organizations feedback on their organization’s performance, identifying strengths and areas for further improvement. Jim also provides orientation training to new evaluators.
    • Member of the Nuclear Energy Institute’s (NEI) Standard Nuclear Performance Model working group, which maintains and updates a business enterprise process model for the operation of a nuclear plant.

• Jim’s previous work experience includes:
    • The US Navy nuclear submarine service;
   • Stone & Webster Engineering supporting the construction of the Millstone 3 nuclear plant in Connecticut;
   • Superintendent of Engineering and at the Prairie Island Nuclear Plant in Red Wing, Minnesota, at which time he received the Electric Power Research Institute’s Applied Technology Award for the installation of a digital control system;
    • Quality Manager at the Prairie Island Nuclear Plant;
    • Director of Quality for Northern States Power Nuclear Generation.

• Jim is also a contributing author and presenter for various publications and conferences.