James Chesnut
Senior Vice President, Nuclear Operations
Day & Zimmermann
James Chesnut is Senior Vice President of Nuclear Operations for Day & Zimmermann’s Nuclear Market open shop business unit. In his role, His expertise lies within the Nuclear Market, delivering maintenance, projects and technical capabilities. James is a second-generation nuclear worker with 40 years of experience in construction, design modifications, outage management, and maintenance in the power industry. James began his career in 1983 as a craft worker and joined D&Z in 1999. For nearly 10 years, James was project manager for a three-unit nuclear station in the Southwest, managing large capital projects, outages, and a workforce that fluctuated from 400 to 800 employees during refueling cycles.
James holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from California Coast University and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute. James is active in Arizona at Western Maricopa Education Center (West-MEC), a career training facility for local high school students where he helps to design or enhance nuclear power training programs and curriculum. He sits on the Center for Energy Workforce Development Board of Directors and is the D&Z representative for the Supplier Advisory Committee with the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), and Supplier Participant Advisory Council with the Institute of Nuclear Power Operators (INPO) where workforce development analysis is a critical focus.
