James (Jim) Scarola is senior vice president and chief nuclear officer of Progress Energy. Scarola has been with Progress Energy since 1998, and has served as vice president of the Brunswick Nuclear Plant and as vice president of the Harris Nuclear Plant.
Immediately prior to joining Progress Energy, Scarola was general manager of FP&L's St. Lucie Nuclear Plant. He worked for 18 years at FP&L, and began his career in nuclear engineering at Combustion Engineering. In all, Scarola has been in the nuclear power field for 30 years, including positions in design engineering, construction, start-up testing, maintenance, engineering, and operations.
Scarola holds a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a master's degree in business administration from the Florida Institute of Technology. He has also completed the Darden Executive Management Program at the University of Virginia. |