Mr. Poje joined Sithe Global Power in 2004 as Vice President, Development. Mr. Poje has over 35 years of experience in the energy sector, including ten years developing power projects. Prior to Sithe Global, Mr. Poje spent 25 years with General Public Utilities (GPU) equally divided between nuclear plant commissioning and operations, and fossil plant development, commissioning, and operations. Mr. Poje spent one year each with Sithe Energies, and Reliant Energy following the transfers of the GPU fossil assets to those companies.
Prior development activities include the Seward Waste coal project, the Brooklyn Energy Project in Nova Scotia, and the advanced gas turbine projects at the Reliant Energy (formerly GPU) Gilbert and Portland Stations. Mr. Poje is a 1969 graduate of the State University of New York Maritime College, and holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree. He started his career as a watch standing engineer on US merchant ships, followed by a position as Operation Engineer with General Electric in their dedicated Naval Reactors operations. Mr. Poje is a licensed Marine Engineer as well as a licensed Professional Engineer. |