Engineering Leadership and National Service: Perspectives from Two Senior Engineers Working at the Highest Levels

Have you ever wondered about the opportunities that exist for engineers within the various military branches? What types of projects are designed and built by the Navy? The Air Force? The Army Corps of Engineers? Is there opportunity to work on international projects?

Join us on Monday, November 9th at 3:30 at 130 Park Shops for a panel discussion with Rear Admiral Douglas G. Morton, and Mr. James C. Dalton, Senior Executive Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, both alumni of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering. With decades of experience in the military and government, their perspectives will illuminate the opportunity for civil engineers within their organizations.

Mr. James C. Dalton serves as the Chief of Engineering and Construction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He is responsible for policy, program, and technical expertise in the execution of over $10 billion of design and construction programs for the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense, other Federal agencies and over sixty foreign nations. Mr. Dalton earned his bachelor’s degree in Architectural Engineering from NC A&T University and a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from NC State in 1992.

Find out more about his work here.

Rear Admiral Douglas Morton is currently serving as director of Energy and Environmental Readiness on the Chief of Naval Operations Staff. He was commissioned an ensign in the Civil Engineer Corps in 1983. After earning a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from NC State, he acquired a master’s degree in civil engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology, and a master’s degree in national resource strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

He is a Seabee combat warfare officer, a registered professional engineer in Georgia, and a member of the Defense Acquisition Corps. You can find more about his career and deployments here.

The discussion will be moderated by Mr. Jim Rispoli, Professor of Practice at NCSU’s Center for Nuclear Energy Facilities and Structures.   Mr. Rispoli served 26 years as an officer in the Civil Engineer Corps of the U.S. Navy, as well as several years as Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management in the U.S. Department of Energy.  Attendees will have the opportunity to present questions for inclusion in the moderated discussion.