John Patterson

President / Chief Executive Officer

John Patterson serves as President and CEO of Strata-G, where he focuses on business development and company growth. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware and a master’s degree in Engineering Management from George Washington University, where he graduated with commendations. He is also a member of the Leadership Knoxville Class of 2025.

John has more than 30 years of experience in the nuclear, petroleum, and environmental fields, with expertise in regulatory strategy, environmental cleanup, and waste management.

He began his career with Chicago Bridge & Iron, supporting refinery turnaround projects, before joining the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Environmental Management Program. There, he provided programmatic and technical support to the Fernald, Weldon Spring, and Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program projects.

John later developed Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) decision documents with Jacobs Engineering Group and served as Waste Management Strategy (WMS) and Integration Lead for Bechtel Jacobs Company (BJC). He also served as Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) Manager for the Oak Ridge CERCLA disposal facility. His experience includes projects in Oak Ridge, Paducah, Portsmouth, and Hanford, as well as at commercial and academic sites.

Most recently, John served for three years as Project Manager for the Environmental Management Disposal Facility (EMDF), supporting United Cleanup Oak Ridge, LLC (UCOR) in advancing the DOE’s cleanup mission across the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR).