John graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Welding Engineering in 2008. In 2019, John successfully defended his PhD thesis, which was awarded by Loughborough University. John has spent the last 13 years working for EPRI in the Materials Program and is presently the Area Lead for Materials Research in the Generation Sector. His experiences in welding research are diverse; to date, he is the primary or contributing author to more than 150 manuscripts.