Porter, Jr.

James B. (Jim) Porter, Jr., was chief engineer and vice president, engineering and operations, for DuPont until he retired in 2008. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, he earned a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Tennessee.

Jim joined DuPont in 1966 as a chemical engineer. He left the same year for a tour in the U.S. Army and returned in April 1968. Jim has served as chair of the Construction Industry Institute (CII) and is a recipient of its highest honor, the Carroll H. Dunn Award of Excellence. In 2005 he received the Engineering and Construction Contracting (ECC) Association Achievement Award and in 2007 was honored with the Society of Women Engineers Rodney D. Chipp Memorial Award. In 2008, he accepted the first James B. Porter, Jr., Award for Technology Leadership, the group’s recognition named in his honor. Jim is an AIChE Fellow and a member of Tau Beta Pi. He is on several boards and was on the Argonne National Laboratory Board of Governors.

Today, Jim is the founder and president of Sustainable Operations Solutions, LLC, which provides consulting services to help companies make significant and sustainable improvements in workplace safety, process safety management, capital effectiveness, and operations productivity.

He and his wife, Deb Grubbe, live in Chadds Ford, PA.