Mario P. Fiori
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Mario P. Fiori served as United States
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment)
from 2001 to 2004.
and raised in Brooklyn
. He attended the United States Naval Academy
, graduating in 1963. He also received an M.S. and Ph.D.
in nuclear engineering
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
.
Fiori served in the United States Navy
from 1963 to 1989. He retired as commander of the Naval Underwater Systems Center.
In 1991, Fiori served as the United States Department of Energy
's Departmental Representative on the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
. From 1993 to 1997, he was Manager of the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site
. Upon leaving the Department of the Energy, in 1998, Fiori founded a consulting
firm, Compass Associates, Inc., focused on safety, health, and environmental consulting.
In July 2001, President of the United States
George W. Bush
nominated Fiori to be Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment)
. After Senate confirmation, he held this office from August 2001 to January 2004.
After leaving the United States Department of the Army
, Fiori returned to Compass Associates, Inc.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment)
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment)
Assistant Secretary of the Army is a civilian office in the United States Department of the Army....
from 2001 to 2004.
Biography
Mario P. Fiori was born in GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and raised in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
. He attended the United States Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
, graduating in 1963. He also received an M.S. and Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in nuclear engineering
Nuclear engineering
Nuclear engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with the application of the breakdown as well as the fusion of atomic nuclei and/or the application of other sub-atomic physics, based on the principles of nuclear physics...
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
.
Fiori served in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
from 1963 to 1989. He retired as commander of the Naval Underwater Systems Center.
In 1991, Fiori served as the United States Department of Energy
United States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...
's Departmental Representative on the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is an independent agency of the United States government based in Washington, D.C. Established in 1988, the DNFSB oversees the nuclear weapons complex administered by the U.S. Department of Energy. The DNFSB is independent of the Department of Energy...
. From 1993 to 1997, he was Manager of the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site
Savannah River Site
The Savannah River Site is a nuclear reservation in the United States in the state of South Carolina, located on land in Aiken, Allendale and Barnwell Counties adjacent to the Savannah River, southeast of Augusta, Georgia. The site was built during the 1950s to refine nuclear materials for...
. Upon leaving the Department of the Energy, in 1998, Fiori founded a consulting
Consultant
A consultant is a professional who provides professional or expert advice in a particular area such as management, accountancy, the environment, entertainment, technology, law , human resources, marketing, emergency management, food production, medicine, finance, life management, economics, public...
firm, Compass Associates, Inc., focused on safety, health, and environmental consulting.
In July 2001, President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
nominated Fiori to be Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment)
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment)
Assistant Secretary of the Army is a civilian office in the United States Department of the Army....
. After Senate confirmation, he held this office from August 2001 to January 2004.
After leaving the United States Department of the Army
United States Department of the Army
The Department of the Army is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America. The Department of the Army is the Federal Government agency which the United States Army is organized within, and it is led by the Secretary of the Army who has...
, Fiori returned to Compass Associates, Inc.