C J Saladino recently joined Hanson Professional Services Inc.’s Springfield headquarters as a vice president in the firm’s power market. He will work on business development opportunities with new and current clients in the power industry and provide liaison and consulting services to them.

“C J will bring additional value to our customers — and expertise, with his more than 35 years of experience in the power industry,” Sergio “Satch” Pecori, Hanson’s chairman and CEO, said.

Saladino recently retired as the vice president and general manager of plant operations for Dynegy Inc., for which he had oversight of several power plants. He also was responsible for the optimization of the capital budgets of all Dynegy power plants throughout the country. He received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and completed Duke University’s Advanced Management Program.

Hanson is a national, employee-owned consulting firm providing engineering, planning and allied services. The firm’s corporate headquarters is located at 1525 S. Sixth Street in Springfield.