Appliance Recycling Centers of America Inc. has announced that JP Harper has been appointed the company's Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Harper will oversee ongoing business operations for ARCA's recycling business and ApplianceSmart retail store business, and will be instrumental in providing strategic direction to the company as it continues its growth, optimizing operational effectiveness and focusing on driving increased customer satisfaction and customer experiences. Harper comes with a wealth of experience in the electric and gas utility industry, having spent the last five years at CLEAResult as their Vice President of Business Development and Sales where he oversaw the team that significantly grew sales from 2011 through 2015. Prior to CLEAResult, JP was a sales executive at EnerNOC, and prior to that worked for over 15 years in senior level positions at Accenture and Deloitte Consulting providing management consulting to electric and gas utilities on both supply-side and customer-side initiatives and projects.