Our Team
Fully Qualified Electricians
All our personnel operates within an Integrated Management System to ensure the delivery of services that are at an exceptional level of quality, reliability, and value.
James Zehnder
President
With over 30 years in the electrical industry, James leads all of the electrical and telecommunications infrastructure construction and support services. James oversees the estimating teams and has successfully estimated and managed numerous large-scale electrical projects for Northern Powerline Constructors, Inc., dba Chatham Electric.
Dawn Hess
Southeast Regional Manager
With 23 years in the construction industry, Dawn oversees all of southeast’s operations and facilities for the commercial wire and outside line divisions. Dawn coordinates and carries out all tasks related to cost management, budgeting, procurement, and project forecasting. Dawn analyzes and improves organization processes while managing office and field staff.
Nick Andrews
Operations Estimator
Nick is a part of the estimating and project management team. Nick maintains timelines by optimizing resources in a fast-paced construction environment. Nick has managed multiple electrical projects throughout Southeast Alaska.
Alexandra Wagner
Project Coordinator
Alex has 9 years of experience in the electrical industry, Alex provides project support and prepares accurate, reliable, and timely project deliverables, helps develop, submit, track and maintain all project submittals and operations and maintenance manuals.
Jake Buck
General Foreman
Jake supervises day to day crew duties, makes sure quality standards are respected and working relations with contractors are met. Jake presents leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
George Stevick
Service Foreman
With 40 years in the electrical industry and 20 of those years specializing in service work, George’s areas of expertise include electronics maintenance, telecommunications, troubleshooting, diagnostics and repairs.
Daryl
Hedges
Wireman Foreman
Daryl works throughout the northern southeast panhandle specializing in remote service work along with diverse and unique projects. Daryl can be found on his days off cruising the world.
Hans Hubburd
Wireman Foreman
Hans was new to the team in 2019 and has excelled quickly into operating our lower southeast division for service work and projects alike throughout Ketchikan, Metlakatla and Prince of Whales.
Wade Nicholson
Fleet Superintendent
Wade is instrumental to the Chatham team, He maintains our fleet of equipment and tools, and keeps us in compliance with DOT regulations and standards.
Daniel
Keane
SHEQ Manager
Working as a Line Technician for many years Dan has turned his focus to specializing in OSHA compliance, safety, health, environmental and quality control manager.
