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Homeland Power & Utility name five staff members to executive positions

Danvers, MA Homeland Power & Utility, LLC, a full-service electrical construction company, founded in December 2020 and headquartered in Danvers, with a Utility Division based in Bangor, ME, has appointed five staff members to key executive and operations team positions: Patrick Driscoll, vice president – utility division; Brandon Matthews, chief of operations, utility division; Thomas Raye, superintendent – utility division; Steven Gammon – director of safety and fleet manager – utility division; and Michael Loomis, senior electrical estimator – commercial division.

Driscoll manages key projects for the division and oversees estimating, contract management, material purchasing, and equipment procurement, as well as directing field supervision and managing the utility workforce. A master electrician, Driscoll has more 35 years of experience.

Matthews is responsible for overseeing the operations of Homeland’s utility division. He has more than 15 years of experience in construction and engineering operations and senior project management.

Raye is responsible for supervising Homeland’s utility construction teams on major utility line distribution projects and storm restoration projects.

Gammon is responsible for the management and review of the company’s safety programs, plans, and submittals for commercial electrical construction projects.

Loomis manages the estimating department for the commerical Division, with a focus on large-scale electrical construction projects. He has more than 40 years of in-depth experience in electrical construction.

Commenting on the appointments, Homeland President Jon Carpenter said, “The Homeland Power and Utility executive and operations teams bring a depth of industry experience and an unwavering commitment to delivering electrical construction excellence and the highest industry safety standards to each construction project. Equally important is the team’s career performance record and focus on on-time, on-budget performance, which is integral to the Homeland mission.”

Homeland Power & Utility is a member of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and a signatory contractor to IBEW Local 103, IBEW Local 104, IBEW 567, and IBEW Local 490.

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