Larry Rhymer
General Manager
Larry has 34
years experience in the electrical industry, 23 of those years running and
managing projects in Alaska. Larry has been managing and overseeing projects
for over 25 years, mostly large, very complicated and cutting edge. His
expertise includes Design Build projects, Military, Industrial, Commercial,
Utility, Outside Plant Electrical and Telephone, Inside Data and Fiber.
Larry started his electrical career as an expeditor in 1974 and has risen from
the ranks from journeyman, foreman, general foreman, superintendent, division
manager, vice president and now general manager of one of the largest
electrical contractors in the state. Larry has had the opportunity to help design
and build some of the most exciting projects in Alaska including one of the
largest Battery Energy Storage Projects in the world. This Facility will back
up the city of Fairbanks for 27 minutes. He has also managed other projects
such as Homer STP, Ekutna WTP controls, Eielson Fuel
Hydrant Project, Ft Wainwright Fuel Hydrant Project, Up-grade
Tele-Communications Ft Wainwright Fiber/Copper, SCADA Chugach Elect,
North/South Runway Lighting Anchorage, Maui Court House, Maui Prison, Dole
Pineapple Plant Upgrade, Providence Hospital North Expansion. Street Lighting
Minnesota Bypass, 24 Fiber Glennallen to Kenney Lake.
Jodi Sibson
Chief Financial Officer
Jodi has over 20
years of experience working in accounting. In 2002, she graduated with honors
from Alaska Pacific University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and
management. She draws most of her professional experience from the ten years
she worked as controller for Denali Commercial Management, Inc., the property
management company owned by Carr-Gottstein Properties LLP, one of the largest
and most reputable commercial real estate companies in Alaska.
Jodi brings a depth of knowledge to the HotWire, Inc.
family. She prepares, analyzes, and interprets complex consolidated financial
statements, as well as identifies and incorporates cost savings strategies. She
has extensive experience in process improvement, internal control management,
solution implementation and organizational leadership. As Chief Financial
Officer for Hot Wire, Inc., she currently accounts for $55 million in earned electrical
contract revenue annually.
H. David Carle
Project Management
David Carle has worked for Redi Electric for
two decades, first joining the company in 1984. He worked as a materials
handler and warehouse manager before moving to the project management team in
1991. David brings a wealth of wide-ranging experience to the company. From
1974 to 1984, he logged more than 24,000 hours with various general
contractors, mostly working on the trans-Alaska oil pipeline from Prudhoe Bay
to Pump Station 8. He served as a general laborer, brush cutter, chain saw
operator, jackhammer operator, mason tender, crane rigger and foreman. At Redi Electric, he assists in project budgeting and billing,
cost control, final bid preparations and contract negotiations.
W.H. “Bud” Caress
Line Construction Manager
An electrical industry veteran, Bud Caress returned to Redi Electric in 2001, bringing more than 30 years of
experience in line construction and management. He first worked for Redi Electric as a line construction manager from 1974 to
1984. He also has held supervisory positions with other Alaska companies,
including Alaska Underground Electric Inc., Rogers Electric Inc. and Electrical
Contractors of Alaska Inc. Bud earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business
Administration from Alaska Pacific University and attended Alaska Electrical
Apprenticeship School. As line construction manager at Redi
Electric, he has a hand in contract negotiations, job
scheduling, project budgeting, conflict resolution and change order pricing and
negotiations.
James E. Gallagher
Service Manager, Small Contracts
With more than two decades with Redi Electric,
James Gallagher has moved up the ranks since his apprentice days. He was a
foreman, general foreman, superintendent electrician and operations supervisor.
He brings a wealth of skills and experience to the company. James worked for
several Alaska companies, including Rogers Electric and City Electric, as an
apprentice electrician. He also spent time as a laborer, framer, carpenter and
foreman on earlier construction projects. He is a graduate of the Alaska
Electrical Apprenticeship Training School, has taken management and supervision
courses through the National Electrical Contractors Association and is a State
of Alaska Electrical Administrator. He keeps on top of the industry through
national electrical code and electric technology update courses.