Our Team

Our Team is comprised of highly skilled technicians and motivated individuals.  We value the quality of work we do individually and as a team.  Our people value working together, creating better communities, and becoming better at what we do daily.  

From Administration to the Field, and from Apprentices to Master Electricians, our personnel takes pride in being a part of your project and making it the best it can be. This is why our tenure averages more than 10-years.

Our Leaders Include:

Dave Milne

President

Ralph Autore

Structured Cabling Division Manager

Sean Stecher

Estimating Manager

Jeff Dews

Senior Project Manager

Gary Keller

Gary Keller

Senior Project Manager

Brandon Garrison

Brandon Garrison

Senior Project Manager

Jay Horton

Senior Project Manager

Brian Berndahl

Senior Superintendent North

Ben Stouffer

Senior Superintendent South

Milne Electric Professional Electricians and Electrical Contractors.

Team Players:

We at Milne Electric, Inc. value hard workers. This begins with knowing how to communicate well from preconstruction through closeout.  We are easy to work with, collaborative, and look out for all trades from the start of preconstruction past the day we leave the project.

We use state-of-the-art technology and always operate under our core principles:

Safety, Quality, Reliability, Innovation, and Teamwork

These core principles keep us firmly grounded.  We are a well-balanced firm rooted in our people, community, client service, innovation, and sustainability.

Dave Milne
President

Dave started Milne Electric with an eye toward creating a firm that is creative and technical.  A 40+-year veteran in the electrical industry, he values strong customer service and building a firm with employees who share his family values.  

Dave is a skilled electrician in his own right, and a very hands-on owner.  He and his team have built Milne Electric into a premier electrical construction firm serving some of Washington’s largest corporations, schools, and municipalities as well as a variety of smaller clients. When Dave isn’t working, he enjoys fishing, home repair, and being with his family.

Ralph Autore
Structured Cabling Division Manager

As Milne Electric’s Division Manager of Structured Cabling for more than 12 years, he has worked on a wide variety of projects from Boeing and University of Washington to many of our public schools, malls, industrial sites, and data centers.   He likes working at Milne because they are a local company that allowed him to create the department and conduct jobs throughout the greater Seattle area and nationally.

Ralph’s favorite things about working at Milne is the daily teamwork, the relationships, and that Milne cares about their customers first.

Sean Stecher
Estimating Manager, Chief Project Engineer, BIM Coordinator

Sean comes from a construction family which gave him a head start in the electrical industry.  He enjoys watching economic growth, predicting where business will be strong and how the electrical industry fits into this.  That, coupled with enjoying working on estimates and seeing the projects become reality is satisfying for Sean.

Sean chooses to be at Milne Electric because it is a place where people genuinely want to work which results in a lot of good people working with him. Sean, in his spare time, loves to camp, fish, hunt, and golf with family and friends.

Jeff Dews
Senior Project Manager

Over nearly four decades, Jeff has worked locally and in Texas with two of the largest electrical firms in each state.  His strong leadership and electrical know how keeps projects moving forward effectively. 

Jeff is an expert in early design-build and negotiated methods of contracting.

Jeff has brought in Milne’s projects on time and on budget regularly due to his leadership and attention to detail. He loves new challenges and enjoys the positive work environment Milne has.  Jeff enjoys spending his free time with family.

Gary Keller

Gary Keller
Senior Project Manager

Gary has always had an interest in the functions of highly technical buildings. This interest launched him as a field tech into the electrical industry working on tenant improvements in technology, hospitals, high security projects, government buildings and high rises.

As a service oriented leader, Gary became a project manager leading major projects and complex tenant improvements. Gary is a skilled design build leader due to his teaming ability knowledge in how to help
the client achieve their goals.

In Gary’s free time you can find him golfing, camping with the family, fishing, and restoring old cars.

Brandon Garrison

Brandon Garrison
Senior Project Manager

The ability to perceive the needs of the client and design and construction team are a keystone of Brandon’s capabilities. He is skilled in running many facets of project and business operations.

Exemplary skills include how he mentors, educates, and encourages growth from his teams. This results in responsibly managed project budgets and excellent customer service.

Brandon is skilled in negotiated and design-build contract work for top-level developers. Strenghts are experience throughout the west coast in commercial, healthcare, multi-family, and educational projects in highly urban areas.

When Brandon is not working, he enjoys spending time with family, coaching high school athletes in equestrian and rodeo events, working with his animals and working around his property.

Jim Graham
Chief Estimator/Scheduler

Jim is perhaps the most skilled electrical estimator for educational projects in the State of Washington.  He is an accomplished preconstruction professional and relishes the changes in technology that is inherent in the electrical industry. With this, he has built a highly competent team of estimators who share his skills. He says he works with some of the best people he has ever met. 

Jim is adept at and enjoys putting together, as he says, “the giant puzzle of electrical parts, including the leaps forward in technology, and applying them in a real way with competitive pricing.”

In his free time Jim likes playing golf, hunting and judo.

Jay Horton
Senior Project Manager

Jay is a very well-rounded leader in the electrical industry. As a licensed Electrical Engineer, Jay is an engineering designer, adept at planning, construction management, business development, and contract review. Jay has been an owner and is currently enjoying being an Estimator and Senior Project Manager. He greatly enjoys preconstruction collaboration and planning.

Jay is an effective team leader in all phases of construction. He is skilled in collaborating with multiple disciplines from conception of the project to project closeout. His strong leadership and management skills coupled with the ability to collaborate with multiple disciplines from conception to project closeout is sought after by our clients.

When Jay finds some free time, he enjoys family time and golf. If you are up for it, he would be open to golfing with you at his favorite places, Bandon Dunes and Hilton Head!

Brian Berndahl
Senior Superintendent North

Brian got his start early in the electrical industry with parents who owned an electrical construction company. He stayed in the construction industry because he enjoys the comradery of building and repairing. Now a 40-year veteran, Brian has helped to build the culture and team at Milne into a family environment throughout the firm.

Many of the team have been here over 10 to 20 years. Brian spends his time on our most challenging projects and in training the younger electricians to be strong leaders. When he isn’t doing this, you can find Brian fishing, doing all manner of sports, woodworking, and spending quality time with his family.

Ben Stouffer
Senior Superintendent South

Ben is a third-generation electrician and is one of four grandchildren in the industry!  Ben is an accomplished superintendent and leader.  He interfaces well with clients and the field and capably works with preconstruction through closeout ensuring the end users are happy with the results.  

For over 2 decades, Ben has worked on additions, modernizations, historical work, and major projects throughout the Puget Sound.  He appreciates the variety of electrical construction and technology that Milne offers from the small to the very large projects that will be around for generations.  He also greatly appreciates the family atmosphere of Milne and that he knows the newest hires to the President and his family well. Ben relishes time outdoors with his family and friends.