Leadership
At Holmes Electric, our goal is to build an organization on the principles of excellence, dependability, value and teamwork. Our executive committee brings together a group of diverse, yet seasoned industry veterans, who are committed to make our company stronger, more productive, more profitable and more competitive.
Mike Holmes, President

Mike Holmes joined Holmes Electric in 1984. In an effort to gain insight to the critical functions within the organization, Mike worked in our service, engineering, and estimating departments. Mike founded the Communications & Structured Wiring Division of Holmes Electric to meet the low voltage needs of the growing computerized business environment. His experience helped him develop his corporate supervisory skills. Mike oversees a majority of day-to-day operational functions, including marketing, purchasing, project management, service, estimating, engineering and communications.
Jeff Tomlinson, Vice President
With extensive experience in senior project and account management that began in 1995, Jeff joined Holmes Electric in 2007 as manager of communication services. He is highly skilled in preconstruction services, estimating, and management of design/build construction and tenant improvements, with an emphasis on campus, healthcare, office and industrial technology projects. Jeff's leadership in management development, team-building and client communication represents a commitment to long-term relationships and valued service with each customer.
Laura Rivendell, Vice President; Controller
Laura graduated from the University of Washington in 1975. Having developed a strong background in the areas of finance and cost accounting early in her career, Laura joined Holmes Electric as vice president in 1992. As the company's controller, she oversees the accounting, human resources and computer services functions and is a vital part of the company's business planning endeavors.
Alan Davison, Sr. Estimator
With twenty years experience in the electrical industry, Alan brings quality, service and value to our customers with his knowledge of estimating. His experience provides accurate constructible estimates from plan and specification to conceptual projects. His insight to estimate on projects has been proven invaluable for customers and management.
Carol Mahaffie, Director, Safety
Carol has been responsible for implementing, updating and enforcing Holmes' Safety and Health Policies for over 15 Years, as well as providing training and safety equipment for our field employees. Other duties include, writing safety site specific plans, inspecting jobsites, managing claims and making safety a value to each employee.