Lecom

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27663 Mound Road
Warren, MI 48092
(586) 573-7180
www.lecomutility.com
We Connect Now to the Future
© 2026 LeCom Utility Contractors. All rights reserved. Confidential and Proprietary
2025 Compilation of Resumes
Project Specific Employees
BJ Burdette – President of Power Operations
Trever Heimke – Executive Vice President, Power Operations
Coy Hall – Director of Operations
Michael Teachout – Superintendent
Dan Stephens – Sr. Vice President
Matthew Pfeffer – Vice President, Operations
David Shaffer – Director of Transmission & Substation
Jon Nirote – Director of Pricing & Proposals
J. Travis Founds – Fleet Director
Nicholas Napalo – Safety Director
Charles Gager Jr. – Estimator
Adam Tackett – Estimator
Pavan Turlapati – Sr. Project Manager
Jennifer Porter – Jr. Project Manager
Greg Best - President
Kamlesh Bhagnani – Director
Thomas Hevener, PE – Senior Engineer
Wesley McCormick – Project Manager
Cami Stidham – Design Technician
Brett Fithan – Survey Technician
Scott Campbell – Drafter
Angela DeFonzo – Permit Coordinator
Yaya Fofana – Designer
Thomas Gill – Field Technician
Joshua Harris – Senior Designer
Karlton Howlett – Designer
Mark Luicart – Designer

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27663 Mound Road
Warren, MI 48092
(586) 573-7180
www.lecomutility.com
We Connect Now to the Future
© 2026 LeCom Utility Contractors. All rights reserved. Confidential and Proprietary
LECOM
POWER OPERATIONS
BJ Burdette
2022 – Present: Thayer Infrastructure Services – TIS President, Power Operations
2015 – 2022: Thayer Power & Communication – Vice President of Power Operations
2011 – 2015: Thayer Power & Communication – General Foreman
BJ brings more than 25 years of experience in utility construction and power infrastructure, with
expertise spanning executive leadership, overhead and underground distribution, and large-scale
power operations. Throughout his career, he has progressed from technical field roles to senior
leadership, driving operational excellence, fostering client relationships, and lead

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Organization Operations Chart

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Executives
Thomas Karol
(Chief Executive
Officer)
Gregory Best
(President of
Engineering)
Billy Burdette
(President of Power
Operations)
Jonathan Garn
(Chief Financial
Officer)
Kelly Niemic
(VP of Commercial
Operations)
Timothy Luden
(President of Fiber
and Wireless)
David Smith
(VP of Human
Resources)
Ty Jacobs
(Director of
Information
Technology)

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Power Operations
Billy Burdette
(President of Power Operations)
Trever Heimke
(VP of Operations)
John Dudenhoefer
(Interim Safety Lead)
Dave Shaffer
(Director of Transmission &
Substation)

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Trever Heimke
(VP of Operations)
Coy Hall Jr
(Superintendent)
Kaylee Nunn
(Operations
Manager)
Project
Coordinators
4 FTEs
Billing
1 FTE
Unit Checking
Staff
5 FTEs
Michael
Teachout
(Superintendent)
Greg
Caswell
39 FTEs
John
Schapman
Chris
Waack
58 FTEs
Joseph
Treat
Chris
McCollough
22 FTEs
Darrick
Boitnott
Dylan
James
60 FTEs
Chandler
Johnson
Dan
Byerly
38 FTEs
Bryan
Caramanoff
Ken
Broaden
28 FTEs
Shawn
Larsen
3 FTEs
Antonio
Rosado
27 FTEs
Jacob
Brown
13 FTEs
Quana
Striker
12 FTEs
Project
Management
4 FTEs
Power Operations (continued)

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Transmission & Substation Operations
Dave Shaffer
(Director of Transmission &
Substation )
Radley Noce
(Superintendent)
4 FTEs
Charles Gager
(Estimator)
Jeremy Gonzalez
(Superintendent)
1 FTE
William Nance
(Superintendent)
1 FTE
Anthony Nastasi
(Estimator)

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Greg Best
(President of Engineering)
Kamlesh Bhagnani
(Director of Engineering)
Christorpher McCloskey
(Operations Manager)
Scott Campbell
(Engineering Project
Manager)
4 FTEs
Tyler Green
(Engineering Project
Manager)
3 FTEs
Wesley McCormick
(Engineering Project
Manager)
4 FTEs
Ronald Richard Jr
(CAD GIS
Manager)
6 FTEs
Cameron Mickley
(Engineering Project
Coordinator)
Thomas Hevener
(Engineering Distribution)
1 FTE
Thomas Bristow Jr
(Engineering Project
Manager)
Engineering Team

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Safety & Training Operations
John Dudenhoefer
(Inte

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Rev. 2/2026
Page 1 of 4
EXCLUSIVE CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
This Exclusive Confidentiality Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as
of March 19, 2026 between DTE Energy (“DTE”), whose address is One Energy Plaza, Detroit,
Michigan 48226, and LeCom, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Recipient”), whose
address is 27663 Mound Road, Warren, MI 48092; each sometimes individually referred to as
“Party” or collectively referred to as “Parties”.
WHEREAS, Recipient desires that DTE disclose certain Confidential Information relating
to the Project; and
WHEREAS, DTE desires to protect the confidentiality of such information.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of DTE’s disclosure of Confidential
Information and of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement, each Party agrees as
follows:
1. 	Project. For purposes of this Agreement, Project means Overhead Construction.
2. 	Confidential Information. The term Confidential Information means any information disclosed
by DTE, or on behalf of DTE, to Recipient, whether written, oral or otherwise and includes,
but is not limited to, any and all technical, business or financial information or property owned
by or licensed to DTE or otherwise relating to DTE and/or any of its affiliates and related entities
which is disclosed to Recipient, including but not limited to information regarding products,
processes, personnel, finances, operations, trade secrets, know-how, formulas, data, network
configuration, strategic partners, drawings, proprietary information, marketing, strategic or
other plans, energy generation, transmission or distribution costs, customer names or lists,
prices, or any other non-public information. 	Confidential Information includes information
disclosed prior to formal institution of the Project, during the Project, or after formal termination
of the Project. Confidential Information also includes written notes, memorandum, analyses,
studies or reports made or prepared by Recipient 

Contractor: Lecom Utility

Labor rates: 141 · Equipment rates: 53

7997 units across 12 service areas.

Priced: 7997 · Blank: 0

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RFP #238244: Overhead Construc�on RFP
© 2026 LeCom U�lity Contractors. All rights reserved. Confiden�al and Proprietary 	1
27663 Mound Road
Warren, MI 48092
(586) 573-7180
www.lecomutility.com
RFP #238244: Overhead Construc�on RFP
© 2026 LeCom U�lity Contractors. All rights reserved. Confiden�al and Proprietary 	1
27663 Mound Road
Warren, MI 48092
(586) 573-7180
www.lecomutility.com
May 22, 2026
To Whom it May Concern:
On behalf of LeCom U�lity Contractors, I am pleased to submit our response to DTE Electric’s Overhead
Construc�on RFP No. 238244. LeCom has served as one of DTE’s largest overhead baseload contractors
for years, and this proposal reflects our commitment to the three quali�es we know mater most to DTE:
safety accountability, billing integrity and proven workforce capacity.
Safety is not a program at LeCom, it is a cultural standard embedded in every crew, every shi� and every
job briefing. Our EMR of 0.62 for both 2024 and 2025 reflects a performance well below the industry
average of 1.0. We maintain rigorous pre-qualifica�on, annual HEC compliance and a no-blame near-miss
repor�ng culture that converts field incidents into system-wide learning. DTE can expect a contractor
that owns its safety record rather than managing around it.
On billing accuracy, our back-office team is fully versed in ETS submission requirements, UBL repor�ng
�melines and the documenta�on standards outlined in Atachment C. We submit clean, complete billing
packages on �me — without excep�on. Our internal Delta pla�orm tracks unbilled liabili�es in real �me,
giving both LeCom and DTE full visibility into work completed and amounts pending invoice.
With more than 300 full-�me employees across 11 DTE service territories, LeCom is mobilized and ready
from day one. Our deep partnership with DTE spans more than two decades of collabora�ve innova�on
— from co-developing Contractor HEC policies and pilo�ng the Urma Baseload Crew Rostering and OSA
Con�nuous Assignment programs, to partn