Our Team

President

Matt became Ward Electric’s President in the spring of 2020, after serving within the company as Vice President (eight years) and prior to that as a Superintendent.  He began working for Ward Electric Company in 2006 as a CDL Groundsman while he attended college. In 2008, he started his progress towards becoming a Journeyman Lineman with Mountain States Line Constructors. In 2011, he earned his Journeyman Lineman certification. The following year, in 2012, Matt and his brother, Mark, became majority owners of Ward Electric Company, purchasing the company from their parents, Mike and Joyce, who started the company in 2005.  Matt has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Exercise Science from Hastings College.

Chief Executive Officer

In 2012 Mark became CEO of Ward Electric Company.  At that time, Mark and his brother, Matt became majority owners of the full-service electrical contractor, purchasing the company from their parents, Mike and Joyce, who started the endeavor in 2005.  Mark began working for Ward Electric Company in September 2008 as an Office Manager. As the company continued to grow, he wore many different hats from truck driver to material procurement, gaining knowledge from front to back.  Mark has degrees from Briar Cliff University and Hastings College.

Chief Operating Officer

Mike began in the powerline industry in 1987 as a groundman. He worked his way through the ranks serving as an Apprentice, Journeyman Lineman and Linecrew Foreman. In 1997, he started his own line construction company, eventually selling it in 2015. In January of 2017, he joined Ward Electric as a General Foreman and then became a Superintendent in 2018. He served in that role until mid-2024 when he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer.  His experience provides him vast knowledge of the industry from entry level to the top with an understanding of safety practices, administration, client relationships, the union/employee dynamic, permits, budgets, etc. He is fully trained in OSHA, CPR and first aid.

Director of Safety

Christopher was named Ward Electric’s Director of Safety in 2025.  He first joined Ward Electric in 2020 as a Journeyman Lineman. Following a brief period with another company, he returned to Ward Electric in 2023, later joining the safety team as a Safety Manager in 2024.  Taylor topped out in 2014 and has garnered ample line construction/maintenance experience.  He is OSHA 10 (ET&D) and OSHA 20 (ET&D) certified.  He is also certified in First Aid, CPR, and AED and is a certified First Aid/CPR trainer.

Director of Operations – C & I (Iowa)

Heath joined the Ward Electric family in 2023 as the Director of Operations in Sioux City, Iowa.  Heath has over 10 years in the electrical industry.  He has served customers within the tri-state area as an inside wireman, lead service electrician, foreman, and project manager/estimator.  He is licensed in South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa and is OSHA-10, First Aid and CPR certified.

General Manager – Xcel Energy

Luke began as a groundman in 2004, following his father into the industry. Four years later, he became a Journeyman Lineman and joined Ward Electric, where he served as both a foreman and a general foreman prior to becoming a superintendent. In 2025, he became a general manager for Ward Electric, overseeing all of the company’s Xcel Energy operations.  He is experienced with construction and maintenance of transmission, distribution and underground projects. In regards to transmission, he has extensive experience from 345kV down to 34.5kV, including lattice towers, myres towers, steel towers as well as wooden pole construction. For distribution, he has worked with steel, wood and laminate lines of all voltages. He is experienced with line stringing equipment including tensioners, bundle tensioners, rope puller machines and wire rope puller machines as well as production drills, backhoes, digger derricks, various cranes, trenchers, bulldozers, bucket trucks, and man baskets. Johnson is OSHA-10, OSHA ET&D, First Aid, CPR, AED, and PEC-certified and has also received additional safety training. He is also fully certified in Trenching and Shoring/Confined Space.

Director of Estimating/Project Management

Jacob began his career in the electrical industry in 2016. Working for large electrical contractors based in Colorado and Wyoming, he gained experience working as a project engineer, project control specialist, project manager/estimator, construction manager and operations manager on large scale projects and programs in both the C&I and T&D sectors. He joined the Ward Electric team in 2026 as the Director of Estimating and Project Management, bringing a comprehensive background in estimating, project management, operations, engineering, and project controls. Throughout his career, Jacob has demonstrated extensive experience leading large-scale teams in excess of 500 production workers, managing revenues exceeding $200 million and working manhours of 1.5 million annually. Additionally, he specializes in process review, operational improvement, and digital transformation.