About Potelco

Gary Tucci has been the Chief Executive Officer of Potelco, Inc. since November 2002 and has been working for Potelco since 1975. Gary started his career working in field operations and served as the company president from1988 to November of 2002; he has served as a Regional Vice President of Quanta Services since August of 1998. He is a member of the Joint NECA/International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Apprenticeship and Training Committee as well as the National Labor Relations Board. Gary has been a member of the Board of Directors at Quanta Services Inc. since 1998. He has a BA degree in Business from Washington State University.

Mark has been with Potelco since 2006, assuming the role of Vice President in 2011, Executive Vice President in 2016 and in 2020, President of both Potelco and InfraSource Services, LLC.   Prior to coming to Potelco, Mark was a Vice President with a telecommunications contractor that specialized in placing cross country fiber optic cable. Mark has a BA degree in Business from Washington State University.

Robert has been with Potelco for 14 years serving as a base manager in King County before becoming a senior vice president for Potelco in 2011. He is currently responsible for the oversight of the Puget Sound Energy contract. Prior to coming to Potelco, Robert worked for a local civil contractor as a Superintendent. He was a welder for 10 years and a Journeyman Pipefitter. Robert has over 30 years of experience in the construction industry with both gas and electric work.

Rick Beloit joined Potelco, Inc. in 2001 as the Chief Financial Officer. Rick previously worked at Morrison Knudsen Corporation where he was a senior business manager working on large scale construction projects. Rick has more than 30 years’ experience in the construction industry in both commercial and utility construction. Rick holds degrees in accounting and finance from the University of Idaho.

Craig Davis has been in the utility industry for over 50 years, serving in a number of roles with utilities and contractors throughout the Northwest. He has been with Potelco for the past 24 years and currently serves as Senior Vice President. Craig began his career in 1970 at Seattle City Light where he served his apprenticeship before becoming a Journeyman Lineman in 1974. He then worked as a lineman and foreman in construction and at Puget Power before moving into a management role in 1987. Since then, Craig has served as a general foreman, superintendent, operations manager and safety director before becoming Chief Operations Officer at Potelco in 1998. Craig currently focuses on business development and represents Potelco as a member of the Western Energy Institute, Northwest Public Power Association, Washington Rural Electric COOP Association, and the Western Labor and Management Public Affairs Committee (LAMPAC).

Mark Soetenga has been with Potelco since July of 2001, joining the company as a division manager. Mark has since held the title of Director of Operations, Vice President of Utility Operations, and Senior Vice President of Operations. Mark started his career in the Midwest working in the pipeline industry. Having worked across most of the United States building pipelines and gas distribution systems, Mark and his family settled in the northwest in 1997. After spending 4 years as the regional manager with Loy Clark Pipeline Company (a wholly owned subsidiary of Montana-Dakota Utilities) Mark accepted an opportunity to join Potelco as member of the team built to service the unique outsourcing contract that Quanta negotiated with Puget Sound Energy. Mark is or has been a member of various industry organizations including Western Energy, Distribution Contractors Associations, Pipeline Contractors Association, National Underground Contractors Associations and others. Mark is also recognized by FEMA as a member of the Disaster Management Team for Electric Power Systems.

Chris has worked for Potelco since September 2011. He handles all legal matters including: litigation, Labor and Industries appeals, general liability claims, contract and contract bid reviews, and human resources issues. He works closely with contract management, project management, human resources, and addresses any legal questions from field personnel on up to the executive team. Before joining Potelco he was in private practice and focused on high-value complex litigation matters. He worked on behalf of Bechtel BWXT, Inc. in federal contract related litigation, and R.J. Reynolds and Microsoft Corporation in antitrust-related lawsuits, and many other notable cases. Chris also worked on behalf of general and specialty contractors in construction defect related claims, delay and impact claims, changed conditions and differing site conditions claims, as well as advised clients in contract review and negotiations. He has presented to construction industry and business groups on federal contracting and construction related topics. Chris has also participated as a guest lecturer at the Seattle University School of Law on topics relating to Federal Government Contracting.

ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS
Presenter: “Back to Basics: Five Things Every Contractor Should Know”, OMRB Construction and Public Contract Law Seminar (2005)
Presenter: “Bidding Federal Contracts to win.” AGC Tacoma meeting (2010)
Presenter: “Federal Methods for Green building” NECA Conference, Phoenix AZ (2010)
Presenter: “Contract Close Out” OMRB Construction and Public Contract Law Seminar (2010)
Contributing Author: “Construction Change Order Claims,” Aspen Publishing (2005)
Contributing Author: Wiley “Construction Law Update,” Aspen Publishing (2005-2010)
Pocket Parts Editor: Washington Practice Vol 23 :Environmental Law and Practice” (1998)
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
King County Bar Association (Member)
Washington State Bar Association (Member, Construction Law and Litigation Sections)
Board of Contract Appeals Bar Association (Member)

EDUCATION
J.D., Seattle University, cum laude, 1997
B.A., St. John’s University, 1991

BAR/COURT ADMISSIONS
Washington State Courts
U.S. District Court, Western District, Washington

Bryan Sabari is the Vice President of Safety & Training at Potelco, Inc. and has been working for Potelco since 2005. Bryan started his career in safety in 1997 working for a small underground utility contractor in Kirkland, Washington. After eight years as the Director of Safety he was hired by Potelco in 2005 as Director of Safety and Claims. Bryan served in this position from 2005 to 2011 when he took a short hiatus to work as the Manager of Corporate Safety at Puget Sound Energy, Western Washington’s largest utility provider. Bryan returned to Potelco in the role of Vice President Safety, Training & Compliance in July 2012. Bryan has served on the Washington State Dig Law Committee representing the High Voltage Electrical industry since 2011, is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers, passed his Certified Utility Safety Professional designation in 2012 and has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Safety & Health Management from Central Washington State University.