Tate Johnson

Tate joined L.E. Myers as a journeyman lineman in 2012 on the Xcel Energy CAPX 2020 project. After its completion in 2013, he was hired as district manager for L.E. Myers in Marshalltown, Iowa, where he manages the district’s overall performance, including program management, business development, estimating, and safety.

Tate, who has more than 24 years of industry experience, also was a regional manager at Michels Power and superintendent and foreman at Irby Construction (A Quanta Service Company), managing projects, crews, quality control, and estimates using the engineer-procure-construct (EPC) delivery method. Before Irby, he was an apprentice and lineman for a family-owned construction company, Okay Construction, working on multiple facets of transmission and distribution, including substation and wind farm-related clean energy projects. After college graduation, Tate was an estimator and project manager with Henkels & McCoy in Southern California.

Tate’s industry credentials and training include IBEW journeyman lineman, master’s certification in project management, EPC contract management, and certification in EPZ grounding trainer. He also is a member of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), Power & Communication Contractors Association (PCCA), and an IBEW Local #55 subcommittee. Tate graduated with a Bachelor of Science in business from St. Cloud State University.