Sturgeon Electric Co., Inc.

Mr. Sterkel has 42 years of experience in electrical construction. He has been Sturgeon Electric’s regional vice president for transmission & distribution since 2014. In his 30 years with Sturgeon Electric, he has also served as vice president for T&D Colorado, district manager, general foreman, foreman, and journeyman lineman. This has allowed him to develop long-term relationships with many of the nation’s top builders

Sterkel’s education includes completion of a four-year electrical apprenticeship program. He has attended numerous management courses and leadership development programs. He is certified in High Voltage Live Line, Welding Structural Steel, and Mig Aluminum and Cable Splicing.

Outside of MYR Group, Sterkel serves on three boards, including Western Line NECA, Mountain States Line Apprenticeship, and Electrical Industry Certification Association (EICA). At EICA, he chairs the Steering Committee.

Ms. McIff, the regional vice president for Sturgeon Electric since 2014 and MYR Group’s vice president of estimating, has worked in the transmission and distribution industry for nearly 30 years. She was vice president for T&D Utah from 2011-2014 and has also held positions of district manager, operations manager, estimator/project manager, and payroll supervisor & accounts payable manager for MYR Group and Sturgeon Electric.  McIff has been essential in building collaborative partnership with union representative through her experience in market/economic research and leading contractual negotiations and agreements.

McIff obtained her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Utah and has participated in multiple project management and cost estimating training programs. She attended both leadership development and organizational impact courses at the Center for Creative Leadership as well as the Program on Negotiation (PON) at Harvard Law School.

In 2017, Mr. Cooper was appointed MYR Group’s senior vice president and chief operating officer of the transmission and distribution (T&D) division. Cooper also serves on MYR Group’s executive committee. Prior to his current role, he served as MYR Group senior vice president and oversaw large projects in addition to T&D district operations.

Cooper is well-versed in all aspects of operations and brings 31 years of industry experience in the areas of personnel development, estimating, sales and project management. He began his career in 1989 as an estimator with L.E. Myers.

Cooper has a master’s certificate in applied project management from Villanova University and a bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University.