Our Team
Meet the Reliance Electric Team
The Reliance Electric team is an elite collection of field & administrative professionals with the skills and experience needed to produce their daily output at the highest standards of quality, integrity and professionalism. We believe in taking care of each other, exceeding our clients’ expectations and prioritizing safety at all times. These shared values, in concert with our thoroughness and insistence on doing the job right, have allowed us to develop lasting relationships with project owners and GCs who continue to invite us to their subsequent projects.
Nephi Allred
CEO & PRESIDENT
Nephi has been employed by Reliance Electric for over 25 years and has extensive business management experience in the electrical contracting industry. As the CEO and President of Reliance, he provides the insight and vision that facilitates the company’s growth and development. His compassionate leadership motivates our team members to not only give their best effort every day, but also to focus on continually building upon their skills and specialties.
Margarita Terrell
CHIEF OF STAFF
Margarita serves as the office of the CEO’s strategic partner and gatekeeper and is responsible for coordinating high-level enterprise-wide initiatives. She also leads marketing initiatives throughout the enterprise and manages its respective team. Margarita has over 20 years of commercial construction and real estate development industry experience. She is a skilled professional; experienced in the areas of operations, marketing, legal affairs, accounting, and project management. She is a licensed residential Realtor and Notary Public.
Steve Koscik
CFO
Steve is a multi-faceted financial executive with twenty plus years experience as a CFO. He is passionate about helping companies meet their financial and operational objectives from start-up and midsize firms to companies scaling up to 100 plus million. His industry experience includes manufacturing, construction, services, and logistics. In addition to his MBA, he is also a CPA. Steve lives in Colorado with his wife and two dogs.
Heather Patton
EDUCATION & LICENSING DIRECTOR
Heather has been at Reliance for almost 10 years and has brought considerable contributions to the enterprise. She started at Reliance in several administrative roles and quickly took on the management of our Licensing department. During this time, she greatly enhanced the accuracy and thoroughness of our multi-state licensing requirements and processes. Her drive for success and dedicated support team have taken our Licensing/Education Program to a whole new level! She has a deep desire to help others achieve their goals and dreams, while enjoying the journey along the way.
Warren Barlow
SAFETY DIRECTOR
Warren Barlow comes to us with over 30 years of experience in public safety, water/wastewater utility and industry safety. Warren has been a state instructor in multiple disciplines including pre-hospital care, fire, safety, and electrical theory and is listed as an Authorized Instructor through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Warren started his electrical career journey in 1993. He is a Journeyman Electrician with experience in industrial, commercial, residential, and service fields. He also serves as an instructor in our Apprentice Program.
Greg Justus
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Greg has over 30 years in transportation and logistics, which skills-set translates very well into his current role as the Operations Manager. Greg manages the workforce needs in the field, moving team members from one project to another. He communicates with the foremen and project managers on staffing needs, work side by side with our talent acquisition team to recruit field employees, and manages special projects as needed. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with family, watching sports, working in his yard, and building things in his wood shop.
Kirk Petry
CHIEF ESTIMATOR
Kirk’s vast experience as a journeyman electrician and years of bidding electrical projects, make him an invaluable leader of Reliance’s estimating team. His patience and excellent communication allow him to effectively partner with suppliers, vendors and contractors. His expertise facilitates realistic and competitive cost estimates on large-scale electrical projects in the fields of hospitality, multifamily, assisted living and more.
Sarah Brautigam
ESTIMATOR
Lee Johnson
PROJECT MANAGER
Lee has been with Reliance for over 12 years, starting with the team in 2010. He currently holds a Journeyman or Master Electrician’s license in 10 states across the US. Lee completed Reliance’s in-house Apprenticeship Program in 2014 and passed his first Master Electrician’s Exam in West Virginia one year later in 2015. As a foreman, he supervised ten successful projects and showed he has the dedication and skills to bring projects to completion on time and under budget. Lee was promoted to Project Manager in early 2021.
Paul Bellapianta
Project Manager
Paul joined the Reliance team in October 2023. He started his career as a field apprentice, advancing to the role of a Project manager. He brings over 20 years in the electrical industry. He is experienced in residential, Commercial, Industrial, and oil and gas. Paul contributes his expertise to each project he leads.
Matthew Guthrie
Project Manager
Matt is an experienced Project Manager with a demonstrated 22-year+ history of working in the electrical industry. Skilled in budgeting, operations management, electrical safety, electrical wiring, procurement, and estimating. He is a strong operations professional with an associate’s degree focused in electrical apprenticeship from construction industry of Colorado training council, Inc. Matt holds a masters license with experience in industrial, commercial, residential, and service fields.
Thomas Veigel
PROJECT MANAGER
Thomas joined the Reliance team in February 2024. He is an experienced Project Manager who is well versed in Operations. He brings over 20 years of experience in the electrical industry and holds a masters license. His knowledge and expertise are invaluable tools that he brings to every project.
