D&D Power’s senior management team brings over 100 years of combined industry experience.  Founder and President Darren Donohue formed the company in 2006, when he saw that the electric industry was rapidly changing. He noticed utilities increasingly required to provide the same level of reliability while holding the line on costs in a world of ever-growing complexity.  He also saw major construction projects requiring sophisticated electrical teams functioning at the highest levels of efficiency and safety. Mr. Donohue’s solution: create a company that can scale to meet the needs of varying size and length electrical projects to ensure clients only pay for services as they are being delivered. The result: significantly reduced costs for customers.

Darren Donohue - President & CEO
Darren Donohue is a lifelong resident of New York’s Capital Region. Darren began his career working in the family business before joining Niagara Mohawk in an entry-level position in 1992. Over the first four years of his career, Darren worked hard and completed training at the Eastern Regional Control Center and graduated to become a Line Mechanic. After five more years of hands-on experience and all requisite training, Darren advanced to the position of Qualified Journeyman Hotstick Lineman where he was qualified to work on all types of electrical systems. After he was elevated to the position of Foreman in the Line Department, Darren resigned in 2007 to devote his full attention to his recently-formed company, D&D Power. Five short years after founding D&D, through hard work and exceeding customer expectations, Darren has grown the company from four employees to over 100. Today, the company is called upon to work on projects and storm restoration along the entire eastern seaboard. In 2008, the Capital District Business Review selected Darren to its “40 under 40” list of leading young businesspeople. That same year, D&D also received the Excellence in Small Business Award from the Small Business Administration. Darren can be reached at darren@danddpower.com.

Sean Donohue – Vice President, Operations
Sean Donohue is a graduate of Shaker High School in Loudonville, New York and Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York where he studied psychology. After college Sean went to work for Niagara Mohawk where he worked for the next 22 years. During the last seven years of his tenure with NiMo, Sean was promoted to the position of Agent/Lobbyist for the IBEW Local Union 97. In this position, Sean was responsible for negotiating and administering 10 separate labor agreements for Line Workers. In April 2010 Sean joined D&D to become Vice President of Operations. In this position, Sean oversees daily operations of D&D employees in the field and serves as liaison to client project managers. Sean can be reached at sean@danddpower.com.

Philip A. Utter CSP, CECM - Director of Safety and Environmental Compliance
Philip Utter graduated from Clarence Central High School outside of Buffalo, New York in 1984 and then attended the State University of New York at Plattsburgh where he earned his degree in Environmental Science. After college, Phil worked for a number of private companies first, in the area of hazardous waste remediation, and later in safety management. Among the companies Phil oversaw safety and environmental health programs for were Hawkeye Electrical and General Dynamics Corporation and Waste Management, Inc.  In 2010, Phil joined D&D Power as Director of Safety and Environmental Compliance. In this position, Phil is responsible for all of D&D’s workplace safety and environmental procedures and all state and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reporting requirements.  Phil can be reached at  putter@danddpower.com.