Danniel J. Petro - CEO

Dan began his career as an Apprentice Electrician for Indiana University in 1963. After completing his training he passed his journeyman qualifications in 1965 and became supervisor for Petro Electric his fathers company. Continuing his education, he earned a Masters in 1968 in Bloomington, Indiana and relocated to Florida in 1970.

In Florida, he worked as an Area Lead Electrician for Orange County Schools until 1973. Dan acquired his Florida Masters license in 1973, and joined the local 606 while working with Fishbach & Moore. In 1975, Dan received his Florida Teaching Certificate and started an electrician program for Westside Vo-Tech. Dan taught at Westside until 1979 when he founded Amber Electric. First year sales at Amber Electric were $79,000 growing to over $18 million when he sold this company to Integrated Electrical Services (IES) based out of Houston, Texas, in 1998.

In 1998, Dan joined with IES, as one of their Founding Partners and as the Regional Operating Officer for the State of Florida locations. In 2000, he was promoted to Regional Operating Officer for all the Southeast locations, and in 2002, he was promoted to President of Eastern Operations with responsibility for over $800 million in annual revenue.

Dan resigned from IES in 2005. In 2006, Dan and Allen McCain founded Bright Future Electric, LLC, with offices located in Florida and Alabama. Dan holds state licenses in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina. Throughout Dan’s career he has stayed involved and committed to the community and electrical industry. These are some of those commitments:

• Florida State Department of Education Advisory Committee
• Florida Department of Community Affairs
• Florida Special Committee to review Construction Industry Regulation
• Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), Past Member Board of Directors
• Central Florida Builders Exchange, Past Board of Directors
• Florida Association of Electrical Contractors (FAEC), Past State Board Member
• FAEC, Central Florida Past President
• FAEC, Recipient of Edison Award for Electrical Industry Service
• FAEC, Recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award
• FAEC, Recipient of Man of the Year Award – 1995-2002
• Health Central Hospital Board of Directors –Chairman - 2000-2002
• West Orange Chamber of Commerce, Past Chairman, Current Trustee
• West Orange Chamber Committee of 101 – Past President, Current Member
• West Orange Political Alliance (WOPA) – Past Chairman, Current Member
• West Orange Aviation Advisory Board
• West Orange Healthcare Foundation – 1994-1995
• American Heart Association for West Orange County, Past President
• Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Florida, Board Member