Our Team

The foundation of GMI's philosophy is to invest in your company, customers, and community. Investing in the company includes making an investment in employees, by providing training, building a diverse workforce, and fostering excellence. Meet a few of our team members:

Earl W. Overstreet II, President
Mount St. Helens erupted May 18, 1980. That same day, Earl W. Overstreet II headed to Seattle on a house-hunting trip. His flight went just west of the erupting volcano. Undeterred, Earl purchased a home and has been a Bellevue resident ever since.

Earl is president of General Microsystems Inc. (GMI), a company he founded in 1983. GMI specializes in high performance servers, workstations, storage, and storage management products. The company has been recognized as one of the top Sun Microsystems and StorageTek Value Added Resellers in the Pacific Northwest and one of the largest minority owned businesses in Washington. Their customers include Boeing, Expeditors International, the State of Washington, and Safeco.

His career started at the General Electric Miniature Lamp Department where he held positions in manufacturing, sales, and marketing. At Wyle Laboratories, Electronic Marketing Group his responsibilities included sales, sales management, and division management.