Aug 20, 2014

Graphite Design Group

Campbell

DiStefano

Seattle-based architectural firm Graphite Design Group promoted Patrick DiStefano to principal and hired Karen Campbell as a senior interior designer and market leader. DiStefano has been with Graphite since 2012, and was previously a senior project manager with Gensler in Seattle. He will help lead expansion of the office and mixed-use studio. Campbell will launch the corporate interiors practice. She has over 23 years of experience in Seattle designing and managing projects and interior design teams, starting with B&OI in 1991 and most recently with JPC Architects in Bellevue.

Freiheit & Ho Architects

Langston

Losekann

Freiheit & Ho Architects hired Andrea Losekann and Mike Langston as intern architects. Losekann has more than 15 years of architectural experience with firms in Seattle and Brazil, with knowledge of design, code analysis and permitting and research. She is a certified Sustainable Building Advisor. Langston has seven years of design and project management experience in residential, mixed-use retail, industrial office and government projects. They will join a team that works on retail, restaurant and mixed-use projects. The firm provides architectural and interior design services.

ESA Vigil-Agrimis

Siegel

Thorne

In Portland, ESA Vigil-Agrimis hired Colin Thorne as senior river scientist working on wetland, estuary and riverine habitat restoration, and Darlene Siegel as senior aquatic and fisheries biologist. Thorne holds a Ph.D. and has 40 years of experience in environmental sciences, civil engineering and physical geography. He is a visiting professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing, and a faculty affiliate at Portland State University. He has worked on international and Northwest river projects. Siegel has nearly two decades of experience in aquatic habitat restoration projects, and has worked with governments, nonprofits, watershed councils and conservation groups. She will help develop restoration solutions. ESA Vigil-Agrimis is an environmental consulting firm based in San Francisco.

Hanson Professional Services

Mueller

Railroad designer Jonathan Mueller joined the Seattle office of Hanson Professional Services. He will work on railway and telecommunications infrastructure. Mueller was an intern in the office and worked on product development for 3M Co. in Minnesota. He has a bachelor's in physics, a master's in mechanical engineering and a doctorate in civil engineering. Hanson is a national consulting firm providing engineering, planning and allied services.

DCI Engineers

Swanson

DCI Engineers promoted Kris Swanson as principal in the Austin office, which he helped launch six years ago. DCI said Swanson has partnerships with regional clients and has been with the firm for 10 years. The Seattle-based civil and structural engineering firm also has offices in Spokane, Portland, Eugene, San Diego, Irvine, San Francisco and Anchorage.

Aug 13, 2014

Hart Crowser

Krieter

Steward

Hart Crowser added four people in Portland to the natural resource team. Cleve Steward is a fisheries scientist and principal with 35 years of experience. He has been a researcher, policy adviser and project manager for government agencies, tribes and NGOs. Joe Krieter is an aquatic ecologist with 20 years of experience. A former Hart Crowser employee, he has consulted for the timber industry, ports, developers, nonprofits and governments. Andy Clodfelter is a fisheries biologist with 13 years of experience. Jim Brown is a fisheries biologist with 25 years of experience. He has vessel operations experience on the Columbia River and experience in GIS. Hart Crowser is a Seattle-based environmental and engineering consulting firm, with offices also in Edmonds, Vancouver, Anchorage and Honolulu.

Schacht Aslani Architects

Stepanicich

Rakestraw

Schacht Aslani Architects hired intern architects Kristina Rakestraw and Melanie Stepanicich. Rakestraw holds a bachelor's of architecture from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She will work on the Early Childhood Center at Skagit Valley College and the Department of Comparative Medicine at the University of Washington. Stepanicich graduated from the University of Washington and worked in San Francisco for a year. She will work on the Allied Health and Early Childhood Development Center at Peninsula College.

SCJ Alliance

McAboy

Kell McAboy joined SCJ Alliance as a senior planner. She was senior planner with the Port of Tacoma, Mason County lead planner for land use and shoreline permit applications, and has planning experience with Spokane and Airway Heights. SCJ is a consulting firm specializing in transportation planning and design, civil engineering, and land use/environmental planning. It has offices in Lacey, Seattle, Vancouver, Wenatchee, Boise and Westminster, Colorado.

Sparling

Lopez

Preuss

Sparling hired Marcus Preuss as a wireless consultant in the Lynnwood office and Mike Lopez as a technology project manager in San Diego for the technology design and consulting service line. Preuss specializes in distributed wireless and wired communications. He has experience with radio programming software and hardware, and is working on the Pierce County 700MHz Public Safety Radio System. Lopez has 33 years in information technology, 24 for Franciscan Health/Catholic Health Initiatives. Lopez is working on the Sacramento Behavioral Health project. Sparling provides electrical engineering, technology and audiovisual consulting, acoustical and lighting design, with offices in Washington, Oregon and California.

Helix Design Group

Payne

Tacoma-based Helix Design Group hired Susan Payne as a staff architect to assist with production work. Payne previously worked at Helix. She is a drafting instructor at Highline Community College. Helix provides architecture, interior design and graphic design.