Jul 25, 2018

Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Streid

Sayre

Rogers

Niesen

Mouras

Kim

Hulet

Gabrielson

T. Ranf

J. Ranf

Haaland

Currit

In its Seattle headquarters, Magnusson Klemencic Associates promoted Danny Currit, Amy Haaland, Janet Ranf and Tyler Ranf to senior associate, and Sonya Gabrielson, Kent Hulet, Byounggeon Kim, Josh Mouras, Ben Niesen, Greg Rogers and Brian Sayre to associate. In Chicago, it promoted Matt Streid to senior associate. Currit designs residential high-rise projects in the U.S. and is involved with MKA's performance-based design and earthquake technical specialty teams. His work includes Boren and Lenora in Seattle. Haaland designs mixed-use projects across the country and is involved with the high-rise and masonry technical specialty teams. Her work includes University of California San Diego North Torrey Pines. Janet Ranf designs cultural projects and leads MKA's continuing education program. Her work includes San Mateo County Government Civic Center in California. Tyler Ranf designs resilient aviation facilities in the U.S. and leads the vibration technical specialty team. His work includes San Francisco International Airport Terminal 1. Gabrielson leads MKA's water resources technical specialist team. Her projects include San Ysidro Land Port of Entry in California. Hulet designs office and mixed-use projects in the U.S., with work that includes Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. Kim designs high-rise office developments globally and is on the performance-based design technical specialty team. His work includes the University of Oregon's Hayward Stadium. Mouras designs convention centers and is working on Javits Convention Center in New York City. Niesen is in the civil group. His projects include the Missouri Riverfront Revitalization Master Plan in Omaha. Rogers is focused on retail and high-rise developments in the U.S. His work includes Wai Kai at Hoakalei in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. Sayre designs office developments on the West Coast. His projects include 2nd & University in Seattle. Streid designs office developments. His work includes Queens Quay Place Phases 1 and 2 in Toronto. Magnusson Klemencic Associates provides structural and civil engineering services worldwide.

JRJ Architects

Budisan

Crawford

Rogers

Beaverton, Oregon-based JRJ Architects hired Mikki Rogers as a senior project manager, Jeanine Crawford as a technical designer and Flavius Budisan as an intern architect. Rogers returns to JRJ after working for a Colorado design-build firm. She has 19 years of design and project management experience, with a portfolio of health care projects. She is working on Providence Health & Services and Kaiser Permanente projects. Crawford has over 25 years of design and production experience, focused on health care architecture, including projects for Kaiser Permanente. She is doing TIs at Portland Professional Plaza. Budisan has a bachelor's in architecture from Portland State University. He is working on projects in the Portland metro area for Providence Health & Services. JRJ provides master planning, architecture, interior design and space planning services to health care organizations.

StormwateRx

Portland-based StormwateRx LLC, a stormwater treatment and filtration company, said Robert Chapler earned his professional engineer license and has become certified as a Qualified Industrial Stormwater Practitioner. He has been promoted to project engineer, and will do technical and engineering design.

Jul 18, 2018

DLR Group

Olt

In Seattle, DLR Group hired designer Matthias Olt as an architect and senior associate. Olt is working with global teams on workplace projects. He has 24 years of experience designing tall buildings, mixed-use developments and sustainable projects in the hospitality, institutional, residential, retail and workplace sectors, including internationally. DLR said Olt understands the building types its workplace clients are increasingly looking for — most notably tall buildings and mass timber. The firm provides architecture, engineering, interiors, planning and building optimization.

Olson Kundig

Parwani

Seattle-based Olson Kundig hired Hemanshu Parwani as COO/CFO to direct operations and finance, including business and organizational development, human resources and finance departments, IT and the administrative team. Parwani has worked in international operations, capital markets and strategic development for over 30 years, and been CEO, COO and CFO at international A/E/C firms, including CFO of international operations at Aecom.

Schnabel Engineering

Frank

In Seattle, Schnabel Engineering hired Glen Frank as a senior vice president specializing in underground construction. He will support the tunnel engineering services group's projects and develop new design services opportunities on the West Coast. He has 25 years of experience in design, project management and construction of tunnels for water, wastewater and transportation. Engineering News-Record named him a Top 25 Newsmaker in 2013 for his work on the Sound Transit ULink U230 project in Seattle. Schnabel works on planning, study, design and construction for geotechnical, dam and tunnel engineering projects.

Hainline

Guilanians

Seattle-based Hainline hired Matt Guilanians as a project manager. Guilanians has nearly 20 years of experience as a construction project manager, including with 5-over-2 residential, high-rise commercial, and industrial power plant construction. Hainline provides project management, construction management, scheduling, and project controls services.

Parametrix

Theodore

Story

Parametrix hired Stephen Story and Joel Theodore as senior consultants in Tacoma and Seattle, respectively. Story has nearly 20 years of experience managing education projects and overseeing capital improvement programs. He was chief operating officer and executive director of maintenance and operations at Tacoma Public Schools. He is on the Parametrix owner's representative group and manages projects for school districts. Theodore has over 20 years of experience in engineering design, and project management. He was Sound Transit's Lynnwood Link Extension Corridor design manager. He is on the Parametrix transit group in the Puget Sound region. Parametrix provides engineering, planning, and environmental sciences.

McKinstry

Ronco

McKinstry promoted Dan Ronco to director of electrical construction for Western Washington. The new role aligns all McKinstry electrical construction work under Ronco, with a focus on client service, regional growth and operations. He previously led the electrical special projects and service teams for the national design, build, operate and maintain firm.

Exeltech Consulting

Stoddard

Exeltech Consulting hired Richard Stoddard as bridge program director at its Lacey headquarters. The structural engineer has 40 years of experience in bridge design, construction and management. He has designed interchanges, river crossings, pedestrian bridges, fish passage structures and bridge rehabs. Exeltech provides planning, environmental permitting, civil and structural engineering design, landscape architecture and construction management.

NAC Architecture

Holubasch

Parkar

Herbst

In Spokane, NAC Architecture hired Jason Herbst as a technical training specialist, Prachi Parkar as an interior designer and Jourdan Holubasch as an electrical drafter. Herbst has over 18 years of teaching/training experience at Spokane Community College and AutoCAD consulting firms, most recently, Initial AEC. Parkar holds a master of fine arts degree in interior design from Savannah College of Art and Design. She is working on Lince Kindergarten in Selah. Holubasch holds a bachelor's in electrical engineering from Eastern Washington University. She is working on Riverfront Park Pavilion in Spokane. NAC specializes in planning, design, engineering and capital facilities consulting services.

Integrus Architecture

Barnhart

In Spokane, Integrus Architecture promoted Becky Barnhart to principal. Barnhart was hired as an intern in 2002, later becoming a project architect and project manager. She has worked on government, education and U.S. embassy projects, and now focuses on higher education work. She has been AIA Spokane president and on the AIA Washington Council Board and architecture and educational planning associations. Integrus provides architecture, structural engineering and interior design.

SLR Consulting

Driscoll

In Bothell, SLR Consulting hired Callan Driscoll, Ph.D., as an environmental engineer. Driscoll has consulted on projects involving environmental due diligence, site assessment and remediation, contaminated land redevelopment, and water quality for Northwest clients. SLR is a UK-based environmental and advisory consultancy, with U.S. operations based in Bothell.

HNTB

Agers

Kris Agers joined HNTB Corp. as Northwest district sales manager. Agers is based in Bellevue and develops the strategic sales plan for the Northwest. She has 25 years of experience in AE services. Most recently, she was operations manager at a consulting firm, overseeing design projects in Washington. HNTB is an infrastructure firm.

Architects West

Severns

Jolleen Severns of Architects West earned a Washington architectural license. Severns worked for firms in Washington, Oregon and Colorado before joining Architects West in 2007. She is working on Quincy City Hall.