Aug 29, 2017

Andy Johnson & Co.

Lester

Boysen

Derek Boysen and Craig Lester joined Andy Johnson & Co. as shareholders and officers, with Boysen as senior project manager and Lester as senior superintendent. Both come from Forma Construction and have over 20 years of construction experience. Boysen studied civil engineering at St. Martin's University, and has been a project engineer, project manager, estimator and senior project manager. Lester studied construction management at Central Washington University, and has worked on education facilities as a superintendent. Andy Johnson & Co. is based in Olympia.

The Walsh Group

Flores

The Walsh Group in Seattle hired Rob Flores as project engineer. Flores previously was a project engineer at Lyncon Construction in San Jose, California, and most of his experience has been in commercial construction in Silicon Valley. He is currently working on improvements at Trailside Village Apartments in Everett.

Pacific Northwest CMAA

The Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Construction Management Association of America launched its new website at http://www.pnwcmaa.org. The site provides information on the chapter, board members, upcoming events and ways to get involved.

Aug 22, 2017

Trico Companies

Kircher

Steen

Finberg-Sloan

Pavlovich

Solbakken

Trico Companies hired Art Solbakken as senior project manager, Monica Pavlovich as accounting manager, Marilou Finberg-Sloan as accountant, AJ Steen as project engineer and Sarah Kircher as office assistant. Solbakken has worked for general contractors on the West Coast. He has represented owners on projects in the Seattle area and Eastern Washington, and helped develop a master-planned resort. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from the University of Washington. Pavlovich is a CPA, and has worked in private sector and public accounting while maintaining an emphasis in construction. She holds a bachelor's degree in business from California State University Monterey Bay. Finberg-Sloan has worked with various construction companies over 20 years, and holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from City University. Steen has spent the past two years in construction management, and holds a bachelor's degree in project management from ITT Technical Institute. Kircher has held several administrative support roles. She holds an associate's degree from Whatcom Community College, and has firefighter and EMT certifications.

Hermanson Co.

Besagno

Chandler

Beth Chandler, marketing director, and Jacob Besagno, ODS business development manager, are new partners at Hermanson Co. Chandler is a 33-year veteran of the AEC industry, including 19 at Hermanson where she helped convert from a primarily plan-and-specification bid sales process to a proposal/interview, negotiated design-build and design-assist process. She holds a bachelor's degree from Eastern Washington University. Besagno helped the company build its Owner Direct Solutions (ODS) division, which includes preventative maintenance/service, energy services, owner-direct construction, test-and-balance and chiller maintenance. He holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from Seattle University, and is a former Seattle Sounders soccer player.