November 15, 2017

Hart Crowser

Blanchette

Veenstra

Kemp

Starkes

Rosenberg

Robinson

Ellingsen

Harmon

Exley

Hart Crowser promoted fisheries biologist Jim Starkes and marketing manager Susan Kemp to senior associate, and geotechnical engineers Matt Veenstra, Ben Blanchette and Brice Exley to associate. Also, it hired geotechnical engineers Joseph Harmon, Erik Ellingsen and Joe Robinson and engineering geologist Russell Rosenberg. Starkes works in Edmonds, and Robinson and Rosenberg are in Portland. The others are in the Seattle headquarters. Starkes has 28 years of experience in marine nearshore environmental impacts, and conducting studies, monitoring and preparing conservation plans for sensitive, threatened and endangered species. He also creates plans for aquatic and fish habitats to offset the impacts of waterfront development. Kemp is responsible for proposals, corporate communication and social media. She has 24 years of experience, and was on the SMPS Seattle board as director of education. Veenstra has managed infrastructure projects for transportation departments, ports and the Department of Defense, along with commercial, residential and industrial buildings. Blanchette has managed geotechnical investigations for major new projects at Sea-Tac, including the International Arrivals Facility. Exley has managed high-rise, waterfront and transportation developments, many requiring complex computer modeling. Harmon holds a Ph.D. and has developed geotechnical earthquake engineering software and models. Ellingsen has six years of experience. He will support residential and commercial buildings, and waterfront projects. Robinson has a master's in civil engineering from Mississippi State. He will focus on levee embankment and geological hazards, including landslides, deep foundation excavations and disaster resilience. Rosenberg assessed the risk of landslides and rockfall along roadways for the National Park Service in Alaska. He will work on geologic hazard assessments, investigate landslides and unstable slopes, conduct rock slope mapping and do geologic investigations. Hart Crowser is an engineering, science and consulting firm.