Jan 17, 2018

Auburn Mechanical

Andersen

Auburn Mechanical hired Stephanie Andersen as chief financial officer, a new position at the firm. Andersen is overseeing financial strategy, as well as the finance/accounting, human resources and IT departments. She previously was controller at an underground power cable rejuvenation company.

MG2

Locke

Seattle-based MG2 hired Mona Lee Locke as vice president of strategy and business development. The former journalist and first lady of Washington State has worked in the public, private and government sectors. Her skills include strategic planning, brand strategy and marketing/communication. As part of her job, she will oversee the marketing team. MG2 provides architecture, planning, interior design, brand strategy and consulting.

Runberg Architecture Group

Lorell

Chamness

Seattle-based Runberg Architecture Group hired Archie Chamness as a project manager and Charles Lorell as a designer. Chamness has over 12 years of experience in design and construction, with multifamily garden style apartments, adaptive reuse and mixed-use. Lorell holds a bachelor of architecture degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology and an associate in interior design from Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC. Runberg specializes in mixed-use, housing and adaptive reuse projects.

PCS Structural Solutions

Pierce

Dragovich

Baker

Cortez

Tappel

Park

Karimzadeh

Augustine

In Seattle, PCS Structural Solutions hired Mike Augustine as a project manager and Mona Karimzadeh and Hanna Park as design engineers. In Tacoma, it hired, Dan Tappel as a project manager, Martin Cortez as a project engineer and Jacob Baker, Jared Dragovich and Connor Pierce as design engineers. Augustine has 12 years of experience in the design and construction industry. He is working on Park at Elk Grove memory care facility in California. Karimzadeh has a master's in structural engineering from Washington State University, and is working on Eckstein Middle School in Seattle. Park holds bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from George Washington University. Her projects include Green Dot High School in Seattle. Tappel has over seven years of industry experience. He is working on Madison Elementary School in Mount Vernon. Cortez has four years of experience in the A/E/C industry and is working on Sumner High School in Sumner. Baker has bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from WSU. He is working on Webster Elementary School. Dragovich holds a bachelor's in civil engineering from WSU and a master's in civil engineering from the University of Illinois. He is working on Mead Elementary School in Sammamish. Pierce has two years of industry experience. He is working on the Eastside Street multifamily development in Olympia. PCS is a structural engineering firm, with an office also in Portland.

Trico Cos.

Johnson

Trico Cos. hired Peter Johnson as a project engineer. Johnson was project lead on research and development industrial processes, managing design, fabrication and testing of these systems for application in the Third World. He has a bachelor's in mechanical engineering from Washington State University.

Phillips Burgess

Zandell

Trevor Zandell was named partner at the Olympia-Tacoma law firm of Phillips Burgess. Zandell has been practicing in the South Sound for more than a decade, focusing primarily on civil litigation with an emphasis on real estate, construction and business law.

Perkins Coie

Steve Bishop and Shannon Bloodworth were named firmwide co-chairs of Perkins Coie's Intellectual Property practice. Bishop, a partner in the firm's Seattle office, and Bloodworth, a partner in its Washington, D.C. office, succeed former co-chairs Paul Parker and Jon James. Bishop previously was the associate general counsel for intellectual property at Amazon. Bloodworth is experienced in complex patent litigation in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

The Walsh Group

Holder

Josh Holder is working in MEP quality control at The Walsh Group. Holder has 13 years of experience as a designer, estimator, and project manager in the mechanical and plumbing areas. He previously was project manager for Icon Mechanical in the St. Louis area. His current project is a seismic upgrade at Naval Station Kitsap in Bremerton.