Jul 20, 2016

Garvey Schubert Barer

Duff

Garvey Schubert Barer said Greg Duff, who chairs the Hospitality, Travel & Tourism practice, is now firm-wide chair. Duff joined GSB in 2011 after working at Westin/Starwood, Homegrocer.com/Webvan Group and Columbia Hospitality. He represents owners and operators of restaurants, hotels and resorts, and advises trade associations. The firm has offices in Portland, Anchorage, Seattle, Washington, D.C., New York and Beijing.

Columbia Bank

Hester

Columbia Bank recently hired Jason Hester, senior vice president and business systems director, consulting and delivery services. He will lead an IT and operations team, and oversee software engineering. He worked on conversion services and security for AmericanWest Bank.

Olson Kundig

MacGregor

Lalonde

Gerrick

Garcia

Chen

Slagel

Payson

Olthoff

Seattle-based design firm Olson Kundig promoted Marlene Chen, Jerry Garcia, Chris Gerrick, Edward Lalonde, Angus MacGregor, Mark Olthoff, Blair Payson and Jamie Slagel to principal. The firm's work includes residences, hospitality projects, commercial and mixed-use, academic buildings, museums and exhibitions, interior design, visual identities and places of worship.

NK Architects

Heim

Wong

NK Architects hired Kurt Wong as business manager and Peggy Heim as a project manager. Wong has over 10 years of practice administration and design experience, including multifamily projects. He is a Certified Design Firm Administrator. Heim has over 10 years of architecture experience, including co-housing, community, senior and commercial projects for clients that include King County Housing Authority and the Salvation Army. She has worked for firms in Minnesota and Seattle.

CollinsWoerman

Mechure

Seattle-based CollinsWoerman hired Gemma Mechure as a project architect. Mechure has 28 years of industry experience, including 18 working on health care projects and 10 on commercial, residential, transit station, retail, corporate and financial projects. She has worked in the U.S. and abroad.

PCS Structural Solutions

Kopetzky

PCS Structural Solutions promoted Deneise Kopetzky to a new position: director of marketing. Kopetzky has 13 years of experience in architecture, engineering and construction. She works with clients in strategic markets and oversees marketing strategy. The structural engineering firm has offices in Seattle and Tacoma.

Parametrix

Olling

Walker

In Portland, Parametrix hired Steve Walker as vice president for Oregon. In Seattle, it hired Steven Olling as a senior engineer. Walker has 35 years of engineering experience and 10 years of construction experience, and will work in operations, marketing and project management. He owned SR Walker and Associates. Olling has 28 years of transportation industry experience, with a background in project management, highway and road engineering, and project monitoring and control. He was with Tetra Tech. He will manage transportation related projects in Pierce, King and Snohomish counties, and with WSDOT. Parametrix provides services in transportation, natural resources, community building, water solutions, and environmental engineering and science.

Stantec

Wright

In Bellevue, Stantec hired Wayne Wright as a principal scientist to oversee biological services in the Northwest and expand the ecosystem restoration division. Wright is a wetlands scientist and fisheries professional, with work that focuses on aquatic habitat restoration, watershed recovery, species recovery, mitigation planning and design, permitting, monitoring and business development. Stantec provides consulting in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management and project economics.