Dec 24, 2002

Veca Electric & Communications

Veca Electric & Communications has hired Shane Rabourn as senior estimator and Brian Westerlund as director of business development. Before joining Veca, Rabourn served as senior estimator for both Cochran Electric and Seahurst Electric. His educational background includes Construction Industry Trade Council certification through Edmonds Community College. Westerlund is the former CEO of Metrocellular. He holds a bachelor's degree from North Park University in Chicago.

KJM & Associates

Bellevue-based KJM & Associates has added three to its branch offices in California. In the Irvine office, Carlos Peña has joined as senior transportation specialist and Marilyn Bridges as senior project manager. Stephanie J. Johnson has joined the Concord office as marketing coordinator. Peña brings more than 18 years of experience in the urban transportation field. He holds a master's degree in urban planning and policy and a bachelor's degree in liberal arts and sciences from the University of Illinois in Chicago. Bridges has more than 24 years of experience in program, construction and project management. She holds a master's degree in business with a minor in geotechnical engineering from the State University of New York at Albany. She earned her bachelor's degree in business/finance from Grambling State University. She also is a registered professional engineer in Texas and Virginia. Johnson has over eight years of marketing coordination experience with geotechnical, architectural and engineering firms. She holds a bachelor's degree in international affairs from Pepperdine University. KJM has nine branch offices located across the country.

Professional Service Industries

Charles Mlodzik has joined Professional Service Industries Inc. as department manager for construction services, nondestructive examination and geotechnical engineering. Mlodzik has over 23 years of experience in inspection, quality assurance/quality control and materials testing. He perviously was general manager and technical director at Otto Rosenau & Associates.

MBA/BIAW

Four members of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties recently were honored by the Building Industry Association of Washington. Sherry Schwab, president of HCS Construction Services, was named BIAW Remodeler of the Year, Charlie Brown, area manager for Sears Contract Sales in Bellevue, was named BIAW Associate of the Year, and Don McDonald and Dick Rokes were inducted into the BIAW Hall of Fame. All four are also BIAW members.

Dec 17, 2002

Veca Electric

Veca Electric & Communications of Seattle has been certified as a healthcare contractor by the American Society for Healthcare Engineers of the American Hospital Association. Employees Keith Conti and Sandy Maus qualified for their ASHE certificates by completing an ASHE-approved course. The certificates are valid for two years. Conti joined Veca in 1990 and has worked exclusively on hospital projects. Maus joined Veca in 1998 and has worked primarily on hospital projects with Conti.

MBS

Katharina Lingemann-Smith is the new Seattle area manager for Modern Building Systems. She will be based out of the company's renovated office in the city of Pacific, which has mobile and modular office buildings for lease and sale. She spent the past year at the company's headquarters in Aumsville, Ore., training to run the Pacific branch. About 1.5 acres of the property is planned for building storage and display. Also, an existing shop is getting minor renovations so it can be used as a service and maintenance area for buildings. The address is: 1550 Thornton Ave. S.W., Pacific, WA 98047-2114, (253) 863-8863 or (800) 682-1422.

KJM & Associates

KJM & Associates has hired Lisa A. Laughlin as a systems analyst and Allen Wycoff and Maria Valdes as project controls specialists for the firm's Sound Transit program management project. Wycoff brings more than 12 years of building construction and inspection experience. Previously, he served as quality assurance and safety officer for a heavy construction government contractor. Valdes brings more than 10 years of experience in construction, contract and procurement administration for transit projects. She worked on Los Angeles County's MTA light rail construction management contracts. Laughlin has 14 years of experience with information technology systems, recently working for Network Commerce as its Web site and intranet director. Laughlin and Valdes are working in the firm's Seattle office and Wycoff is based in its Bellevue headquarters.

TIC

TIC-The Industrial Company, a large heavy-industrial contractor, has opened an office in Mount Vernon and hired Rick Cherf as area manager. Cherf will focus on providing construction services for the local refineries. He has more than 20 years of experience in design, construction, maintenance and commissioning of major facilities. He holds bachelor's degrees in construction management and business management/labor relations from the University of Washington. The new office is the third in the Pacific Northwest for the Steamboat Springs, Colo.-based company. The other two are in Seattle and Hermiston, Ore.

Manson Construction

Seattle's Manson Construction Co. has won a Green Contractor Award from XL Environmental, a provider of environmental insurance to business and industry. The honor is given to companies that actively manage their environmental risks. Companies are evaluated on their commitment and practice of employee training, health and safety programs, contract preparation, insurance programs, claims history and other risk management practices.

Heery International

The Northwest regional office of Heery International on Jan. 1 will move to a new location in Seattle. The new address is: 1011 Western Ave., Suite 706, Seattle, WA 98104, (206) 587-0473.