Apr 29, 2020

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Reynolds

Hoang

Hons

Miller

Martin

In Seattle, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson promoted Patreese Martin to principal, David Miller to associate principal, Nick Hons to senior associate, and Huyen Hoang and Garrett Reynolds to associate. Martin is an architect who advocates for change and the betterment of the practice through her firm-wide stewardship of the 2030 Commitment. Her portfolio includes Everlane's new retail stores, Expedia's Seattle campus, Independence Pass Residence in Aspen and the Weyerhaeuser Center for Health Sciences at the University of Puget Sound.

Miller has worked on a range of project types and scales. Projects he has contributed to include the Grand Teton Visitor Center, Whistler Residence, and Ae'o, a mixed-use residential tower in Honolulu. Hons, an architect, has contributed to projects — from houses (Council Crest Residence in Portland) to large, complex civic, commercial and corporate projects (Fire Station 32 in Seattle and Nu Skin Innovation Center in Provo, Utah). Hoang is a project manager who has been on the design team for Everlane, working on several of the digital retailer's brick-and-mortar stores. Reynolds, an architect, has worked on projects that include a sustainability tree house in rural West Virginia, an urban mixed-use project in Portland, and a custom home on California's coastline.

Hart Crowser

Kevan

Graham

Dapcevich

Sved

Tabatabai

Rothman

In Seattle, Hart Crowser hired Eamaan Tabatabai and Jason Sved as geotechnical engineers and Joe Dapcevich as a field geologist. In Portland, the firm hired Della Graham as a geologist and resilience specialist and Luke Kevan as a geotechnical engineer. In Wailuku, Hawaii, it hired Natalie Rothman as an environmental scientist. Tabatabai has worked on building development projects for Amazon, the University of Washington, Bellevue College and The Wolff Co. Other clients include cities and utility districts. Sved has done field work and project management for food processing plants, telecommunication towers, churches, fire stations, elementary and high schools, sports facilities, highways, bridges, levees, trucking facilities, utility installations and health care buildings. Dapcevich has experience with construction sites, geological investigations, landslides and sinkholes, habitat restoration and lab testing.

Graham has 12 years of experience, managing projects involving environmental investigation and remediation, hazardous materials, stormwater, air emissions and disaster resilience. She is the resilience and community preparedness coordinator for Columbia County Emergency Management, working to strengthen the county's resiliency through outreach and education. Kevan has worked on projects involving deep building foundations, seismic hazard, retaining walls and slope stability. His clients have included the Oregon Department of Transportation, Washington State Department of Transportation, Portland Bureau of Transportation, and counties and municipalities. Rothman has a background in habitat vulnerability, restoration ecology and sustainability. She is experienced in environmental education and will support the county of Maui's MS4 Storm Water Program, and wetland and ecosystem projects. Hart Crowser provides geotechnical engineering, environmental science and engineering, stormwater services and resilience engineering.

Sazan Environmental Services

Tedrow

Sazan Environmental Services added Dan Tedrow as a principal in its Portland office. Tedrow has 12 years of experience in the built environment with a focus on project management, owner's representation and facility asset management. The firm helps optimize building design and performance through third-party review services and sustainability consulting.

Apr 22, 2020

ZGF Architects

Grey

In Seattle, ZGF Architects hired Dr. Flavia Grey to lead its firmwide data and research and development group. Grey will work to incorporate data-driven decision-making into design. That data includes occupancy evaluations, space utilization studies and other project-specific and firmwide research. She is doing preoccupancy evaluations for Seattle Children's Hospital, which is moving administrative functions off its main campus. Grey wrote studies examining the connection between building design, sustainability, well-being and productivity as a Stanford University researcher, and hosts the U.S. Green Building Council podcast “Built for Health,” in which she interviews public health professionals, researchers and building-industry practitioners about designing, building and operating healthier buildings. ZGF focuses on architecture, urban design and interior design.

B+H Architects

Olt

In Seattle, B+H Architects hired architect Matthias A. Olt as the design director for architecture. Olt will work to expand the firm's core and shell design services and its mass timber design practice and related aspects of design innovation. He is working on a new 17-story mixed-use tower on Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle. Olt has 26 years of international experience. Most recently, he was with DLR Group in Seattle, where he provided design leadership in mass timber design and technology, led a concept design for a 12-story mass timber office and hotel tower in Seattle and developed a construction typology study for Tishman Speyer in California. B+H Architects offers architecture, planning, interior design, urban planning and real estate advisory and consulting services.

Tiscareno Associates

Kinsch

Seattle-based Tiscareno Associates promoted Michelle Kinsch to principal. Kinsch is a designer and project manager with over 10 years of experience in multifamily and mixed use projects. She has worked on high-rise apartments, mid-rise mixed use, and low-rise cottage-style cluster developments in Seattle. Tiscareno provides architecture and urban design services.

Degenkolb Engineers

Larson

Thomas

Bramhall

Degenkolb Engineers hired Mike Bramhall as a principal and Scott Thomas as a senior associate in Seattle, and Cecelia Larson as an associate in Portland. Bramhall is on the forensics team in the Northwest. He has over 30 years of experience in structural and forensic engineering. He is focusing on repair and reconstruction of damaged buildings, structural damage investigations and assessments and structural engineering expert witness services. Thomas has over 30 years of experience investigating structural, civil and building envelope failures. He has a background in materials testing and inspection and provides engineering support to the insurance, legal and building management industries for construction defect litigation. Larson has over a decade of experience in structural forensics engineering. She does structural damage assessments and damage investigations for property losses and is an expert witness for commercial, residential and marine facilities. She works in southern Washington and Oregon. Degenkolb provides structural, seismic and forensic engineering services.

Hargis Engineers

VanderKley

Hoover

Humiston

Jamison

Svee

Scott

Teague

In Seattle, Hargis Engineers promoted Doug Svee, Grant Jamison and Mark Humiston to associate principal, Jeff Hoover and Taylor VanderKley to senior associate, and electrical project manager Chris Teague and commissioning lead Doug Scott to associate. Svee is leading enterprise infrastructure upgrades and the addition of STEM buildings to a number of two- and four-year campuses. Jamison is a leader in the electrical lifestyles team and champions the user experience in commercial retail, office and mixed-use spaces. Humiston applies 16 years of experience to advance educational, industrial and highly sophisticated R&D spaces. Hoover and VanderKley have nearly 20 years of combined experience integrating electrical applications to civic and academic program needs. Teague and Scott align services and solutions to meet the evolving needs of Hargis' Fortune 100 and 500 clients. Hargis is a mechanical, electrical, telecommunications, security, commissioning and energy services consulting engineering firm.

Zervas Architects

Nix

Yeiser

Bellingham-based Zervas Architects hired MacKenzie Yeiser as an associate and Mackenzie Nix as an interior designer. Yeiser holds a bachelor's in architecture from the University of Kentucky. She will work with teams on educational, residential and commercial projects. Nix has a bachelor's in interior design from Washington State University and over six years of interior design experience locally for a design and construction firm specializing in hospitality renovation, and as lead designer for a residential and commercial architect. She's also been a freelance graphic designer. Zervas is an architectural and interior design firm.

Strata

Anderson

Boise, Idaho-based Strata promoted Paxton Anderson to chief operating officer. Anderson was previously North Region manager, and has led the company toward increased presence and profitability in the Inland Northwest. He has 24 years of experience, including 14 with the firm, and will work to unify and streamline systems and processes across its seven offices. He works in the Spokane office. Strata provides geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing and inspection services.