May 19, 2021

Rice Fergus Miller

Miller

Architect Mike Miller is retiring this month after 19 years as a principal and owner of Bremerton-based architecture, interiors and planning firm Rice Fergus Miller. Miller has led the design of healthcare and senior living facilities. He joined RFM from Seattle architecture firm NBBJ, where he was a leader in senior living and healthcare. Miller came to realize that senior living, healthcare and hospitality design each serve a similar core audience. So at RFM he integrated those practices into a studio known as H3. His senior living projects at RFM have included Emerald Communities' Emerald Heights in Redmond, Heron's Key in Gig Harbor and Timber Ridge at Talus in Issaquah. His healthcare work has included St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale, where he planned and designed projects. His other medical clients have included Olympic Medical Center, Jefferson Healthcare, Virginia Mason and CHI Franciscan. He was on St. Michael's board for two years and its foundation board for 14 years, leading it for three years. He won LeadingAge Washington's Award of Honor in 2016 and received a University of Washington Milgard School of Business Leader of the Year award in 2006.

Coffman Engineers

Schultz

Barker

Coffman Engineers, a national multidiscipline engineering firm, named Fred Barker and Trevor Schultz in the Seattle office as principal owners. Barker has more than 10 years of experience and is a structural engineer who has done design and project management for commercial, federal, industrial, residential and renovation projects. He has worked with national retailers, large commercial clients and major industrial clients across North America. Schultz has more than 13 years of experience in mechanical engineering with a focus on industrial facilities and commercial buildings. He has a background in hydraulic power, industrial ventilation, bulk material handling, compressed air systems, pneumatic controls, dust collection and commercial HVAC.

WSP USA

Diaz-Carreras

Shannon

WSP USA hired water resource professionals Alex Shannon and Juan H. Diaz-Carreras, who are based in Seattle and Los Angeles. They will be water line leaders in their respective geography, responsible for providing clients water, wastewater and surface water solutions and continuing to build WSP's water business. Shannon has a decade of experience developing water solutions for communities around the country. In his new role, he will continue to provide thought leadership in economic modeling, risk analysis, decision science, funding strategies and optimizing the implementation of utilities' capital improvement programs. Diaz-Carreras has project management experience in consulting and working for a water district on Florida Everglades restoration projects. He lobbied Congress with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and consulted with Native Americans on sensitive issues. WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, an engineering and professional services firm.

May 12, 2021

Elliott Bay Design Group

Complita

Reeves

In Seattle, naval architecture and marine engineering firm Elliott Bay Design Group promoted John Reeves to principal in charge and Michael Complita to vice president of strategic expansion. EBDG said theses changes to its executive leadership team come shortly after Robert Ekse was appointed president and reflect the company's new vision. Reeves will oversee technical projects, provide direction and engineering support and continue as director of business development. Complita will lead the expansion of service offerings inside and outside of the marine industry. His initial focus will support EBDG's goal to foster business opportunities that will expand the reach of EBDG, Inc. and its family of companies. He will also continue as a principal in charge and remain involved in oversight of engineering projects, recruiting and cross-training opportunities for staff.

Olson Kundig

Matthes

Riordan

Olson Kundig promoted John Riordan and Todd Matthes to principal. Riordan has more than 23 years of experience that includes private residences, hospitality, cultural, commercial and mixed-use projects. He frequently works with international technology companies to design high-tech workplaces, and incorporates meaningful elements of other typologies into these assignments. Matthes has over 20 years of experience. His work includes private residences, retail and hospitality, large-scale mixed use and multi-unit housing projects. Olson Kundig provides architecture, landscape architecture and interior design.

Exeltech Consulting

Cannon

In Portland, Oregon, Exeltech Consulting hired Ian Cannon as deputy director of engineering. The former Multnomah County transportation division director/county engineer has 30 years of experience managing design delivery for public infrastructure projects, including the $330 million Sellwood Bridge replacement in Portland. Cannon will manage Exeltech's Portland office and provide owner's representative, asset management and engineering services to public infrastructure project clients. Lacey-based Exeltech provides civil and structural engineering, environmental documentation and permitting, landscape architecture, and construction management and inspection services.

Opsis Architecture

O'Neil

Fashimpar

Ahn

Howard

Long

Hindman

Portland-based Opsis Architecture promoted Carol Long to principal and hired Margaret Howard as chief financial officer, Elisa Ahn as an associate and project manager, Amy Fashimpar as a project architect, Kate O'Neil as a project coordinator and Nick Hindman as an accounting assistant. Long, the firm's marketing director, is a business development and marketing strategist with 30 years of experience. She was marketing director at Opsis from 2001 to 2006 and returned in 2018 to work with the leadership team to guide pursuits and set a path for achieving the design and business goals of the firm. Howard has strategic planning experience and has worked for publicly held and private companies with roles including accounting, administration and human resources. Most recently with Precoa, LLC, she has held similar positions at Maul Foster & Alongi and The Oregonian Publishing Co. Ahn will oversee Opsis's work with a major federal client. Most recently, Ahn was the development team's manager for the Meyer Memorial Trust's Headquarters Building in Portland. She practiced as an architect for a decade in Vancouver, B.C. and the San Francisco area, working on office, residential, student housing, civic, mixed-use and master planning projects. Fashimpar has 15 years of experience, most recently at EHDD in San Francisco, working on civic, cultural, educational and office designs. At Opsis, she will work on Salem-Keizer School District projects. O'Neil will support design teams on major new projects. She has 15 years of experience in project management and orchestrating daily operations within design, manufacturing and architectural projects. Hindman has a master's in education and bachelor's in English from Portland State University. He most recently worked at Travel Oregon as operations coordinator.