Jan 12, 2022

Environmental Science Associates

Cunningham

Environmental Science Associates (ESA), an environmental consulting, engineering, and planning firm, announced that Susan Cunningham will oversee the entire Northwest region in her new role as biological resources and land management business group director. Cunningham will be managing a team of 23 employee-owners across ESA's Seattle, Portland, and Bend offices. With a career spanning 31 years, Cunningham's natural resource, land use and regulatory compliance expertise spans multiple market sectors including water, aviation, energy, transportation, and natural resource management.

Serving as ESA's business group director in Oregon for the past six years, she has managed multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex infrastructure projects in the built and natural environments. Cunningham is skilled in preparing National Environmental Policy Act documents, biological assessments, permit application packages, and all types of natural resource assessments.

Cunningham's leadership has particularly focused on steering the complex land use and transportation infrastructure permitting challenges in Oregon and other jurisdictions. For example, as part of an 18-year contract with the city of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, she secured permitting and approval to stabilize two main sewer lines crossing the Willamette River while navigating an EPA Superfund site and Endangered Species Act regulations for listed salmon protection.

In her new leadership role for the Pacific Northwest region, Cunningham will integrate the team of fisheries and wildlife biologists, wetland scientists, conservation planners and water quality specialists throughout Oregon and Washington. She will support the team's ongoing work in transportation and airports, conservation planning and restoration design largely focused on salmon recovery, and pursue more opportunities in the energy and water markets. Cunningham has been recognized outside of ESA for her contributions to her field, including being named the Consultant of the Year in 2020 by the Oregon Airport Management Association for her work preparing an environmental assessment that encompassed several capital improvement plan projects at the Rogue Valley-Medford International Airport. She is also an active member of the Women Transportation Seminar. Cunningham earned her bachelor of science in biology from the University of Oregon.

Neiman Taber Architects

Rubin

Jenkins

Francis

Ellis

Dekom

Seattle architecture firm Neiman Taber Architects (NTA) promoted Liz Pisciotta to partner and Anton Dekom to senior associate. Additionally, several design staff have been promoted to associate: Sari Ellis, Kyle Francis, Kyle Jenkins, Sharon Rubin and Patrick Taylor.

Pisciotta has worked with NTA for nine years and has led firm efforts in interior design, company culture and project management. She is currently working on the Littlefield Apartments annex project and recently designed the interiors and branding of the Freya and Karsti Apartments. Dekom has experience with a variety of project types including multifamily residential, commercial office, and sustainable infrastructure. He also co-led the effort to design and build the Mighty House, a prototype transitional shelter for people experiencing homelessness.

Ellis has experience in hospitality design, educational renovations and multifamily developments. She is currently project architect and Dekom is project manager on a new mixed-use development in the International District, as well as the Washington Irving Apartments Annex. Francis has experience in high-end single-family housing and commercial work. He is currently project architect on a new transit-oriented development near Cal Anderson Park. Jenkins specializes in design culture at NTA and also organizes professional development education. He is currently project manager on a 191-unit mixed-use development near Othello Station. Rubin has led community advocacy efforts to combat homelessness and also leads website development at NTA. Taylor's expertise lies in local land use and housing advocacy. Rubin is currently project architect and Taylor is project manager on a 271-unit mixed-use development near Othello Station.

P2S

Lentz

Swartz

P2S Inc. promoted Larry Swartz, principal, to vice president overseeing three engineering groups, and Brad Lentz to principal and group manager of the firm's Seattle office. The Seattle office includes over 40 staff members and provides mechanical, electrical, plumbing and commissioning services. In addition to his new role, Lentz also serves as federal market leader.

Jan 05, 2022

Hargis Engineers

Young

Helms

Kavulla

Roper

Jamison

Raebel

Sutton

Hargis Engineers announced the promotion of three professionals within the company's leadership team, and the recognition of four new associates. Grant Jamison has been promoted to principal along with two new senior associates: David Roper (electrical) and Josh Kavulla (telecommunications/ security). Ben Helms (telecommunications/ security), Brian Young (security/ telecommunications), Josh Sutton (commissioning) and Mark Raebel (mechanical) have been made associates. Team lead and client program advocate, Jamison is contributing to Fortune 100 clients' capital investments on a national scale. Roper, a project manager and ACE Mentor Program volunteer, is engaged with commercial and high-tech R&D developments throughout the Americas. Kavulla supports global clients' North American metropolitan campus expansion efforts. Helms works with public agencies to address their campus infrastructure upgrade needs. Young balances the security postures of public and private entities to develop solutions that align with large-scale enterprise operations. Sutton, a degreed professional and former electrical journeyman utilizes his experience to bridge design intent with performance expectations. Advancing public institution's system performance goals, Raebel is leading projects within higher education, K12 and civic spaces.

Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Peyroux

Magnusson Klemencic Associates (MKA) announced that Juliette Peyroux, PE, SE, has been named one of Building Design + Construction (BD+C) magazine's 40 Under 40 honorees for 2021. A Senior Associate at MKA, Peyroux, 32, focuses on promoting structural solutions for seismically safe and resilient airport terminals, concourses, and inspection stations in areas known for high seismic activity, such as San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle.

She acquired the advanced training necessary to become a WAsafe Program Certified Instructor and State Coordinator—an achievement that allows her to teach building safety evaluation classes to her co-workers at MKA, her industry colleagues, and Seattle-area university students who represent the next generation of engineering professionals. Peyroux leads MKA's in-house Earthquake Technical Specialist Team in its efforts to research the latest developments in earthquake engineering, develop training and tools to improve the design process, and facilitate office-wide dissemination of the latest information and trends surrounding earthquake engineering. She has also co-written in-house seismic hazard and ground motion guides that are essential reference tools for her structural engineering colleagues.

Peyroux earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Washington and a Master of Science degree in Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. She serves on the Structural Engineers Association of Washington Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Preparedness & Response Committees.

BD+C magazine editors selected 40 Architecture, Engineering, and Construction professionals from around the world to comprise this year's list of honorees. Successful and well-rounded individuals under the age of 40 are chosen based on criteria such as leadership, community outreach, sustained career progress, personal integrity, inventiveness, academic training, and other qualities and characteristics.

Skagit County

Kane

The Skagit County Board of Commissioners announced the appointment of Grace Kane to the position of Public Works Director. Kane will officially take on the position on January 18, 2022. Her appointment follows the retirement of current Public Works Director Dan Berentson.

Kane has worked for Skagit County since May 2021 and has been serving as Engineering Division Manager. Prior to working with Skagit, she served as the City Engineer for the City of Lake Stevens. She has also worked as a Project Manager/Associate Engineer for the City of Everett, a Project Engineer for Snohomish County Public Works and as a project engineer in private industry.

Kane graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and is a certified Mediation Practitioner with the Volunteers of America Dispute Resolution Center. Berentson is retiring on January 31, 2022 after 20 years of public service.