Feb 23, 2022

CAST architecture

Angela Zhang has joined the CAST architecture team. Zhang holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She began her design career concentrating on multi-family residential projects and focuses on sustainable design and creating spaces that advance the well-being of people.

CAST architecture is a Seattle-based 12-person firm with extensive experience designing contemporary spaces throughout the Northwest.

CG Engineering

Underbrink

Jewett

Maechler

Galusha

Chase

CG Engineering has promoted six team members. Chevy Chase has been promoted to managing principal. Chase has over 35 years of experience in structural engineering. In 1997, he co-founded CG Engineering with partner Greg Guillen. Together, Chase and Guillen grew the business from a two-man operation to a firm with 30 employees and licensed in 12 states. Over the past 25 years, as principal of CG Engineering, Chase has mentored dozens of engineers, many of whom have gone on to have successful engineering careers at CG and elsewhere. In 2022, Chase will move from the role of Principal to Managing Principal for CG Engineering. Joe Galusha has been promoted from associate principal to principal. Galusha graduated from the University of Washington with a master's degree in civil engineering in 1999. Shortly after graduation, he joined CG Engineering as one of the company's first employees. Galusha holds PE and SE licenses in the State of Washington and is LEED AP certified. He specializes in structural engineering for residential, commercial, multifamily developments, and public infrastructure projects.

Mike Maechler graduated from Washington State University in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in civil and environmental engineering. Shortly after graduation, Maechler joined the team at CG Engineering where he has spent the past 17 years of his career. He holds PE and SE licenses in the states of Washington and Oregon. He specializes in structural engineering for wireless/telecom, senior and multifamily developments, and public infrastructure projects. In 2022, Maechler was promoted from senior project manager to the role of associate principal. Dennis Titus graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor's degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering in 1999. He joined the team at CG Engineering in 2004. Titus holds PE and SE licenses in the states of Washington and Alaska. He specializes in structural engineering for residential buildings, slope stabilization, building repair and renovation, and marinas and piers. He has also been promoted to associate principal.

Carolyn Jewett has been promoted from project manager to senior project manager. Jewett has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Clemson University and a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Washington. She has 22 years of experience as a structural engineer and holds PE and SE licenses in the State of Washington. Jewett has worked for CG Engineering for 18 years and specializes in structural design for churches and residential and commercial buildings. Jared Underbrink has also been promoted from project manager to senior project manager. Underbrink graduated from Gonzaga University with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. He joined CG Engineering in 2007 where he has spent the past 15 years of his career. Underbrink manages CG's civil engineering department and specializes in engineering for multifamily developments, plats, and residential and commercial sites.

Quantum Consulting Engineers

T. Wion

M. Wion

Reynolds

Quantum Consulting Engineers has promoted two engineers to associate and hired a new engineer. Amanda Reynolds and Matt Wion have been promoted to associate. Reynolds has been working in the industry since 2004 and has been with Quantum for twelve years. Wion is rounding up 11 years in the field with eight years at Quantum.

Tim Wion has joined the team. Wion went to California State University, Chico. He previously worked for Equilibria Structural Engineering for five years.

MG2

Yeung

Lam

Odle

Suess

Architecture firm MG2 has added four new principals. Shannon Suess, Terry Odle, Mai-Lee Lam, and Mat Yeung have been promoted to the role. Suess is an award-winning interior and hospitality designer who has dedicated over 28 years of her career to crafting world-class environments. She has worked with an array of notable clients, including the Costco HQ campus, the Salish Lodge & Spa, the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, and the Fairmont Olympic Hotel.

Odle is an architect and designer with over 35 years of industry experience. With a highly diversified background that spans entitlements and design to construction administration, he's led teams on industrial projects for clients such as Target and Costco Wholesale.

Lam works with global teams leveraging her 28 years of experience in design, regulations, and navigating local cultures and jurisdictions. As an architect and designer, she helps deliver complex projects for Costco Wholesale throughout the United States and across Asia.

Yeung has spent the last seventeen years of his career dedicated to the seamless unification of design and construction management. A Shanghai-based designer, he uses his experience in retail operations and project construction to lead projects for Costco Wholesale China.

Feb 16, 2022

DCI Engineers

Rodin

Cai

DCI Engineers promoted two employees. Lexi Cai, PE, LEED BD+C, has been promoted to project manager. Cai brought precast concrete and LEED evaluation experience when joining the firm. She is currently contributing engineering support to the QTS Data Center project in Hillsboro, Oregon and a FedEx warehouse in Bozeman, Montana.

Harry Rodin III, PE, has also been promoted to project manager. Rodin III has designed and supported high profile projects ranging from hospitality, residential, commercial office, mixed-use, high-rises, K-12 schools, and tenant improvements. He has exhibited his engineering abilities while working on high-rise buildings utilizing BRB frame systems. Rodin III is a member of the firm's in-house technical committees for concrete, wood, steel & aluminum, mass timber, and tenant improvements.

FFA Architecture and Interiors, Inc.

Cramer

Starr

Nguyen

FFA Architecture and Interiors announced three new hires. Carolyn Nguyen joined FFA Architecture and Interiors as a member or architectural staff. Nguyen is a 2018 graduate of the University of Oregon's Bachelor of Architecture program and brings her experience in multi-family and affordable housing and hospitality throughout the west coast. She is providing architectural support for projects including the Forest Grove City Hall as well as a study for a new public safety center. She is also an active member of FFA's Community Outreach Committee.

Brianna Starr has joined the company as an interior designer. A 2021 graduate of Ohio's Miami University, Starr comes to FFA Architecture and Interiors after receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design. Since joining FFA, Starr has provided support on projects including a new public safety center and the Kafoury Court affordable housing development for the city of Portland.

Anna Cramer has been hired as an administrative and accounting assistant. Cramer comes to FFA Architecture and Interiors after working as a private tutor. She earned her Bachelor of Psychology while attending Tufts University in Massachusetts. Since joining FFA, she has been assisting the accounting department, providing support with contract administration, managing the day-to-day functions of the office, and co-chairing FFA's Community Outreach Committee which fosters goals of giving back to the community and interoffice team building.

Lund Opsahl

Peterson

Schroeder

Aguilar

Bowles

Mason

Capuano

Lund Opsahl announced the promotions of two professionals in its leadership team and four additional staff members for their contributions to the firm. Tony Mason was promoted to principal, Jeremiah Bowles to associate principal, Kevin Aguilar to senior design engineer, and Scott Schroeder to design engineer. Garrett Peterson and Alissa Capuano have been promoted within the engineer-in-training program.

A Design-Build Institute of America Associate, Mason leads project design teams and oversees the firm's technology and BIM groups. Most recently, his projects include the new Redmond Senior and Community Center, Portland's 100 Multnomah Office Tower, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries and Washington State Department of Agriculture Safety and Health Lab and Training Center, and numerous significant Eastside construction engineering projects.

Bowles oversees the firm's social media presence and shares oversight for the firm's single family project portfolio. His recent projects include multiple West Coast luxury residences. Public projects include the historic Byrd Barr Place Renovation (formerly Seattle Fire Station 23), Olympic College Shops Building Renovation, and Intercity Transit Pattison Maintenance, Operations, and Administration project.

Recently earning his professional structural engineer credentials for Washington State, Aguilar actively volunteers for the firm's training efforts for their engineers-in-training and supports the college outreach program. His broad portfolio of work includes the new multi-family community, Orenda at Othello Square in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood, the Quinault Outpatient Medical Clinic, and a tenant improvement project for a confidential biotech client.

A part of the firm's internal social event team, Schroeder recently received his professional engineer credentials for Washington State and has been a vital team member on multiple key projects. His project work includes the University of Washington Softball Performance Center Design-Build, the Mariner's recently acquired mixed-use building renovation on First Avenue South, and two new behavioral health facilities for the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services in Vancouver and Centralia.

Peterson began working for Lund Opsahl as an Intern in 2018 and joined the team as an EIT once he graduated from California Polytechnic State University in 2019. He has provided strong contributions to a variety of projects, including King County Parks Central Maintenance Facility Expansion; Island County's new Camano Administration Building; and the Intercity Transit Pattison Maintenance, Operations, and Administration project.

Capuano also worked as an intern at Lund Opsahl in 2019 and joined the team in 2020 after graduating from Seattle University. Her significant project contributions to projects include work on the Washington State L&I and WSDA Health Lab and Training Center; Othello Square's new Building A, part of a new multi-service and multi-family community in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood; and Bainbridge Island's Buxton Center for Performing Arts Expansion and Renovation.

Lund Opsahl provides structural engineering services in a broad range of market sectors for public and private clients

Parametrix

Seville

Steve Seville, PE has joined Parametrix as director of salmon recovery. He will be based out of the firm's Seattle office, leading the firm's salmon recovery and fish passage efforts. Seville has 25 years of experience as a civil engineer, specializing in the development and implementation of habitat restoration programs, projects, and mitigation designs. He has led programs that targeted fish passage and enhancement of environments to connect historic floodplains throughout the Western United States.

Seville comes to Parametrix from David Evans and Associates where he served as vice president. His project experience includes serving as Stream Design Program Lead for the Washington State Department of Transportation's Olympic Region Fish Barrier Removals. He has also worked with local governments and fish enhancement groups to design and construct stream habitat enhancement projects.

At Parametrix, Seville will lead the firm's team of salmon recovery and fish passage professionals, working for clients such as the Washington State Department of Transportation, King County, and salmon recovery groups in the Puget Sound and Columbia River Basin.