Jun 28, 2023

PACE Engineers

Brown

Sherrow

PACE announced the following leadership transitions.

After a 40-year career in civil engineering, Scott Sherrow, PE, retired as the firm's land development service line manager, effective May 31. Sherrow has been a civil engineer with the company since 2014. Following Sherrow's retirement, Rosanna Brown, PE, assumed the land development manager position. Brown has been a civil engineer for 17 years and is a principal engineer in PACE's Kirkland office. She will continue leading the growth of the land development group in many markets, including commercial, industrial, residential, mixed-use, and multifamily developments.

Sherrow earned a degree in Civil Engineering from Washington State University. He holds licenses in Washington and Idaho. He has been an instrumental member of PACE for over nine years, contributing significantly to the growth and success of the company.

Brown has demonstrated exceptional leadership and technical expertise during her six years at PACE. She will lead the land development groups in the firm's Kirkland, Everett, Wenatchee, and Lake Oswego offices. Brown has experience in various areas, including commercial, mixed-use developments, senior care facilities, and industrial projects. Significant projects include several Aegis Living care facilities, the Traverse apartment complex in North Bend, and the Zinnia Apartments in Shoreline.

PACE also announced that Tyler Christofferson, PE, was promoted within the land development group and is now a principal engineer assisting in leading the land development group. With 17 years of experience in the engineering industry, Christofferson uses his technical expertise and problem-solving abilities to manage many successful land development and roadway projects. Recent project experience includes Terrace Station in Mountlake Terrace, Covington Connector in Covington, and The Villas at Beardslee in Bothell.

Parametrix

Gordon

Jonathan Gordon, PE has joined Parametrix as a senior engineer. He brings a decade of experience in the water industry specializing in odor control. His expertise includes water and wastewater process mechanical design and construction management, modeling, data collection, and analysis.

Gordon comes to Parametrix from HDR. He has worked with clients such as Arlington County Water Pollution Control Plant, Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant, DC Water, Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Howard County Little Patuxent Water Reclamation Division, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.

At Parametrix, Gordon will support odor control projects for the Greater Washington water division, which provides electrical and supervisory control and data acquisition, flood control, stormwater, wastewater, and drinking water services to cities, counties, water districts, and others throughout the state.

Reid Middleton

Davidson

Neu

Kylany

Harding

Benedict

In Everett, Reid Middleton, Inc. hired Ben Benedict as a survey technician, Lauren Harding as a help desk technician, Zack Kylany as a designer I, Travis Neu as an associate engineer and Mikala Davidson as a marketing coordinator.

Benedict received his BS in Geology from Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Harding received her BS in Information Technology and Administrative Management from Central Washington University; Kylany received his MS in Civil Engineering from Washington State University; Neu attended Boise State and is a licensed PE in WA; and Davidson received her BA in Strategic Communication from Washington State University.

In San Diego, the firm hired Annette Madril-Molina as a designer II and Stephania Moreno as a designer I. Madril-Molina received her BS in Civil Engineering Technology from

Colorado State University-Pueblo Pueblo, CO; and Moreno received her MS in Civil Engineering from San Diego State University.

In Anchorage, Reid Middleton, Inc, hired George Cvancara as a designer I. Cvancara received his BS in Civil Engineering from University of Alaska Anchorage.

Ware Malcomb

Thomas

Jonathan Thomas, AIA has been promoted to principal in Ware Malcomb's Seattle office. In this role, Thomas continues to lead the growth and management of the Seattle office and support the firms' initiatives.

Thomas joined Ware Malcomb in 2010 in the firm's Denver office before moving to the Irvine headquarters in 2011 as a project designer. In 2015, he was promoted to studio manager and relocated to Seattle to help spearhead the new office in the region.

Thomas played an integral role in the launch of the architecture studio in Seattle. Since then, he has seamlessly integrated the firm's architecture, civil engineering and interior design studios to expand service offerings. This new role will mark his fourth promotion since his move to the Seattle region.

A licensed architect in the state of Washington, Thomas contributes extensive experience in the areas of architectural design, master planning, site planning, entitlements, real estate strategy and design development. His experience encompasses all aspects of architecture including self-storage, corporate office buildings, tech, industrial, medical facilities, cold and food, multifamily and retail.

Thomas graduated from North Dakota State University with a Master of Architecture degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Design.

Jun 21, 2023

Barghausen Consulting Engineers

Dunham

Alfaro

Machiela

Gaitan

Buchanan

Waight

Forza

Barghausen Consulting Engineers, Inc. has expanded its team by hiring eight new employees as of April 2023. In Kent the firm has welcomed an administrative assistant, a people and culture administrator, and two people and culture assistants. Additionally, the Roseville, CA location has brought on a new design engineer and a project architect. The Richland, WA location welcomes a project engineer and a senior civil project manager.

Clarice Buchanan started at Barghausen as the people and culture administrator on April 17. She holds a B.A. in business administration with an emphasis on management and HR from Pacific Lutheran University, graduating in 2021. Prior to joining Barghausen, she worked as an Ops/HR Coordinator at WideNet Consulting Group.

David Gaitan EIT, joined Barghausen on April 17 as a design engineer. He graduated from CSU Sacramento in May of 2020 with a B.S. in civil engineering. He previously worked at a geotechnical engineering firm where he helped with technical fieldwork for residential, commercial and industrial projects for three years.

Kerah Iyall joined Barghausen on April 25, as an administrative assistant for the permitting and compliance team. She holds a B.A. from WSU and is currently pursuing a master's degree in library and information science from UW Seattle. Prior to joining Barghausen, she worked as a registrar for the Bethel School district, and completed a fellowship with the Association of Research Libraries during her time at WSU.

Nathan Machiela joined Barghausen on May 1 as a senior civil project manager in Richland, WA. He graduated from Washington State University with a B.S in civil engineering. He started in engineering in 1998, and he worked with Barghausen from 1998-2003. Nathan earned his P.E. in 2002 and has been working in the industry managing and directing projects for over 25 years.

Omar Alfaro joined Barghausen in Roseville, CA, on May 8 as a project architect. Alfaro is a California licensed architect with 30 years of experience after graduating from U.C. Berkeley. He previously worked at Barghausen 14 years ago, and for the last 2 years he had his own practice where he worked on high end residential, retail and office projects.

Hannah Dunham joined Barghausen on May 22 as a people and culture assistant. She graduated from Washington State University in 2022, with her B.A. in social sciences and human development. She comes from a background in customer service, where she previously worked as a customer liaison at California Closets.

Derek Forza joined Barghausen in Richland, WA on May 30, as a project engineer. He graduated from Washington State University in 2015 with a B.S. in civil engineering. He previously worked at Aqtera Engineering and Parametrix, for a combined tenure of eight years. His primary focus includes both design work and field inspection, with an emphasis on utility, pipeline, and site development work.

Iona Waight joined Barghausen on May 30 as a people and culture assistant and will be working at the front desk as a receptionist. She holds a B.S. in psychology from Grand Canyon University and has a background in customer service, having previously worked at Bigfoot Java and Ben Bridge.

MG2

Wortman

Sarah Wortman has joined MG2 as director of marketing. With more than 20 years in the industry, Wortman has developed a winning approach to communications and business development. Based in the Seattle office, Wortman will work closely with senior management and principals to direct the firm's marketing efforts and drive growth.

Prior to joining MG2, Wortman held senior marketing roles at architecture and design firms across the country. Wortman earned a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communications from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and a Master of Fine Arts in Radio/TV/Film from Northwestern University. She is active in several AEC organizations including NAIOP; SMPS, where she is a past president of the Chicago chapter; and IFMA, where she is currently President of the Corporate Facilities Council.

Olson Kundig

Ours

Olson Kundig announced that Mark Ours has joined the firm as director of project delivery. In this role, Ours will lead the advancement, implementation, and continual optimization of firm-wide best practices and processes with respect to the delivery of Olson Kundig's projects. Working with owners, operational and design/technical directors, project managers, and other firm leaders, he will maintain a diligent awareness of the firm's needs, frictions, and opportunities for refinement and innovation.

Ours brings over 25 years of experience executing high-quality buildings. Prior to joining Olson Kundig, his multidisciplinary career included architecture, construction management, strategy, and management for enterprise-scale clients and stakeholders.

RGI

Kolachev

Lear

Pletsch

RGI has welcomed three new team members.

Samantha Pletsch is the firm's new marketing specialist. Pletsch has over six years of marketing experience and a bachelor's degree from UW's Foster School of Business.

Kayleigh Lear has joined RGI's administrative team in the Bothell office. Lear brings over seven years' clerical and executive support experience.

Petko Kolachev has joined RGI from Strasser where he spent two years as a project coordinator. Kolachev gained experience with Solidworks in his last role and is eager to expand his drafting skills and knowledge in the field of environmental consulting at RGI.