Sep 06, 2023

CAST architecture

Post

CAST architecture recently hired Anna Post as a design associate. Post was born and raised in the Methow Valley. She received her B.S. of Architecture and M.Arch from Washington State University. At graduation, Post won the 2023 AIA Medal for Academic Excellence.

Helix Design Group

Goldstein

Doyle

Helix Design Group, Inc. has welcomed two new members: Nathalie Doyle and Bob Goldstein.

Doyle received her Bachelors of Environmental Design, with an Architecture Major, from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She joined Helix Design Group as a job captain in the Architecture Group, bringing with her eight years of experience; with focus in multi-family, retail and feasibility/design studies.

Goldstein also joined Helix Design Group as a job captain in the Architecture Group. He has 42 years of experience, with 32 of those years in the K-12 market sector. He pursued and received an Associate in Architectural Engineering from the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA.

KMB Architects

Birbari

Scott

Hamilton

Lindstrom

Borrowman

Buchanan

KMB architects is excited to announce the addition of six new team members in the first half of 2023: Angela Borrowman, Bob Lindstrom, Matthew Hamilton, Christina Scott, Jessica Birbari and Christopher Buchanan.

Senior interior designer, Borrowman, brings 20 years of career experience to her role as interiors studio leader at KMB. Her diverse project work includes Education, Multifamily, Healthcare, Corporate, Civic, Commercial, Retail, TI, FFE, Environmental Graphics and Materials & Finishes. Borrowman's certifications include NCIDQ, LEED AG, AWI associate member, and a BA in Interior Design.

Senior project manager, Lindstrom has focused deeply on developing and maintaining strong client connections through K-12 Education projects during his 33-year career in architecture. He holds a BA in Architecture from Kansas State University as well as AIA, NCARB and Associate DBIA credentials.

Buchanan joined KMB as an architectural designer III with a 14-year career focused on Healthcare, State and Tribal market sectors. He has a BA in Architecture and Minor in Urban Studies from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville as well as LEAN Administration accreditation.

Scott, controller and HR manager for KMB, brings 12-years of accounting experience, 10 years of which were in the general contracting industry. Scott earned her BA in Business Accounting and a Masters Degree in Accounting and Finance from Western Governors University and is a licensed Notary Public.

Hamilton recently joined the KMB team as a staff architect Level II with a 10-plus year career focused on Urban Design, Education and Housing projects. Hamilton holds a BA Architecture from Woodbury University, San Diego and a MA Architecture and Urban Design from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, and is an AIA Associate.

Birbari joins KMB architects full time as an architect Level I after interning with the firm remotely during her senior year while she pursued and earned her BA in Architecture at Washington State University.

Parametrix

Kaufman

Amy V. Kaufman, PMP, AICP has joined Parametrix as a senior consultant with over 25 years of public and private sector experience in transportation and strategic planning, capital program management, infrastructure asset management, and project management.

Kaufman comes to Parametrix from Gannett Fleming where she served as senior consultant. Her consulting project experience includes work for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, TriMet, Golden Gate Bridge Highway Transportation District, Orange County Transportation Authority, San Mateo Transit District, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Prior to her consulting career, Kaufman worked for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New York City Transit.

At Parametrix, Kaufman joins the firm's Strategic Advisory Services team, providing, infrastructure asset management, owner advisory, and strategic consulting services to public agencies across the Western United States.

Aug 30, 2023

Berger Partnership

Arango

Smith

Jiang

Miller

Garcia

Daniels

The Berger Partnership has hired Jennifer Garcia as project manager; Belle Miller, Cristal Jiang, Stephanie Smith, and Paulina Arango as landscape designers; and Lily Daniels as the firm's summer intern.

Garcia supports the firm as a project manager with 12 years of experience and a focus on multifamily, mixed-use, residential, and parks and open space projects. She is a highly collaborative team member and is currently working on the City Hall Park Renovation and the Washington Park Arboretum Japanese Garden in Seattle, the West Sound Technical Skills Center in Bremerton, and the Quincy Aquatic Center in Quincy. She has a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Miller is particularly interested in sustainable and equitable design and is currently working on Springwood Park in Kent, the Sweeney Blocks and AMLI multifamily developments in Seattle, and a renovation of the Woodland Park Zoo Snow Leopard Exhibit. In addition to her project work, Miller is helping to lead the firm's summer internship and is an active member of the American Society of Landscape Architects Washington Chapter(WASLA). She is an Honors College graduate from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture.

Jiang joins the firm as a landscape designer bringing her graphic skills to the Redmond Central Connector Phase III in Redmond, the West Sound Technical Skills Center in Bremerton, and 121 Boren multifamily development in Seattle. She has three years of experience in landscape architecture with projects ranging from biotech campuses, resilient waterfront parks, and stormwater management. Jiang holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design and a Bachelor of Engineering in Landscape Architecture from the East China University of Science andTechnology in Shanghai.

Arango recently joined the firm as a landscape designer and is working on the Tiny Homes Relocation project in Bellingham and Meydenbauer Bay Park Phase II in Bellevue. She is the recipient of an ASLA Honor Award for the Alabama Meadows Research project and brings a background in both landscape architecture and architecture. Arango holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from Auburn University and a Bachelor of Architecture from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia.

Smith joins the firm as a landscape designer with five years of experience in mixed-use development, pedestrian-oriented streetscapes, trails, and open space. She is working on the University of Puget Sound Campus Master Plan in Tacoma, the Southeast Redmond Neighborhood Park in Redmond, and the Orcas Island Farm Retreat, among other projects. She is a licensed landscape architect in the State of California and has a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from California Polytechnical State University, San Luis Obispo.

Daniels joins the Berger Partnership as a Master of Landscape Architecture candidate at the University of Washington. Her internship research project, titled “Where the Street Ends: a closer look at Seattle's shoreline street ends and the abundant interconnectedness of our waterways,” explores Seattle's unique relationship with its waterfront and how the 140 street-end pocket parks along our waterways hold the potential for public use and ecological benefits. The final document will touch on the history of shoreline street ends, the importance of water and our connection with it, and a unique approach to utilizing the interconnectedness of our shoreline.

Barghausen

O'Leary

Do

Barghausen Consulting Engineers, Inc. has recently expanded its team by welcoming two new employees to its Kent location. The new hires are a design engineer and a project engineer.

Lyn Do, P.E., rejoined Barghausen on Aug. 14 as a project engineer. Do graduated from Gonzaga University in 2016 with her B.S. in civil engineering. She previously worked for Barghausen from 2017-2020, and then spent time working at ESM Consulting Engineers from 2020-2021, and KPFF Consulting Engineers from 2021-2023. Do has a variety of experiences with both public and private projects.

William O'Leary started at Barghausen on Aug. 14 as a design engineer. He recently graduated from Montana State University with his B.S. in construction engineering in 2022. O'Leary has a diverse background in construction, engineering and carpentry and has previously worked for Russell Square Inc., as a project engineer before joining Barghausen.

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

Kosis

Engineering firm Simpson Gumpertz & Heger has welcomed Alex Kosis back as an associate principal, bolstering the company's expertise in building enclosure engineering consulting and sustainable building practices.

Kosis joins SGH's Building Technology group from Denver, Colorado and will partner closely with SGH colleagues throughout the United States, including in the Seattle office. He brings more than fifteen years of experience in the industry, specializing in roofing and waterproofing system design and repair, and thermal analysis for optimal building performance.

Kosis spent eleven years with SGH to start his career, joining the firm as a technical intern in the firm's Washington, DC, office and advancing to senior engineering positions in Southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area. Most recently, he has practiced in Denver and the surrounding region with several prominent building enclosure consulting firms.

Kosis is a LEED Accredited Professional, BD+C, and a registered Professional Civil Engineer in Colorado and California. He received master's and bachelor's degrees in architectural engineering from Pennsylvania State University.