Mar 05, 1996

Olympic Hot Tub Company

Olympic Hot Tub Company, a spa and hot tub dealer with retail stores in Seattle, Fife and Everett, has earned the 1995 National Customer Service Award for Professional Excellence, a recognition presented by Pool and Spa News. In January, the company also won second place in the national Design Award Competition sponsored by Aqua magazine, a trade publication.

Ellis-Don

Bruce Schlaitzer recently joined Ellis-Don Construction Inc.'s Seattle Division as vice president. Schlaitzer's role includes project executive to the company's ongoing projects, large project development and project management. He holds an architectural degree from the University of Washington.

CES Inc.

Conceptual Estimating Services Inc. was recently founded by the principals of Eldred & Essex Construction -- Ed Essex and Michael McCurdy. The Bellingham-based company provides project owners with budgetary estimates, design input, estimates for bank loans and selection of building style/configuration best suited for a particular site.

New engineer, hydrogeologist at Seattle firm

SEATTLE -- Ellen McKay is the new lead engineer and Victoria "Vicki" Martinez is the new project hydrogeologist at the Seattle area office of McCulley, Frick & Gilman, Inc. McCulley, Frick & Gilman is a full-service environmental and engineering consulting firm with offices in San Francisco, Boston, Austin, Wallace, Missoula and Boulder. McKay, the former owner and president of Focus Engineering, has 14 years experience in hazardous and solid waste engineering, project management, regulatory compliance, environmental permitting and expert testimony. Martinez earned a master of science degree from Washington State University. Formerly with Parametrix, Inc. and Boateng & Associates, she specializes in the characterization of groundwater flow systems, flow and contaminant transport modeling and monitoring system design.

Feb 28, 1996

Northwest Architectural

Northwest Architectural Company announced the promotion of Malcolm R. Jollie to associate in the Seattle office. Jollie joined the firm in 1992 as project manager for a $10 million middle school facility on Bainbridge Island. The Northwest Architectural has a total staff if 50 and serves clients throughout the region from offices in Seattle, Spokane, and Coeur d'Alene.

ECS Engineering

ECS Engineering, Inc. has announced the addition of James Dierks to its staff. Dierks has over five years of control systems and process control engineering. He is responsible for the design and commissioning of control system hardware and software for municipal and industrial clients. Dierks' experience is primarily providing control system engineering services for domestic and international projects. ECS Engineering, Inc. now has three full time employees since its inception last June.

Bouillon Christofferson

Neil M. Reid has joined Bouillon Christofferson & Schairer (BC&S) as senior vice-president and principal, responsible for the newly established BC&S Power Systems Division. Reid previously worked at R.W. Beck, where he was national director of the Electrical and Thermal Plant Facilities Group. The BC&S Power System Division will expand BC&S services to include: total energy systems, thermal power generation and electric utility systems.

RSP/EQE

RSP/EQE, a Northwest structural engineering and seismic assessment firm, has added Bruce Yang Zhong as s structural engineer. Zhong will work as a member of RSP/EQE's structural design and seismic evaluation teams. Currently, he is working on the seismic assessment of Harborview Medical Center, and the University of Washington's Suzzallo Library. Zhong's previous project experience includes the structural design of the Coconut Tree Hospital in Canton, and the Hainan Province Supreme Court main building.