May 23, 1996

XactLabs

XactLabs, Inc., the Seattle-based developers of on-line, off-site data backup technologies, announced that they have recently expanded their management team. Ona Karasa has been named Vice President of Product Development, Jon Brown as Product Manager, and Bill McEwen as Program Manager. Karasa will be leading the Software and System Engineering, Quality Assurance, Product Management and Customer Service teams to develop techniques that improve the engineering and quality assurance processes for XactLabs. Brown's responsibilities will include meeting product schedule deadlines for future products. As Program Manager, McEwen will be executing user interface, usability and design of XactLabs products.

Image Ink

Image Ink Studio, a full-service graphic design firm, has expanded its creative team by adding designer Jeannine Axelson. Previously, Axelson served as senior art director for Wordwise, Inc. of Winter Park, Florida. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in studio art and graphic design from Florida State University.

May 22, 1996

Seattle Housing Authority

The Seattle Housing Authority has been designated as a High Performer by the Seattle HUD Office under the "Public Housing Management Assessment Program." The assessment covered the Housing Authority's fiscal year ending September 30, 1995.

Wall Data Incorporated

Wall Data Incorporated announced the promotion of Bill Derrick to the position of vice president of operations. Derrick, a veteran in the electronic marketing and software distribution industry, will be responsible for Wall Data operations in North America and serve as a liaison for international operations coordination. He will manage electronic distribution, publishing engineering, international publishing, publishing systems, purchasing materials and product fulfillment functions at Wall Data. Derrick will report directly to Kevin Vitale, vice president of operations and services. In addition, the company has appointed Lee Klepinger to the newly created position of vice president/worldwide training. Klepinger's worldwide responsibilities include developing training programs for Wall Data customers and business partners, as well as for company employees.

NBBJ

NBBJ has promoted 16 employees to senior associate and 22 to associate this month. New senior associates include Anne Cunningham, Dan Dennison, Ruben Gonzales, Lisa Hudson, Scott Johnson, Dick lee, Bill Lehtonen, Carl Muskat, Diane Lindberg-Nigh, Teri Oelrich, Gordon Phillips, Daniel Skaggs, Keith Smith, Jeri Vaughn, David Yuan and Brad Zylstra. Promoted to associate were Gretchen Addi, Brodie Bain, Ann Buratto, Cave Burger, Bruce Dahlstrom, Robin Dalton, Arthur Furukawa, Grant Gustafson, Lisa Harrington, Dave Helton, Karen Hillam, Paula Kistler, Greg Lombardi, Jennifer Mann, Carol Nording, Dan Podoll, Leo Raymundo, Laurel Rech, Don Schuman, Bragdon Shields, Peter Tsugawa and Alan Young.

AGRA

James S. Dransfield and John E. Zipper have been promoted to vice president at AGRA Earth & Environmental, Inc. Both are members of the firm's national operations team. Dransfield has been with AGRA for 14 years, and managers the firm's local environmental group. He has managed geotechnical and environmental projects involving landfill development and closure, stormwater control, landslide investigations, drainage and dewatering designs and subsurface contaminant characterization and remediation. Zipper has been with AGRA for 10 years, and manages AGRA's Kirkland, Tacoma, and Spokane geotechnical engineering and materials testing groups. His management experience includes highways, bridges, retail and commercial structures, water storage reservoirs and standpipes, public works projects, and heavy foundations.

Atropos

Alan Lambert has launched The Atropos Project (TAP), a new management and marketing service for architectural, engineering and construction firms (See "Design Firm Developments", this section). Lambert has been involved in management and marketing for design and construction companies for over 15 years. He was most recently director of marketing for Wood/Harbinger, Inc. for six years. Lambert is currently the Pacific Northwest's Regional Director for the Society for Marketing Professional Services.

Baylis Brand Wagner

Robert Reed and Susan Christofides have recently been promoted to associates at Baylis Brand Wagner Architects. Reed, who joined the firm in 1990, specializes in single and multi-family residential projects and retail projects. His residential projects have been recognized through a City of Kirkland Design award and the AIA Seattle Times Home of the Month Award. Christofides is comptroller and business manager at Baylis Brand Wagner. Before joining the firm in 1989, She worked for Ibsen Nelson & Associates and Hamilton Architects. She served for five years on the board of the Society of Design Administrators, including a year as president.

Easters & Kittle

Richard H. Abe has joined the Easters & Kittle, Inc. in Issaquah as project manager, with twenty years of experience in civic, commercial, and historic facilities. He was previously with Fred N. Sutter & Associates Inc. of Honolulu. Abe is currently at work on a variety of commercial projects as well as the Issaquah Police and Jail facility.

W&H Pacific

Lynda A. Reite has joined the business development group of W&H Pacific as marketing coordinator. She has more than three years of experience working within the design and environmental industry, and her responsibilities will include press releases, proposal coordination, client database management, and market research.

ABKJ

Craig Freas has joined Andersen Bjornstad Kane Jacobs (ABKJ), Inc. as vice president in charge of Alaska operations. Freas has been in charge of design for buildings, marine facilities, sanitary engineering structures and industrial complexes. Ken Andersen joins the firm as senior project manager, responsible for co-managing the Anchorage office and directing marketing. Previously with Tryck Nyman & Hayes, he has been responsible for engineering projects throughout Alaska, the Pacific Northwest and the Pacific Rim. ABKJ has also promoted four staff members. Adam R. Koczarski has been advanced to senior project engineer. With 14 years of structural engineering experience, recent projects include St. Barbara's Church in Black Diamond, Mt. Baker Elementary in Mt. Vernon, the Aviation Technology Building in Anchorage, and the Kodiak Credit Union in Kodiak. Alan C. Johnson has also been named senior project engineer. He is currently project engineer for the Federal Detention Center at SeaTac. Other projects include the ARCO Bayview seismic study in Anchorage, the Federal Reserve Bank in Seattle, and the Little Mountain Elementary School in Mt. Vernon. Michael A. Bramhall has been promoted to the level of project engineer, with seven years of experience in structural engineering. He has played a role in the design of six office buildings for Microsoft World Headquarters in Redmond and is currently project manager for Microsoft's Augusta Building and Building # 28. Gary F. Conner has also been named project engineer. He has been with ABKJ for six years, and his project experience includes the seismic assessment and retrofit design of the I-5 Ship Canal Bridge, the Fauntleroy Expressway, the Spokane Viaduct widening, and the Stossel Bridge.

ESM

John Chadwell has been named a associate at ESM Inc. of Federal Way. He is currently at work on Intel Corporation's new industrial facility at Northwest Landing in DuPont, a five-building manufacturing and research complex.