Jun 12, 1996

DEA

Charles Burnham and Terry Larson have been named associates with David Evans and Associates, Inc. Burnham, who has been with DEA since 1992, is a senior project engineer specializing in rail engineering. He recently completed work on the $25 million Banfield Light Rail Transit System project for Tri-Met in Portland. A professional land surveyor, Larson is the manager of DEA's Tacoma planning and natural resources group. He serves as the project manager for the 1,500-acre Sunrise master planned community. He is also involved in providing planning services for a 600-acre destination resort near Mt. Rainier.

Pacific Testing Labs

Paul Way has joined Pacific Testing Laboratories (PTL) as project manager for forensic engineering. He specializes in electrical system design, failure analysis and remediation, power plant engineering and wastewater treatment plant start-up.

Shapiro

Curtis LaPierre has joined Shapiro and Associates as a landscape architect, land planner and manager of the mitigation design department. He specializes in interdisciplinary design projects with complex permitting requirements. LaPierre is currently working on site plans for the Woodinville Red Hook Ale Brewery expansion; federal aviation administration housing in Bethel, Alaska; and a large-scale golf course and residential development master plan in Washington. In addition to project work, he supervises four landscape architects at Shapiro.

Sienna

Lisa Pearse has joined Sienna Architecture Company as a project manager for the interiors group. Her previous position was with Andrea Bainbridge Design, where she worked on projects for Nike and the Port of Portland among others. Sienna has added Heather Flegel and Scott Barton to the retail group. Flegel has worked with Industrial Design Corporation in Portland, and Barton recently relocated to Portland to pursue his interest in sustainable design. Robert Smith was selected to join the firm for the spring and summer as an intern.

Symonds

Symonds Consulting Engineers, Inc. has hired Jennifer Shields as marketing coordinator. Shields has over four years of experience in marketing for professional engineering and planning disciplines. She will also be serving on the Board of Directors for the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS).

Jun 11, 1996

Pinnacle Consulting

Robin Stebbins, P.E. has joined Pinnacle Consulting Group as a project manager. He will be a part of a team involved with the project for King County Information and Telecommunications Division. For the past five years Stebbins has worked in the consulting engineering industry. Pinnacle provides industrial facility planning and material systems design.

Herring/Newman

Herring/Newman, a database marketing and brand advertising agency, has hired Tom Wallace as an interactive producer. Wallace, the producer of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) web sites, will be responsible for the development and maintenance of client web sites with Herring/Newman. Marla Katz has recently been hired as the agency's interactive creative director. Katz designed the RealAudio web site and the recently launched Hart Brewing web site.

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Michael Erickson has joined Lease Crutcher Lewis as a senior estimator. He holds an architecture degree from the University of Washington and has 23 years of experience in the design, development and construction industries.

Sears

Sears, Roebuck & Co. has announced it has selected K Designers of Kent and American Home Improvement Products Inc. of Seattle as authorized home improvement contractors for the Seattle area. K Designers will market siding and American Home will market windows and cabinets under the Sears name.