Oct 01, 1996

Digital Equipment Corporation

Digital Equipment Corporation has promoted Ben Schreiber to corporate consulting engineer, one of the company's highest levels of technical achievement. Schreiber served as Director of the Digital's Windows NT Systems Group both at DECwest in Bellevue, Wash. and in Acton, Mass., leading the company's technical efforts in delivering Windows NT on the Alpha platform. Digital is a world leader in open client/server solutions from personal computers to integrated worldwide information systems. Digital's scalable Alpha and Intel platforms, storage, networking, software and services, together with industry-focused solutions from business partners, help organizations compete and win in today's global marketplace.

Chronology Corporation

In an effort to expand its worldwide sales force, the Chronology Corporation, a supplier of timing verification software for electronics designers, has hired Mark Leonard as vice president of sales and James Stewart as director of strategic accounts. Two direct sales engineers, Matt Baker and Ernest Chiu, have been hired to help with sales expansion, and agreements have been made with additional U.S. and international distributors to help with the expansion. The corporation has also added six distributors to help with the company's business growth in the U.S. and abroad. The six distributors are CADSoft Solutions, Inc. (Germantown, Maryland), TriLogic (Wilmington, Mass.), ALS Design (Boulogne, France), EDA Solution (Hawthorn, Australia), Mercatek (Milan, Italy), and Tranfer EDS (Enschede, Netherlands).

Kemper Systems

Monty Blessing has joined Kemper Systems Inc. as technical manager. Blessing has 22 years of experience in the waterproofing and roofing industries. He will be responsible for all technical support to owners, architects and contractors. Kemper is based in Seattle.

Hanford citizens' committee seeks members

RICHLAND -- Two federal agencies are soliciting applications for new members to the Hanford Health Effects Subcommittee. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are looking for new members to the citizens' advisory committee. Congress created the committee in 1994 to advise ATSDR and CDC on activities both agencies should undertake to address human exposure to toxic releases from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The HHES currently has about 20 members who were chosen for their interest and expertise in Hanford exposure issues. Those members include activists, downwinders, health physicists, nuclear engineers, physicians and representatives from the Hispanic and labor communities. ATSDR and CDC are trying to broaden the pool of available expertise on the committee. The HHES also has government liaisons from the states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho and the governments of the following tribes: Coeur d'Alene, Colville, Kalispel, Kootenai, Nez Perce, Spokane, Umatilla, Warm Springs and Yakama. The HHES meets for two-day sessions approximately five times a year. Members are paid $188 for each day of the meetings, along with travel expenses. The 1997 meetings will take place in Portland, Kennewick, San Francisco and Coeur d'Alene. For more information, contact James K. Carpenter by Oct. 15 at one of the following addresses: Executive Secretary, Hanford Health Effects Subcommittee, 1600 Clifton Road, MS E-28, Atlanta, GA 30333, fax: (404) 639-0759, e-mail: jkcl@atsoaa1.em.cdc.gov.

Ecology awards grants, loans to communities

OLYMPIA -- The state Department of Ecology has awarded grants and loans to the following cities, counties and tribes for needed water quality improvements and waste management projects:

• a $2.1 million loan to the city of Kent for its 98th Avenue Regional Treatment Pond project, which will improve the water quality of Garrison Creek by reducing streambed erosion and bank erosion;
• a $1.1 million grant to Snohomish County for a coordinated program of waste management projects;
• a $929,000 loan to Wilbur to rehabilitate parts of its sewage collection system;
• a $356,823 grant and a $356,823 loan to the city of Aberdeen to replace an aging, leaking sewer main line that crosses the Chehalis River near the Highway 101 Bridge;
• a $250,000 grant to Island County to develop a watershed action plan for South Whidbey Island;
• a $237,200 grant to the Tulalip Tribes of Washington to improve water quality and shellfish habitat from Possession Sound to Port Susan and Saratoga Passage;
• a $186,623 grant to Clallam County to teach local residents how to protect and improve water quality;
• a $150,000 grant to the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians to reduce nonpoint pollution in the Stillaguamish Watershed;
• a $119,582 loan to the city of Snohomish to design improvements to its sewage system;
• a $98,250 grant to Pend Oreille County for a coordinated program of waste reduction, recycling and technical assistance projects;
• a $75,000 to Skamania County to assess water quality in the Washougal River;
• a $50,000 grant to King County to take action on the Beaver Lake Management Plan;
• and a $35,000 grant and $10,000 loan to Pomeroy to develop and prepare a general sewage plan and facilities plan, including collection and treatment.

For more information on water quality improvement projects listed above, call Mary Getchell at (360) 407-6157. For information on waste management projects, call Jerry Gilliland at (360) 407-6149.

Conference on contaminated sediments

SEATTLE -- Law Seminars International is planning a two-day conference on contaminated sediments. The conference will meet Oct. 17 and 18 in Conference Center Room H at Seattle Center. Topics will include sediment science, liability, regulatory requirements, cleanup standards and remediation. The conference is designed for consultants, engineers, lawyers, environmental managers, port officials and employees of cities, counties, public works departments and resource agencies. The seminar fee of $495 a person includes attendance at all sessions, coffee breaks and all course materials. For information on how to register, call Law Seminars International at (206) 621-1938 or (800) 854-8009.

Yakamas file complaint over fish habitat

TOPPENISH (AP) -- The Yakama Indian Nation has filed a complaint against Klickitat County for allegedly failing to protect critical salmon habitat as required by the state's Growth Management Act. Klickitat County Planner Curt Dreyer said Tuesday he was surprised to learn of the tribe's filing, which comes almost four years after the county passed a resolution saying it had complied with the act. The tribe on Sept. 12 asked the Eastern Washington Growth Management Hearings Board to review the situation and force the county to comply with the act. "No ordinances have been passed to prevent further degradation of salmon spawning and rearing habitat," said Scott Nicolai, Yakama Nation assistant environmental manager. Although Klickitat County opted to meet only minimum requirements of the act, it is still required to designate critical areas to be protected, including wetlands and fish and wildlife habitat, said Steve Wells, assistant director of the state Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development. Dreyer said the county's comprehensive plan, written before the act took effect, includes goals and policies to maintain environmental quality. The tribe wants to ensure that the Columbia River corridor and streams and wetlands throughout the county are protected, Nicolai said. "This is not a development vs. salmon issue," he said. "The development just needs to be done with consideration of other components." A hearing date for the petition has not been set. The hearings board has six months to render a decision.

Sep 25, 1996

Elliot Bay Design Group

Elliot Bay Design Group has named James Towers as senior marine manager. Previously Towers served as project manager at Dakota Creek Industries. Elliot Bay Design Group is a Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm.

ASCE

The Seattle Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will install Mike Stansbury as president on October 9, during a section meeting at the Bellevue Hilton Hotel. He served as a director of the section for two years. Stansbury was previously the chair of the Water Resources and Environmental Engineering Group. He is a registered civil engineer and water resources section manager. He is a graduate of California State University, Sacramento. Other officers installed for 1996-97 are: John Hastig, president-elect; Diane Hilmo, secretary; Tom Armour, treasurer; Stephen Hart, 1997 director; Ron Leimkuhler, 1999 director; Tom McDonald, 1998 director; John Welch, immediate past president; and Monique Nykamp, associate member forum representative.

AKB

Charles E. Bridges has joined AKB Engineers, Inc. as director of marketing. He recently served as marketing manager with Summit Technology. His background also includes service marketing and client relation spanning 15 years in both public and private sectors. M. Scott VanSchaardenburg joined AKB Engineers as senior structural engineer. A graduate of The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, VanSchaardenburg specializes in industrial design. A former resident of South Carolina, he is knowledgeable of the structural design criteria required to with stand hurricane force winds up to 125 miles per hour. VanSchaardenburg is currently at work on a $15 million, 150,000 square-foot distribution center for the State of Washington encompassing superflat slabs and coordinating with material handling systems.

Coffman

Kenneth "Dutch" Opdycke recently joined Coffman Engineers' Seattle office as senior project manager in the mechanical engineering department. He was previously employed by Hermanson Corporation. He specializes in the design of HVAC and plumbing systems for hospital, retail and office building projects, and is currently working on projects at Children's Hospital and Medical Center. Diana Dunkle has joined Coffman Construction Management as a construction accounting specialist. Diana has 18 years experience in the construction industry, managing cost accounting for residential and commercial construction projects. She is currently working on Sun Tower Piping System Removal, Northhaven Retirement Apartments Piping Replacement and System Upgrades, and Hawthorne Retirement Community Addition and Renovations. New to the electrical department is Dean Kandlik, a drafter with seven years CAD experience. Dean is currently working on the Northgate Mall renovation project, as well as various projects for Franciscan Health System and Microsoft Corporation.

BRW Group

Donald Samdahl has been named vice president and senior transportation engineer in the Seattle office of the BRW Group. A multimodal transportation expert with 20 years of experience, Samdahl has expertise in engineering and planning for corridor studies, comprehensive local agency transportation plans, statewide growth management studies, high occupancy vehicle (HOV) planning, and application of congestion management systems. He is a noted authority in the Northwest on transportation growth management plans and policies. Previously, he was a vice president of JHK & Associates and a transportation systems manager for the City of Bellevue Samdahl provides national expertise in HOV priority systems and transportation demand management. He is currently working on the Sea-Tac Airport Personal Rapid transit project, Southwest Washington Ports Study, and Freeway Interchange Traffic Studies in Bellevue.

BVT

Gerald Vammen and Daniel B. Taylor of Bittman Vammen Taylor (BVT), Seattle's second oldest architectural firm, have joined Mulvanny Partnership Architects, a Bellevue based firm with a multi-state practice of over 90 employees. Founded in 1906 by Henry Bittman, many of BVT's early buildings shapes the downtown core and have been designated as "Landmark Structures." These include the Eagles Auditorium, King County Courthouse, Olympic Life Tower, and the Terminal Sales Building. Recent restoration projects include the Securities Building lobby and exterior improvements to the Joshua Green Building. Currently BVT is focusing on retail and mixed use projects, and will continue its practice in Bellevue.

JGM

Jongejan Gerrard McNeal (JGM) has promoted Craig Lewis and Arthur Seidel to the position of associate. Craig Lewis has been with the firm since 1980. He has had extensive experience with park and recreation facilities, street improvement projects, and libraries, and specializes in water-conserving irrigation practices. Arthur Seidel joined Jongejan Gerrard McNeal in 1990. His experience during the past 24 years includes eighteen years of private practice in California and Texas, and his background includes corporate, commercial, office, urban spaces, city and state, multi-family, and private residential projects and interiorscapes.

HLA

Lee Boylan has joined HLA Infrastructure as senior highway designer in HLA's transportation group. Boylan brings to HLA over 30 years of experience in road and highway design including preparation of plans, specifications and estimated, construction and surveying. HLA has also added Susan Eubank as transportation design engineer and Tri Ong as an environmental engineer.

Giles

John Zipper has joined Giles Engineering Associates, Inc. as Northwest regional manager. Zipper has 17 years professional experience in the Puget Sound region, with a primary focus on geotechnical and environmental engineering for land development, public works/ infrastructure, industrial, and commercial projects. He was formerly employed by Rittenhouse-Zeman & Associates, Inc., which became AGRA Earth and Environmental.

Zervas

Zervas Group Architects has hired Leslie Stark as administrative assistant and marketing coordinator. A graduate of Washington State University, Stark has held similar positions with Botanical Laboratories and Associated General Contractors of Washington.

Sienna Architecture Company

Shauna Stinson has been promoted to marketing manager at Sienna Architecture Company in Portland. Stinson has been with Sienna's marketing department for seven years. Stinson is a member of Portland City Club and the Society for Marketing Professional Services. Blaise Kim brings her design strengths to the firm as job captain. Kim, whose experience is weighted heavily in medical facilities, will work with both the retail and healthcare teams. Kim earned her undergraduate degrees from Washington State University. Svetlana Astrakhan will provide drafting expertise for Sienna's corporate service group. Astrahkan received her Bachelor of Science from the Moscow Institute of Land Use Planning Engineers where she studied the architecture of rural settlements. Most recently, she worked with VanDomelen/Looijenga/McGarrigle/Knauf. David Waldow, a recent graduate of the University of Oregon, joins the firm's corporate services team as a drafter/designer. He brings computer aided drafting experience from Tomasi Lawry Coker DeSilva Architecture, Brackman Engineering and Lawrence Simons & James Brecht, Inc. Sienna has hired Jennifer Jenkins as an administrative assistant. Jenkins will work closely with the government team as well as the accounting department.