Sep 01, 1997

Detroit Diesel appoints new VP

DETROIT -- The board of directors of Detroit Diesel Corp. announced the appointment of Ludvik F. (Lud) Koci to vice chairman and Charles G. (Chip) McClure to president of DDC. Koci and McClure were also named to the newly-constituted Executive Committee which includes Roger S. Penske, chairman, and Timothy D. Leuliette, vice chairman. Commenting on the appointments, Penske stated, "Lud Koci's years of experience in the diesel engine industry have played a key role in guiding DDC from an $800 million division of General Motors to a $2 billion stand-alone company. We are fortunate to continue to benefit from his expertise while, at the same time, to have Chip McClure join the Detroit Diesel management team. In today's global business world with ever-increasing cost pressures, customer expectations and the growing emphasis on quality, Chip brings proven leadership skills, solid international experience and a personal commitment to help guide our company into the next century." Prior to this appointment, McClure was vice president and general manager of the Automotive Systems Group - North American Operations for Johnson Controls, Inc., a $4 billion group of businesses with 50 plants and 20,000 employees. He also held several positions of increasing responsibility for Ford Motor Co. from 1979 to 1990, including general manager, Ford Components. He holds a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from the University of Michigan. Detroit Diesel Corp. designs, manufactures, sells and services heavy-duty diesel and alternative fuel engines, automotive diesel engines and engine-related products; and provides financing through Detroit Diesel Capital Corp.

Aug 29, 1997

NIKE

NIKE, Inc., a Beaverton, Oregon-based designer and marketer of althetic products, announced the addition of Frits D. van Paasschen as vice president of strategic planning, reporting to Thomas E. Clarke, NIKE president and chief operating officer. Previously, van Paasschen was vice president of finance and planning at Disney Consumer Products, a division of the Walt Disney Company.

Aug 28, 1997

Applied Precision

Applied Precision Inc. of Issaquah, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of precision positioning systems, announced the addition of Larry D. Vandendriessche to chief executive officer and president. Donald Snow principal and founding member of API, will now serve as chairman of the Board.

Aug 27, 1997

HNTB

Edward McSpedon has been promoted to the position of senior vice president at HNTB Corporation. The move elevates his role as chairman of HNTB Professional Services, in which he has the responsibility for firmwide direction and coordination of professional services and service line organizations. He continues to chair the firm's design/build and transit services committees, and remains on the board of directors for HNTB subsidiary Thomas K. Dyer, Inc.

Bassetti

Noah Greenberg has joined Bassetti Architects as an intern architect. He holds degrees from MIT and the University of Washington, and is currently working on Mary Gates Hall. Jeff Blachowski has also been hired as an intern architect. Jeff has a degree from Washington State University. He is working on the Tacoma Municipal Docks restoration and renovation project. Cindy Black has joined Bassetti Architects as a project manager. Cindy is working on Canyon Park Junior High School.

KCM

Bill Cranston has been named Seattle office operations manager at KCM. He has been with the firm since 1973, and recently completed eight years of work on the West Point Treatment Plant expansion. The position is newly created as a part of a company restructuring to better coordinate the efforts of KCM's offices across the Northwest. Cranston has 30 years of experience in engineering design and project management. Charles W. (Bill) Cutting has been hired as fisheries program manager to direct fisheries and wildlife resources operations. He has provided project management and technical leadership for hundreds of fisheries and wildlife habitat development projects throughout the West. John Davies and Steve Matthews have joined KCM as planners. Davies spent the last eight years as a transportation planner for private and public agencies in Washington and California. He will work in the Seattle office. Matthews, who will work in the Portland office, is a land use, capital facilities and transportation planner. Thai Tran and Dale Gray have joined the water resources group at KCM.

CDi

Jan Flesher has joined CDi Mechanical Engineers as marketing director. Previously, she managed a marketing and training program for HNTB Corporation and handled business development for the Bellevue office of EA Engineering. Juan Hernandez has joined the firm as a mechanical engineer and designer. Previously with Bouillon, Inc., he has worked on high tech cooperation centers for Boeing and Dura Pharmaceuticals and for the Navy. He is now working on several projects for Children's Hospital and Medical Center and for Providence Medical Center.

Inca

Chuck Hathaway has joined Inca Engineers Inc. as a senior project manager. He spent 25 years with the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT), and during the last ten years managed interchange improvements, bridge replacements, signal systems and park and ride lots. David Stensby has also joined the firm as a senior project engineer. In his 25 years of structural and civil engineering experience, Stensby managed commercial, industrial and fisheries-related projects. J.R. Barker has joined Inca as a senior structural engineer. His building design experience includes commercial buildings, large industrial facilities, remote area construction projects and storage facilities for hazardous, toxic and nuclear materials. Perry Cole has also joined the firm as a senior structural engineer, with over 15 years of structural and civil engineering and analysis of structural engineering materials. Ider Liou recently joined Inca as a senior structural engineer. His 22 years of experience includes bridge and retaining wall design, bridge seismic retrofit design, and bridge rating studies.

HOK

Edward Armstrong has joined HOK as a project manager, with extensive experience in retail, and commercial, professional office buildings and corporate facilities as well as master planning of institutional and government facilities. He comes to HOK from Howard S. Wright Construction Company, were he served as project engineer and quality control manager. Michael Derry has joined the firm to provide interior design and space planning expertise. He has provided design services for several banks and for justice and detention centers in Virginia and Florida.

Simpson Timber Company

Simpson Timber Company of Shelton announced the addition of Jerry Ficklin as engineering manager for Northwest Operations in Washington and Oregon. Ficklin returns to Simpson after managing his own environmental consulting firm for six years, and replaces Jerry Soehnlein, who has retired.

Stone Construction Equipment

Stone Construction Equipment, a New York-based construction equipment designer, manufacturer and marketer, announced the promotion of John Park to regional manager. Park will be responsible for the management of the northeastern region's district and indirect sales representatives.

Sparling updates electrical standards

SEATTLE -- Sparling, a Seattle-based company specializing in electrical engineering, technology consulting and lighting design, has authored the "Communications and Signal Systems" chapter of the newly expanded IEEE Recommended Practice for Electric Systems in Health Care Facilities published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Sparling staff, Jim Duncan, Greg Batie and Doug Bors, led the effort, which is the culmination of over two years of work on updating standards that Sparling originally developed in 1986. The IEEE book promotes the use of sound engineering principles and is a valuable resource for designers and hospital facility managers regarding patient safety, lighting technologies, back-up electrical services, and systems for sensitive clinical and biomedical equipment. The standard also provides key data on communication and alarm systems unique to health care facilities. "Technology has been the driving force behind many of the updates regarding power and communication systems," said Duncan, Sparling's CEO. "This update incorporates new design strategies for connectivity and use of technology in the health care environment." In addition, as the principal representative of IEEE, Duncan reviewed and voted on over 50 suggested changes to the health care section of the National Electrical Code. For a summary of these proposed changes or to make comments for the code panel to consider, contact Duncan before October 1 at 206/667-0555.