May 23, 2000

Mayes Testing Engineers

Jennifer Hempel has been promoted to marketing and communications manager at Mayes Testing Engineers' Everett and Tacoma offices. Hempel is a graduate of Bethel College in Minnesota and has over five years of marketing and communications experience.

May 19, 2000

Onvia.com

Onvia.com, a Seattle-based business-to-business e-marketplace connecting small business buyers and sellers, announced the appointment of Kris Iskandar, as vice president of technology strategy. Iskandar will work closely with Onvia.com's engineering and operations teams on third-party technology and merger and acquisition targets. Prior to Onvia.com, Iskandar was chief technology officer for two divisions of Compaq Computer Corp. professional services organization, overseeing business development and managing internal IT infrastructure, quality of processes and technical resources.

Unity Wireless

Unity Wireless, a Bellevue-based provider of wireless and acoustic technologies to the computing, communications and transportation systems industries, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Unity Wireless Integration Corp. has appointed board members and key executives to handle growth in Asia. Joining in Singapore are Cheng Gan as vice president, Kim Shin Wong as secretary and Boon Peng Lee as principal engineer.

May 17, 2000

The Dykeman Architects

The Dykeman Architects in Everett has promoted three employees. Timothy Twietmeyer and Timothy Jewett are associate principals. Kelli Smith has been promoted to associate.

Both Twietmeyer and Smith have been with the firm since 1988. Jewett joined the firm in 1988, left to pursue a master's degree in architecture and returned in 1997.

Richard Jordison Jr. has joined Dykeman as a project manager and senior architect. His special skills include 3-D computer modeling, presentation and conceptual design.

Mark Walker has joined the firm as information technology manager. He owned his own computer network company prior to joining Dykeman.

Other new employees include J.B. Bunting, Sam Castro, Rachel Dunham, Jennifer Irvin, Christopher King, Yuan Lee, Brian Sperber, Amy Thompson and Lara Wilson.

Glumac International

Glumac International has promoted mechanical associate Rem Wilson to associate principal. Wilson, a senior project manager, joined Glumac in 1989. His current projects include tenant improvements at the Federal Reserve Bank's Portland offices, the CNF Transportation corporate headquarters, the new Multnomah County Corrections Facility and the Fourth Avenue Development Center for the city of Portland.

The firm also named Mark Engdall as an associate. His current projects include MCIWorldCom network information centers in Salt Lake City and Denver and the Multnomah County Jail.

Robert Schroeder, a mechanical engineer, has joined Glumac. He is working on the Brewery Blocks, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use commercial development in Portland, as well as projects at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande and the Stanford University Medical School.

Scott Vollmoeller has been promoted to associate. He joined the firm in 1998. His current work include the Brewery Blocks project, the CNF headquarters and several projects at the Portland Providence Medical Center.

Steffen Brocks has also been named as associate. He is working on Nike's World Campus conference center.

Glumac International is a mechanical and electrical engineering firm with offices in Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Sacramento and Irvine, Calif.

INCA Engineers

Ron Perrone has recently joined the Tacoma office of INCA Engineers as a senior project manager. His recent experience includes the South Sound Commuter Rail from Seattle to Tacoma; the North Intermodal Yard for the Port of Tacoma; and extensive work for Burlington Northern/Sante Fe Railroad.

Phil O'Dell has recently joined the Bellevue office of INCA Engineers as the federal services manager. He will be responsible for quality control on all of the firm's federal work. Prior to joining INCA, he was chief of the engineering and construction division for the Seattle District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

TeamOn.com

TeamOn.com, a Seattle-based provider of a suite of Web-based e-mail and communications tools specifically designed for the needs of growing small businesses, announced that Rowland Hanson, former Microsoft vice president of corporate communications, has joined its board of advisors. Hanson has extensive experience in brand development, advertising and communications. At Microsoft, Hanson was responsible for the software leader's original branding strategy, including the naming and launch of Windows. Hanson is the founder of C.R.H. & Associates, a strategic counsel provider to clients that range from Fortune 500 companies to new ventures and e-commerce. He also sits on the board of directors of several emerging companies including Webforia, and on several advisory boards, including Onvia.com, Internet Capital Group and IncubASIA.

May 15, 2000

Washington State Health Insurance Pool

Gov. Gary Locke appointed six individuals to the newly reactivated Washington State Health Insurance Pool: Bernandene Dochnahl, Renton; Patti L. Carter, Oak Harbor; Mark C. Adams, Bremerton; Robert A. Crittenden, Seattle; Sean P. Corry, Seattle; and Patricia M. Maddock, Kent. The pool is designed to provide health care coverage to residents of Washington who are denied health insurance. The board of directors represents healthcare users, purchasers, providers and insurers, and works to develop and approve a uniform screening mechanism for subscribers. The health care industry will also name four representatives to the board.