Jan 09, 2001

Project delivery

The AGC of America is offering a "super conference" on project delivery systems on Feb. 7-9 in Dallas. Some of the topics of the conference include: writing effective proposals, outsourcing operations and maintenance services, bonding, project re-alignments, marketing, construction dot.com companies, public-private partnerships, Web-based project management, design-build, preconstruction services, and more. Cost is $495 for AGC members, $595 for non-members and $425 for government employees. For more information, contact AGC of America Market Services at (800) 242-1766 or go on-line to http://www.agc.org.

CQM

A course on construction quality management for contractors will be held Jan. 26 in Tacoma by the AGC of Washington Education Foundation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The course is a requirement to be approved for work with the Corps as a quality control manager. It will also be offered Feb. 23 and March 23 at the same location. All classes will be held 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost is $89. For more information, contact the Education Foundation at (206) 284-4500 or go on-line to http://www.ConstructionEd.com.

Terabeam

Robert Herbold, Microsoft Corp. executive vice president and chief operating officer has joined the board of directors of Terabeam, a Seattle-based company that provides high-speed data services for businesses by sending invisible light through office windows. Herbold is responsible for worldwide operations at Microsoft, including finance, manufacturing and distribution, information systems, human resources, corporate services, and corporate privacy and security. He is a member of Microsoft's Business Leadership Team, which shares responsibility with Bill Gates, Microsoft chairman and chief software architect, for broad strategic and business planning for the entire company.

Jan 08, 2001

Daniels-Brown Communications/Ellis Paguirigan

Wiggins

Halverson

Vicki Wiggins has joined the Olympia-based firms Daniels-Brown Communications and Ellis Paguirigan Designs as an executive assistant. Wiggins was previously an office and project manager with Gibbs & Olson Engineering. She has more than 12 years experience managing client projects with a strong background in computer networking and software systems. Cori Halverson has been hired as a project manager at Daniels-Brown Communications. Halverson was the Washington State Senate production services manager for four years. Prior to that, she was a Senate legislative assistant for six years. She will be responsible for tracking and managing a wide variety of client advertising and PR projects. Daniels-Brown Communications is an advertising, design and public relations firm. Ellis Paguirigan Designs is a graphic design and marketing firm.

Jan 03, 2001

Freiheit & Ho Architects, Inc.

Amanda Oberg has advanced to the position of associate at Freiheit & Ho Architects, Inc., P.S. Oberg is a graduate of the University of Oregon and joined the firm in 1998 as an architectural draftsman. She has worked on various projects including: Sycuan Daycare Center, South Hill Center, Salmon Creek Retail and Coeur D’Alene Resort Hotel. She is currently managing the Starbucks Coffee Company account for Freiheit & Ho Architects, Inc., P.S. In addition, Yuko Kunugi, Luis Sison, Kristopher Stamon, Maiko Terao, and Alvin Wong have joined Freiheit & Ho Architects, Inc., P.S. as architectural draftsmen.

Entranco

Johann Wasserman, P.L.S., has joined Entranco as the new survey project manager. Wasserman has more than 20 years of experience e in land surveying and geodesy. His background includes cadastral, construction, hydrographic and topographic surveys throughout the U.S., Europe, Africa and Asia.

Berger/Abam

Wesley Hill, P.E., has joined Berger/Abam as a civil engineering project manager. He has more than 23 years of experience in the planning, development, design and construction support services for public works projects, primarily in the transportation sector. He will focus on developing and managing transportation and facility improvement projects for public and private sector clients for the company's public works and transportation division.

Degen & Degen

Roxanne Waltenbaugh is a new interior designer at Degen & Degen in Seattle. She joins the firm from Washington, D.C., where she worked with Brennan Beer Gorman Monk. She specializes in hospital and commercial design.

Hart Crowser

Roger McGinnis has been hired to work in the waterfront services division of Hart Crowser, a Seattle geo-environmental firm. McGinnis has more than 15 years of experience managing chemical analyses for complex environmental cleanup projects for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

John Herzog, a sediment quality specialist, oceanographer and project manager, has been named to lead the firm’s waterfront services division. He provides technical advice to engineers who select and design environmental remediation plans.

JPC Architects, PLLC

JPC Architects, PLLC, a Bellevue-based architectural firm, has hired several employees.

New to the firm’s corporate studio are project managers Bruce Schulte and Marty Jones and CADD designer Lisa Grilley.

Joining the special projects team are architects Pred Milovac and Andre Montelvan and project manger Inna Klepach.

Architect Vince Ojala joins JPC as project manager, Pamela Jones is the firm’s marketing coordinator, Kathy Sweat is the receptionist, and Chad Peterson joins the accounting department.

Phinney/Bischoff Design House

Amy Scheuer has been hired at Phinney/Bischoff Design House as a marketing coordinator. She had worked in the technology and computer-consulting industry and also had experience in the broadcast industry.

Dena Taylor is the firm’s new copywriter.

Phinney/Bischoff Design House is a Seattle-based graphic design firm specializing in brand development.

Shannon & Wilson

Gayle Guadarrama is the new marketing director at Shannon & Wilson, a geotechnical and environmental consulting firm in Seattle. Previously, Guadarrama was the marketing director at Redmond-based GeoEngineers.

Farwest Corrosion Control Co.

Kim Karmil has joined Farwest Corrosion Control as its new Everett branch district manager. She has 20 years of experience in the corrosion industry. She is responsible for the promotion of Farwest's cathodic protection materials and equipment, as well as corrosion control engineering services for a variety of industries including oil and gas, pipeline, wastewater, power, marine and telephone.