Jul 24, 2002

LMN

LMN Architects recently promoted six people to leadership positions: George Shaw to partner; Jane Hendricks to senior principal; David Reddish to principal; and Kristy Kimura, Sam Miller and Christi Wilson to associates. The firm also announced a new director of business development and principal, Victoria Cooper.

Shaw joined LMN in 1991, bringing experience in client relations and large-scale project design, management and technical execution. He is LMN’s eighth partner and assumes a leadership role in the development and delivery of services related to higher education, performing arts and convention center projects.

Hendricks has 22 years of professional experience including four years at LMN and eight years of concurrent teaching responsibilities at the universities of Minnesota and Washington. She leads LMN’s major projects in the library, university and community college market sectors.

Reddish is a senior designer at LMN with responsibilities for projects in public assembly, retail, mixed-use, office and commercial market sectors. He has 24 years of experience, eight with LMN in designing major projects in Seattle, Bellevue and Portland.

Cooper has 25 years of experience as an architect, during which she spent considerable time in client development and strategic marketing roles for firms in the Northwest and nationally. She is a past president of the Seattle Chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services and a past national board member of SMPS.

Kimura has been a key participant in business development for LMN for over six years and is currently manager of the marketing department. Her responsibilities include monitoring the implementation and performance of the business-marketing plan and she is a lead coordinator of direct marketing efforts.

Miller has more than 15 years of professional experience within the architectural, engineering and construction industries, and contributes his wide-range of design and technical knowledge to LMN’s complex cultural facilities and convention center project types. He is one of the firm’s sustainable design experts and has recently been accredited a LEED professional.

Wilson joined LMN in 1996 and has since participated in administrative and marketing support for large projects in all market sectors. She is a lead coordinator of direct marketing efforts and facilitates the organization of marketing information technology and database systems.

Interface

Interface Engineering now has four certified LEED accredited professionals on staff. The accredited professionals include James Wright in Kirkland; Jerry Yudelson and Mark Heizer, in Milwaukie, Ore.; and Stuart Lindsay in Sacramento. Wright and Lindsay are principals of the firm.

LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, and is used as the standard for green or sustainable building practices. LEED accreditation through the U.S. Green Building Council is earned by passing a national exam that demonstrates knowledge of green building design, practices and strategies, and a thorough understanding of the LEED Green Building Rating System and related resources and procedures.

Wright is a founding principal of Interface and has 40 years of experience in the mechanical design of commercial and institutional projects. He offers technical expertise in the design of plumbing, HVAC, medical gas and fire protection systems.

Yudelson has more than 20 years of experience with renewable energy systems, building design, environmental remediation, water conservation and solid waste management.

Heizer is a mechanical engineer with more than 18 years of experience in facilities management and the design of high efficiency HVAC and plumbing systems.

Lindsay is a senior electrical designer and principal-in-charge of Interface’s Sacramento office. He has more than 20 years of experience in the design of electrical systems for commercial and industrial projects.

"We intend for most of our senior technical staff to become LEED accredited to demonstrate our commitment to sustainable design as an integral part of our consulting engineering practice," said Interface President Omid Nabipoor. "We also believe that studying for the exam causes us to become more knowledgeable and broader based in our understanding of sustainable design issues affecting architects, owners and other engineering consultants."

Interface is the second largest full-service commercial mechanical and electrical engineering firm headquartered on the West Coast, based on 2001 company revenues. With 141 employees, the firm has offices in Kirkland; Milwaukie, Salem and Eugene, Ore.; and Sacramento.

Jul 17, 2002

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Col. Richard W. Hobernicht has been chosen to assume command of the Portland District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He succeeds Col. Randall J. Butler and will be installed as commander in a ceremony on July 19.

KPFF

Alberto Cisneros has been named associate at KPFF Consulting Engineers in Seattle. Cisneros is the civil project manager for the Immunex Helix project. He is also working on the Public Health Science building for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the Stadium Way Road widening for Washington State University.

Cisneros recently completed the Olympus residential tower in Seattle, street and plaza improvements for the award-winning Space Needle expansion and several projects at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center campus including the Aloha Street and Minor and Fairview avenues intersection realignments on the campus, the new Yale Building, and the award-winning Cancer Care Alliance.

Established in 1960, KPFF is a civil and structural engineering firm with ten offices nationwide.

Pacland

Pacland announced Bob Jewell has become a principal of the firm. Jewell joined Pacific Land Design in 2001 and manages the Transportation Engineering and Design Team in the Olympia office.

Jewell has 12 years experience with transportation engineering and design for projects in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. His understanding of agency requirements contributes to timely, cost effective design solutions for our clients. Jewell has recently completed the project management and permitting of a major highway interchange design project within WSDOT jurisdiction. His efforts have also contributed to the completion of roundabouts under WSDOT and Municipal jurisdiction, as well as traffic signals and other challenging roadway design projects throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Pacland offers land development consulting solutions through big picture thinking, project leadership, and unparalleled personal commitment.

Penhallegon

Christopher W. Kelsey joined Penhallegon Associates Consulting Engineersas a project manager in the municipal department of the Seattle office. Kelsey graduated from Lehigh University and has 12 years of experience in the design and analysis of water and wastewater systems.

He is currently working on projects for Olympic View Water and Sewer District, Skyway Water and Sewer District and Highline Water District.

INCA

INCA Engineers announced that Walter A. McAlorum has joined the Bellevue office as a senior electrical engineer. He will assume project engineering responsibilities for several of the company’s projects involving electrical design. McAlorum has 30 years experience in the engineering, design and construction of power plants, industrial plants, and institutional facilities. His experience includes design of power distribution systems, relay protection, load and short circuit studies, control systems including PLC’s, lighting, fire detection, and communications systems.

PAE Consulting

PAE Consulting Engineers, Inc., a mechanical, electrical, telecommunications, and sustainable design consulting engineering firm, announced the addition of staff members to its Portland office.

Shannon Callantine joins PAE’s marketing department as marketing coordinator. She was an intern at PAE for two years before graduating from Portland State University with a Bachelor’s in business marketing. Her responsibilities include the production of proposals, marketing material and overall assistance to the marketing department.

Kate Turpin specializes in environmental design and has worked on a number of projects incorporating LEED design, energy efficiency, and life cycle cost analysis. Current projects include Wilsonville City Hall, Portland State University College of Engineering and Computer Science, Marylhurst University and Columbia Square Building.

WBGS

Kari Greene received her license to practice architecture in May. She is currently working on the Lane Transit District -- Bus Rapid Transit and Springfield Station projects. While at WBGS Architecture and Planning, she has also contributed to a diverse collection of projects including the city of Eugene: 9-1-1 Dispatch Center and the Lane Transit District "Breeze" shelters.

Schkara Leonard joined WBGS in1998 and recently passed two exams: the Construction Specification Institute’s Construction Document Technician exam and Certified Construction Contract Administrator exam. Schkara assists in the construction administration phase of the firm’s projects. Some of the projects that she has supported include: Brookings-Harbor School District, Newport City Hall, Oregon Department of Forestry -- Tillamook Headquarters, and Lane County-Health & Human Services Mental Health Building.

Established in Eugene, WBGS is an interdisciplinary firm with experience in architecture, planning, and Interiors.