Oct 03, 2002

Corps of Engineers

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has scheduled an open house on Friday, Oct. 4, for the new field office of its Portland District Regulatory Branch in Eugene. The office, at 1600 Executive Parkway, will oversee permit and enforcement actions in Lane, Deschutes, Crook, Lake, Klamath, Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, Coos and Curry counties. For information, call (541) 465-6877.

Oct 02, 2002

Weber + Thompson

Benotto	Larson
Holland	McCarter

An accredited architect and landscape architect, Benotto brings her specialty of master planning to Weber + Thompson. Benotto is planner and project manager for the mixed-use Village Green community in Issaquah Highlands, and a member of the project team for Colman Tower, a mixed-use building in downtown Seattle. She was recently appointed to the city of Seattle Design Review Board for West Seattle.

McCarter joins Weber + Thompson as a job captain using his design development expertise. He is currently working on Issaquah Highlands, a 380-unit master-planned community with a variety of high-density cottage-types homes.

Larson joins the interior design studio as a job captain. Larson's current projects include Point Edwards, a multi-family development located at the old Unocal Tank Farm site in Edmonds, and a private residence on Mercer Island.

Holland is the new public relations director, bringing years of experience in marketing, public relations and the design industry. She is a graduate of the University of Washington, and has worked with companies such as Weyerhaeuser, Holland America and Hogue Cellars.

Seattle-based Weber + Thompson is a full-service design firm specializing in architecture, interior design and planning.

R. W. Beck

Management consulting and engineering firm R. W. Beck named Chuck Williams, director of operations for the West Coast offices, as an owner.

Williams, who is based in the firm's Seattle office, has provided expertise in consulting and engineering services to the utility industry for more than 20 years.

Power planning, routing, design and construction for various power projects are among his specialties. Besides serving on a technical review committee for the Washington Legislature, he has been instrumental in more than 50 transmission line projects in 21 states and overseas. He also has extensive experience with the environmental issues associated with transmission and substation projects, and has prepared environmental documents for project alternatives and full environmental impact reports.

R. W. Beck is a management consulting and systems engineering firm with offices nationwide.

DLR Group

Architect Larry Ahern has been appointed senior associate at DLR Group. Ahern joined DLR Group two years ago, and has primarily been working in the firm’s education studio on projects such as the Foss High School Addition & Renovation, Hazen High School renovation and auditorium addition, and various projects at Evergreen State College.

Oct 01, 2002

Crows Nest Entertainment

Crows Nest Entertainment named Michael V. Schuman as a project engineer. Schuman will be responsible for design, engineering and installation of audio/video systems for national retail and hospitality accounts and will be based in the company’s A/V systems division at its headquarters in Bellevue.

Sep 27, 2002

Artifex Business Identity Development

Artifex Business Identity Development named Ryan Anderson as a 3D media designer. Anderson will work with 3D design and print media projects. Artifex is a Web development and graphic design firm based in Tacoma.

Sep 25, 2002

KPFF

Sara Roberts has been named associate at KPFF Consulting Engineers. Roberts, a structural engineer, has seven years experience providing services to transit, commercial, retail, educational, and residential projects. She is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and has worked with both private and public clients.

Roberts is currently working with Sound Transit on the Transit Center and Parking Structure in Federal Way as well as commuter rail projects in Mukilteo and Edmonds. Her previous projects include Sakai Intermediate School in Bainbridge, recipient of the Kitsap County Earth Day Award, and Edmonds-Woodway High School.

Established in 1960, KPFF is a civil and structural engineering firm with 10 offices nationwide.

Sparling

Michael Shafer has joined Sparling as a principal, leading the audio/visual/broadcast studio. With 18 years experience in A/V design and project management, Shafer's areas of expertise include corporate facilities, health care, museums, universities and libraries. Prior to joining Sparling, Shafer worked at Shen Milsom & Wilke where he managed projects for clients such as Merrill Lynch, Pfizer, Conrad Hotels, J.P. Morgan, Agere (Lucent), Amerada Hess and The New York Times. Previous A/V installation projects include the Samarec.

Founded in Seattle 50 years ago, Sparling is the largest specialty electrical engineering and technology consulting firm in the United States.

Advanced Structural Concepts

Herb Ahten joined Advanced Structural Concepts as a structural engineer. Ahten received his civil engineering degree from Washington State University and has earned an EIT certificate from the state of Washington. He has experience with wood, steel and concrete-framed structures. He has been involved with several project types, including retail and office buildings, restaurants, storm water detention vaults, grocery store expansions, structural remodeling and emergency operations center facilities. He is currently working on projects such as the Extended Stay America Hotel in Seattle, Ranniger retail/medical buildings and city of Kent East Hill Youth Sports Complex.

ASC provides structural engineering design, investigation and construction phase services for all types of new construction, as well as modification of existing structures.

EDAW

Chuck Everett has been promoted to principal and director of operations in EDAW’s Seattle office. With 20 years experience, Everett leads a team of recreation planners, survey experts and designers, as well as land use and aesthetic/visual resource experts. He has led over a dozen hydroelectric relicensing and planning projects on major Western river systems for eight utilities. In addition, he has managed numerous federal, state and local projects involving recreation and resource planning, military planning and NEPA compliance.