Apr 30, 2003

Gensler

The Seattle office of Gensler Architecture, Design & Planning Worldwide has promoted a senior associate and an associate.

Sidney Scarboro was promoted to senior associate. Scarboro brings 19 years of experience to Gensler. She has led numerous complex projects with large teams. Her focus is project continuity, from schematic design through construction and final occupancy. Scarboro's role includes project management, staffing and team mentoring.

Ryan Haines was promoted to associate. Haines specializes in building shells, from design to construction documents. Most recently he has been involved in an addition to a federal office building, a high-rise condo hotel and several corporate interior projects for clients in the financial service sector. The Gensler Seattle office was established in 1999 with a staff of three that has grown to 15.

Fletcher Farr Ayotte

Waggoner

Fletcher Farr Ayotte, a Portland architecture, planning and interior design firm, recently promoted three staff members.

Scott Waggoner has been promoted to associate principal/shareholder. He is currently designing a new interpretive center for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and is providing design for the expansion of the Aloha Park Elementary School for the Beaverton School District.

Karyn Goodfriend has been promoted to associate. She has worked with the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Goodfriend

Hoffman

Eric Hoffman has been promoted to associate. He recently completed interior design work for the Salem Sustainability Pilot Project, and offices for the Oregon Department of Human Services.

SCS Engineers

Stradley

SCS Engineers recently promoted Hayley Stradley to associate staff scientist. Stradley will work with the environmental services division conducting environmental assessments and monitoring projects. She previously provided administrative support to the environmental services and solid waste engineering staff.

Rebecca Breier, a recent Washington State University communications graduate, has been hired as the new marketing assistant/receptionist. Breier will assist the marketing, environmental services and solid waste engineering staff with customer service and proposal development projects.

Associated Earth Sciences

Miller

Kirkland's Associated Earth Sciences announced Matthew Miller has been promoted to senior geotechnical engineer. Miller has extensive experience in foundation investigations and design, soil stabilization methods, road base design, slope stability assessment and landslide mitigation. Miller manages schedules for multi-disciplinary teams.

KPFF Consulting Engineers

Lepage

Andres Lepage has been named associate at KPFF Consulting Engineers. Lepage holds a doctorate degree in civil engineering and is a seismic design specialist. His approach to analysis and design for earthquake resistant construction has aided projects such as Seattle City Hall, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Amgen (Immunex) and Sammamish Parkplace.

He is active on several national committees of the American Concrete Institute that develop and maintain standards for the design, construction and repair of concrete structures. He is also involved with the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and serves on the Earthquake Engineering Committee of the Structural Engineers Association of Washington.

Elliott Bay Design Group

Wren

Seattle-based Elliott Bay Design Group announced Reginald Wren has joined its team as a senior mechanical engineer. Wren brings more than 27 years of experience to the firm. Prior to joining the staff at EBDG, he was the principal engineer and owner of WRENgineering Ltd. Wren is working on the MV Columbia re-power for the Alaska Marine Highway System.

Helix Architecture

Protasevich

Alex Protasevich, a native of Minsk, Belarus, recently joined Helix Architecture. In 1988 he won the Young Architects competition in what was then the USSR. He came to the United States in 1989, after practicing in Paris for a year. He established his own architectural firm, Arc/Artel Architecture in Salt Lake City in 1993. His honors include the International Union of Architects’ Silver Medal awarded at InterArch 2000 World Triennial design competition for design of the Episcopal Church in Centerville, Utah.

Since joining Helix, he has developed the design for all buildings at the Port of Tacoma’s new Pierce County Terminal and Portland National Guard Fire Station.

Apr 23, 2003

Roth Hill Engineering Partners

Dawn Gonzales has joined Roth Hill Engineering Partners as a services assistant, responsible for engineering project administration and support. In addition, she will be assisting the firm in the accounts payable department.

Dejan Andjelkovic has joined Roth Hill as an E.I.T. designer, focusing on engineering support for a variety of municipal utility projects.

The Bellevue-based consulting civil engineering firm provides engineering and design, land surveying, government affairs, planning and construction administration services.

Otak

Joe Simmler recently joined Otak as senior project manager and water resource marketing manager in the firm’s Kirkland office. Simmler has 28 years of experience in water resource management, including 12 years in the public sector and more than 16 years as a consultant to municipal agencies. Simmler has been assisting cities and counties in planning, funding and compliance with various local, state, and federal stormwater requirements. He is currently working on comprehensive stormwater management plans for the Port of Bremerton, and the cities of Fife and Marysville, and regional stormwater management plans for Yakima County, and the cities of Yakima and Union Gap.

Courtney McFadden has recently been promoted to Puget Sound marketing supervisor at Otak’s Kirkland office. McFadden has been with Otak for seven years and will supervise marketing activities and staff. She has led marketing efforts for projects including the South Tacoma Commuter Rail Station for Sound Transit; the Station Camp Commemorative Park and Interpretive Center in Chinook; and the Georgia Pedestrian Facilities Handbook.

Diane Levy recently joined Otak as marketing specialist at the Kirkland office.

Shannon & Wilson

Jeri-Beth Bowman, corporate human resources manager for Shannon & Wilson, was recently elected president of the 2003 Business Advisory Council for Washington Vocational Services' Projects with Industry. WVS is a non-profit organization whose mission is providing job placement services to individuals with disabilities.

Land Surveyors’ Association

The Land Surveyors’ Association of Washington named R. William Glassey Surveyor of the Year at the recent annual conference.

Glassey is a licensed professional surveyor in Washington and Colorado. He has served on the LSAW Executive Committee since 1995 and chaired its Speakers Bureau, Public Relations and Redefinition of Surveying Liaison Committees.

LSAW represents more than 1,000 professional surveyors and associates in 12 chapters located throughout Washington.

LSAW also announced the installation of Gary M. Gervelis as 2003 state president. Gervelis is land survey manager for the city of Seattle.

Candela

Candela, architectural lighting consultants, promoted Mary Claire Frazier to firm principal. With 18 years experience as a lighting consultant, designer and instructor, and degrees in architecture and psychology, Frazier will join Candela principal Denise Fong in managing and marketing the firm.

Frazier's expertise includes museum, commercial office, hospitality, educational, and library projects. Since joining Candela in 1996, she has developed designs for projects such as Experience Music Project and the Auburn and Issaquah libraries. Frazier's current projects include Seattle Public Library's Ballard, Rainier Beach and Beacon Hill branches, and the University of Washington's Bioengineering and Genomic Sciences Buildings.