Jun 18, 2003

FSi Consulting Engineers

FSi Consulting Engineers announced that Shane Day has joined as a mechanical engineer. Day has four years experience working with commercial and institutional HVAC projects and large-scale power infrastructure projects. He will provide engineering support for ongoing mechanical projects at FSi.

Associated Earth Sciences

At Associated Earth Sciences, Jamey Battermann has been promoted to associate; Scott Hannah has been promoted to senior project geologist; and Maire Thornton has been hired as senior geotechnical engineer.

Battermann specializes in erosion and sediment control engineering and construction monitoring. He is a certified professional by internationally recognized organizations -- the International Erosion Control Association and the Soil Conservation Society. Additionally, for the past three years Battermann has held a committee position with the Erosion Control Association. He is also involved with the approval process for new erosion control technologies.

Hannah has more than 16 years of experience in geologic hazards/geotechnical engineering investigations and geotechnical inspections throughout western Washington. He has worked on numerous single-family residential, multi-family and commercial developments. In addition to providing geotechnical and geological hazard studies and construction monitoring inspections, he is also is responsible for scheduling the geotechnical engineering personnel at the Kirkland office.

Thornton has more than 20 years of professional geotechnical engineering experience in Washington and California. Her experience includes geotechnical investigations, design and construction monitoring for residential, commercial and municipal projects.

Hart Crowser

Hart Crowser recently announced promotions in its Seattle office. Ernest Pascua has been promoted to senior staff financial statement manager, and Art Huber has been promoted to staff assistant with the firm’s waterfront services division.

Pascua was promoted for his performance in the firm’s accounting department. Pascua has been with Hart Crowser since joining the firm as a billing accountant in 1997. Huber was promoted for his performance in assisting with Hart Crowser’s deliverables. He also assists with the financial management of project budgets. Huber has been with the firm for two years.

Jun 11, 2003

Sparling

Eastman

Sparling has expanded its technology consulting practice with the addition of managing studio principal Bob Eastman.

Eastman brings 15 years of management and consulting experience to Sparling clients, with expertise in site master planning, technology infrastructure and voice/data cabling. He previously directed technology consulting for Shen Milsom Wilke, where he managed projects including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, AT&T Laboratories Headquarters/R&D campus in New Jersey, Ferris Library for Information, Technology & Education at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich., and the Hong Kong Convention Center.

Sclater Partners Architects

Jelaco

Ron Jelaco recently joined Sclater Partners Architects, an architectural design and planning firm in Seattle, as a principal. He will be primarily responsible for initiating and directing the design effort for all new projects including Lincoln Square, Bellevue Place expansion and the Essential Chocolate Factory. During 20 years in private practice, Jelaco gained extensive experience in town planning and urban design as well as residential and interior design experience. He is a writer, lecturer and educator at several state universities, focusing on architectural design, history and theory.

Higa Burkholder Associates

Watanabe

Robinson

Higa Burkholder Associates has hired Kurt Watanabe as a civil engineer. He specializes in commercial, residential and transportation engineering. Watanabe received his bachelor's degree from the University of Portland and a master's degree from the University of Washington.

Lance Robinson was hired as an engineering technician. He has 24 years experience in the civil engineering field. He received his bachelor's degree in art from Metropolitan State College in Denver and an associates degree in architectural drafting technology from the Community College of Denver.

Berger/ABAM Engineers

Mihaylov

Alex Mihaylov has been promoted to Grade IV engineer at Berger/ABAM Engineers' headquarters in Federal Way. Mihaylov's expertise includes design and evaluation of new and upgraded reinforced concrete structures, including site-cast, precast, prestressed and shells. Mihaylov’s recent projects with Berger/ABAM include seismic evaluations for the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard; the Pierce County Terminal for Port of Tacoma; nuclear crane design seismic analysis for Ederer Crane in Seattle; and the WestFarm Foods milk processing plant in Jerome, Idaho. Mihaylov received his master’s in structural engineering from the University of Architecture, Structural and Civil Engineering in Sofia, Bulgaria.