Feb 04, 2004

Elliott Bay Design Group

Towers

Elliott Bay Design Group announced Jim Towers has been promoted to chief engineer. EBDG created the position to enhance the processes for creating, reviewing and working with technical documents. Towers will work with project managers to provide a consistent approach to engineering. He has 30 years experience in vessel design and construction.

PND

Helminger

PND recently added Mike Helminger. His interests are bridge design and structural engineering. He is working on the 17-mile King Cove access project in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, and is providing construction engineering support for the Metro Transit Division base parking garage in Seattle.

Garry Struthers Associates

Gossett

Garry Struthers Associates of Bellevue announced that Nancy Gossett recently joined the firm as project manager/senior engineer. Gossett brings 25 years of design experience in in-water treatment, environmental remediation, combined-cycle power plants and refinery systems. She will serve as lead engineer for process and mechanical systems, and project management for environmental and engineering programs.

Gossett's recent projects include technology development and design for water systems and permitting for a power plant in Minookia, Ill. She also has experience in soil and groundwater remediation systems.

Callison Architecture

Moore

Callison Architecture added Jim Moore as a senior designer. He joined the hospitality team, which is responsible for resort projects.

Moore has 15 years of experience in planning and designing four- and five-star hotels and resorts, with expertise in meeting centers and corporate retreats. Moore was a principal at GGLO in Seattle where he led the design of such projects as the Cedarbrook Leadership Center for Washington Mutual, Willows Lodge in Woodinville and The Wickaninnish Inn in British Columbia. Moore was named 2003 Allied Member of the Year by the Washington State Hotel & Lodging Association.

David Evans & Associates

Hirschey

Claudia Hirschey was promoted to vice president of business development at David Evans & Associates in Bellevue, where she has worked since 1993 on transportation planning, engineering and design projects.

Hirschey has 18 years of experience on multi-modal transportation planning and design, including the Corridor Needs Study for East King County and a study of alternatives for major corridor investment as part of the I-405 Corridor Program.

Landau Associates

Landau Associates, a Pacific Northwest engineering and environmental consulting firm, added several employees.

In the Edmonds office: Jayne Bloomberg, production/file coordinator, Mario Lopez, environmental technician; David M. Nelson, staff geologist and Charlene Kerr, accounting specialist.

Ryan Molsee, staff hydrogeologist, and Bill Towey, senior biologist, joined the Spokane office. David E. Moser, technician, Scott P. McDevitt, project engineer, and Michael G. Vedder, senior technician, in the Portland office.

Jan 28, 2004

Jones & Jones

Arnold

Bernstein

Sorey

Jones & Jones Architects and Landscape Architects made the following promotions:

Bruce Arnold, Bill Bernstein and David Sorey have become senior associates. Arnold has been with the firm for four years. His expertise includes museums and cultural centers, visitor centers, music centers, and urban architectural projects.

Bernstein has been with Jones & Jones for two years. He specializes in small- and large-scale public and private projects, including park and recreation planning, land master planning, and zoo design. Sorey has been at the firm for 14 years. He has experience in roads and related transportation issues, park and recreation projects, visual and environmental resource protection, and open space designs.

Nathaniel Cormier, Mark Johnson and Osama Quotah have become associate IIIs. Cormier's work focuses on ecological design and planning visions, restoring natural processes and habitats, designing sustainable communities and leading community-based design projects. Johnson integrates innovation and art. Quotah's architectural work has included a diverse range of projects both in the U.S. and abroad that have focused on sustainability, cultural sensitivity and community-based design solutions.

Pamela Morris Shields has been promoted to marketing director. Shields has been with Jones & Jones for three years. Her work includes managing all marketing efforts and overseeing public and media relations.

In 2003, Jones & Jones was the first recipient of the American Society of Landscape Architects Firm Award.

Parametrix

Tragesser

Michelle Tragesser recently joined Parametrix in Tacoma, adding to the firm's bridge and structures group. Tragesser will be responsible for project execution and business development in existing and expanding market locations. Tragesser brings 10 years of transportation project experience and is skilled in analysis, design and construction for a variety of public works and marine structures including seismic analysis and design for reinforced and prestressed concrete girder and slab bridges. Her current project work for Parametrix includes project engineer for the marine improvements for Port Orchard Intermodal Terminal for Kitsap Transit and the Highway 4 over Greensprings Drive Bridge and Zigzag River Mile Bridge for Oregon Department of Transportation.

Hoglund-Gray

Ginny Hoglund-Gray recently joined Parametrix in Kirkland as a senior consultant. Her technical expertise includes site layout and design, alignment alternatives and arterial design, drainage and utilities design and hydraulics analysis. Hoglund-Gray has extensive experience leading fast-track projects. At Parametrix, she is responsible for project execution and business development firm-wide.

Hoglund-Gray's project experience spans 25 years and involves transportation and development projects. Most recent notable experience includes project manager for civil engineering services for Microsoft's 300-acre main campus, Safeco's Redmond campus expansion and the Houser Way bypass in Renton. Prior to joining Parametrix, Hoglund-Gray was employed by Entranco.

URS

URS Corp. made several staff additions to its Seattle and Lakewood offices:

Kris Guttormsen, senior project manager, joins the wastewater group. Guttormsen has 30 years of experience providing treatment plant and conveyance system design and planning for municipalities and special purpose districts throughout Northwest.

Tom Tomczyk, senior project manager, specializes in UXO (unexploded ordinance) investigation and remediation and most recently participated in the successful investigation and cleanup of Adak Island for the Navy.

Mary Lou Sullivan rejoins the federal environmental group. Most recently she provided health and safety support to engineering field activity Northwest-U.S. Navy in Poulsbo.

Christopher L. J. Dowell, senior architect, joins the airport services group. Dowell has 20 years of experience with design for transportation, office, high-tech, higher education and residential facilities.

David Laielli, senior architect, has 20 years of experience in a variety of commercial, institutional and transportation facilities. Recently he has been project architect for several securities related planning and renovation projects for the Port of Seattle.

Daniel Tauber, senior architect, joins the airport services group. He has 10 years of experience in the design of airport, commercial and industrial facilities in more than a dozen states.

Selene Fisher, senior civil engineer, specializes in hydraulics and hydrology. She is experienced in a variety of water resources engineering projects in urban, estuarine and riverine settings.

John Caswell, project mechanical engineer, Mark Gagnon and Sam Reid, senior CADD specialists, join URS aviation. Dean Lanouette, senior estimator, joins URS construction in the Lakewood office, and Marci Williams also joins the URS Lakewood office as senior office assistant.