Jun 15, 2005

Gensler

Moriarty

Scarboro

Yoshinobu

Covarrubias- Bunster

DiStefano

Smith

Callaway

Mendez

Five Gensler designers recently received LEED accreditation. They are: Linda Moriarty, managing director principal; Sidney Scarboro, senior associate; Chad Yoshinobu, senior associate; Susana Covarrubias-Bunster, associate; Patrick DiStefano, a Gensler architect since 2003. Additionally, several LEED accredited professionals have recently joined Gensler as designers. Emily Smith has a broad range of experience including corporate, health care, hospitality and commercial architecture. Mandy Callaway is an interior designer whose experience includes corporate interiors, law offices, retail, municipal and government work. Maria Teresa Mendez has experience with concept development, program management, space planning, furniture and finish selection, construction documentation, and metrics and standards analysis.

KPFF Consulting Engineers

Schwab

Nate Schwab, structural engineer, has been named an associate at KPFF Consulting Engineers. Schwab is working on the Sacred Heart Medical Center in Springfield, Ore. Other projects include the Public Health Sciences Building, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Safeco facilities throughout the United States.

Zipper Zeman Associates

Hauck

Zipper Zeman Associates said Kristopher T. Hauck has obtained his Washington professional engineering license. Hauck specializes in seismic analysis, and design of deep foundations and retaining walls. Staff engineer Robert W. Sargent recently received his master's in civil engineering from the University of Washington. Zipper Zeman provides geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting and engineering geology services, with offices in Lynnwood, Seattle and Tacoma.

Core Design

Morriss

Bellevue civil engineering firm Core Design added Earl Morriss to its survey staff. Morriss is working on Redmond Ridge in King County and Tambark Creek in Snohomish County. Phil Sarandos and Shawn McDonald have joined the engineering staff.

Nakano Associates

Neylon

Watland

Nakano Associates recently promoted Theresa Neylon to senior associate. She has been with Nakano for seven years and is working on Holly Park. Rachael Watland has been hired as associate landscape designer. Nakano Associates specializes in landscape architecture, parks and recreation planning, transit projects and urban design.

Sparling

Bahner

Gore

Concepcion

Seattle-based Sparling recently named Spencer Bahner an associate in its Lynnwood office. Bahner's 23 years of experience in radio communications system design includes expanding wireless technology services. Current projects include wireless systems for hospitals and replacing a microwave system at the Bonneville Power Administration. Electrical designer Scott Gore has eight years of experience and is working on Group Health Medical Center in Bellevue and the Evergreen Healthcare Bed Tower. Office assistant David Concepcion will manage Sparling's archiving system and inventory control of office equipment.

Integral Consulting

Burnell

Seattle-based Integral Consulting added water resources expert Suzanne Burnell, a hydrogeologist with 15 years of experience developing groundwater resources. Integral is a science and engineering consulting firm that works on environmental strategic planning, agency negotiations, litigation, and regulatory analysis and compliance.

Earth Tech

Ching

Long Beach, Calif.-headquartered Earth Tech added three to its Bellevue office: regional transportation director Stanley Ching, senior construction manager Tim McDonald and engineer Shawn Benedict. Earth Tech is an engineering and construction firm, and focuses on water/wastewater, environmental and transportation projects around the world. Ching does transportation planning and McDonald works on construction management. The company named Benedict as resident engineer in the Bellevue office. Earth Tech is a business unit of Tyco International Ltd.

SSA

Lambert

Nelson

Seattle-based architectural and engineering acoustics company SSA added theater design consultant Matthew Lambert, who has seven years of experience in theatre design engineering and is working on a remodel of Gig Harbor High School's auditorium and a project at Hanford High School. SSA also added Dawn Nelson to work on theater specifications at Aberdeen High School and Ridgeline Middle School. The company's other services are in audio/visual design, and theater design and planning.

Lachel Felice & Associates

Golden, Colo.-based Lachel Felice & Associates added Mark Rohrbach, an engineer with five years of experience in engineering and site assessment. Rohrbach is an expert in deep foundations and earth retaining systems, and was also recently appointed a second lieutenant in the U.S. Reserve Army.

Tim Kovacs, the firm's expert in sonic logging testing, recently earned certification as a professional engineer in Washington. Lachel Felice specializes in tunnel design and drilled shaft design, with a local office in Kirkland.

Otak

Planning, architecture, design and engineering Otak added engineers and architects to its offices in the West to expand public sector work. Civil engineer Windi Shapley is doing infrastructure projects in the Kirkland office, drawing on experience managing capital improvement projects and inspections. Land development specialist Brian Nigg is a senior engineer at Otak's Lake Oswego headquarters. Dan Gormley is a business development director for the public services group. Project manager Donald Atwood focuses on roadway design and stormwater management in the company's Tempe, Ariz., office. Landscape architectLindsey Utter works on wetland treatment systems from the Carbondale, Colo., office.

Cary Kopczynski & Co.

Bellevue structural engineering firm Cary Kopczynski & Co. added quality assurance manager Ed Palmer and administrative assistant Susanne Lewis. Cary Kopczynski does structural engineering for buildings and parking structures. Palmer will oversee estimating and review designs. Lewis will manage correspondence and help the engineering staff.