Mar 05, 2008

Wilson Engineering

Wilson Engineering of Bellingham said senior party chief J. Thomas Brewster has obtained his Washington State Professional Land Surveyor’s license. Brewster is a certified flood plain manager, a GPS specialist, and a land and hydrographic surveyor. Brewster began his surveying career in 1988 and has worked at Wilson since 1994.

BHC Consultants

BHC Consultants said Stan May received his certification from the American Institute of Certified Planners. As senior planner, May assists jurisdictions with critical areas regulations, comprehensive plan updates, GIS analysis and development code updates.

Kennedy/Jenks Consultants

Kennedy/Jenks Consultants hired Don J. Larson as a business development coordinator in its Portland office. Larson has more than 17 years of experience in management and technical services. Larson has managed public and private sector environmental projects for a large national environmental firm.

Sparling

Sparling promoted Greg Livengood to principal. Livengood joined the firm in 2005 and has designed and managed more than 25 projects for military, commercial, retail and educational clients. Livengood will co-lead one of five electrical design studios. Sparling also hired Catherine Duvall as project manager and Catherine Flatt as electrical designer. Duvall has more than eight years of experience and is working on projects at Virginia Mason Medical Center and Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup. Flatt is currently lead electrical designer on a project for the University of Washington Medical Center. She is also working on a project for the Department of Defense at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

SkB Architects

SkB Architects hired Jim Brown as a senior architect and Todd Jacobsen as a senior designer and business development strategist in the firm’s Seattle office. Formerly with LMN Architects, Brown has 17 years of experience and has completed 18 major projects, including convention centers, performing arts facilities and public assembly projects. Brown will take on the role of creative and business strategist at SkB Architects. Formerly CEO of Utility Inc., Jacobsen has 13 years of experience and has designed retail and corporate environments for clients like Gene Juarez Salons, Jackson Hole Ski Resort, The North Face, Patagonia, Adidas, Brooks Running and Eddie Bauer. Jacobsen will be responsible for design, business development and marketing.

BCRA

BCRA hired architect Kent McLaren. McLaren has worked in the South Sound architectural scene since 1985, and has completed projects across the United States. McLaren is focusing on mixed-use, residential, commercial, senior living and civic markets

Mar 04, 2008

Davis Langdon

Jon Bayles has been named manager of Davis Langdon's Seattle office. Since joining the firm in 2004, Bayles has worked on the Amgen Helix project in Seattle, the new Bellevue City Hall and renovations to the Compton Union Building at Washington State University. Davis Langdon is a construction cost management firm.

Feb 27, 2008

The Berger Partnership

The Berger Partnership promoted landscape architect Dana Staikides to senior project manager. Staikides has been with the firm for 11 years. She is working on the Timber Ridge assisted-living facility in Issaquah, Denny Park and Bellevue Community College. Landscape architect Katie Bang was promoted to project manager. Bang began working with the firm six years ago and her current projects include Chief Sealth High School/Denny Middle School, Skyline High School, Waterfront Place condominiums and Chateau Ste. Michelle. Rachael Meyer was also promoted to project manager. Meyer joined the firm in 2005 and focuses on urban mixed-use projects such as Thornton Place in Northgate, large-scale residential projects and green roof installations. She recently joined the board of Architects Without Borders. Jan Satterthwaite was also promoted to project manager. Satterthwaite's current projects include Jefferson Park, Maple Leaf Cottages, Boylston II Townhouses, the Washington Park Arboretum Master Plan and the National Parks Historic Preservation project. Whitney Summerford was promoted to associate project manager. Summerford joined the firm in 2006 and is working on Lynnwood High School, East Sammamish Park, Swedish Orthopedic Institute and the Magnuson Tennis Center. Ann DeOtte was promoted to graphics and marketing coordinator. DeOtte joined the firm in 2005 and creates informational graphics, proposal and presentation materials, and works on advertising artwork, Web site design, management and blogging.

MulvannyG2 Architecture

MulvannyG2 Architecture hired architects Jonathan Chang and Elik Grin. Chang has more than 20 years of experience and returns to MulvannyG2 as principal of its Costco international team. Some of his recent projects, with another firm, include Hong Yi Plaza in Shanghai, Time Mall at City Center in Shenzhen, China and Hines New Jiang Wan Development in China. Chang is managing Costco developments in Asian countries. Grin has more than 25 years of experience in retail architecture. His most recent projects, with another firm, include Guildford Town Center in Surrey, B.C. and Luneng Fortune Plaza in Beijing. Grin is a senior associate in Retail Environments, where he is working on Everett Riverfront.

Icicle Creek Engineers

Issaquah's Icicle Creek Engineers hired Sunny Beaman as marketing coordinator. Beaman was most recently employed by Nordstrom. Her responsibilities include organizing and enhancing marketing information.

HDR

Steve Reiber has rejoined HDR as drinking water quality technical lead and director of the water research program in Bellevue. He will also work on materials forensics, corrosion control and advanced water treatment systems. Reiber served for nearly two years as a water treatment technology fellow for CH2M Hill's Global Water Operations, working on projects in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects

Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects has promoted 13 employees to principal. Clint Diener and Leslie Morison were named principals in the Seattle office and Braulio Baptista, Sue Ann Barton, John Breshears, Thomas Fortier, Andrew Hollomon, Brian McCarter and Kip Storey were named principals in the Portland office. Diener is an architect with more than 30 years of experience. His past work includes managing a number of projects for Microsoft. Morison is a marketing director with 20 years of marketing and business development experience. Baptista has worked at ZGF for seven years and past projects include a dormitory project at Reed College and a science/engineering center at Portland State University. Barton has been focused on health care projects, including Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Breshears is both an architect and mechanical engineer, and has worked on sustainable design strategies for clients including Clif Bar, UC Berkeley and the EPA. Fortier has been practicing architecture for more than 24 years. His focus has been on higher education, including projects at Stanford University, Oregon State University, University of Texas at Austin and the University of Idaho. Hollomon is responsible for computer-aided design firm-wide. McCarter has 30 years of experience, focused on urban design, landscape architecture and planning. Storey has been responsible for project management, design, feasibility studies and coordination with consultants, contractors and clients. His most recent projects include the new 1.4 million-square foot Children's Hospital in Denver.

EDAW

Brian Douglas Scott has joined EDAW as director of urban design, and will lead the integrated design, planning and environmental practice in the Pacific Northwest. Scott has 27 years of experience, with emphasis in downtown revitalization, urban design and long-range planning. He was president and executive director of the Oregon Downtown Development Association and Livable Oregon. Robert Lloyd has relocated to EDAW Seattle from EDAW Miami. Lloyd's work has focused on green urbanism, a fusion of new urbanist planning with urban ecological design. His projects include development strategies for suburban infill sites and design of urban public space.