Jul 14, 2009
Vancouver's Columbia Vista Corp. was recertified as a STAR site by the state Department of Labor and Industries. The designation, part of L&I's Voluntary Protection Program, means the facility has continued to reach the highest level of workplace safety, and has passed an L&I audit and extensive on-site review. Columbia Vista has 92 employees working at two Clark County facilities: a mill located along the Columbia River and a dry kiln remanufacturing plant in the Fruit Valley area.
Jul 08, 2009
Architect
Daniel Glenn is the new executive director of Environmental Works, a Seattle non-profit that provides architecture and planning services to low-income groups. Glenn, who replaces
Jan Gleason, remains a principal at Glenn & Glenn Architects in Montana. He was founding associate director for Design at Stardust Center for Affordable Homes and the Family at Arizona State University. He also has taught at the University of Washington. Glenn says Environmental Works can expand regionally and broaden its services to include tribal communities. He also wants to rekindle the group's ties to the UW and work with students. Glenn is descended from the Crow tribe. He designed the Crow Nation's Little Big Horn College Campus, and is design architect of the Native American Centers at the University of Montana in Missoula. He has also worked on low-income housing and sustainable designs.
Civil engineer
Ela Whelan joined the Portland office of Kennedy/Jenks Consultants as a water resources senior project manager. Her focus is stormwater planning and regulatory issues. She has done project management, project planning, and design and construction of water resource projects for Clackamas County, Ore., and as a consultant. She chairs the storm water committee of the Association of Clean Water Agencies.
Associate
Karl Pihl was promoted to director of technology consulting at Sparling. Pihl, a project manager and designer for the firm's electrical practice, has worked on Seattle's federal courthouse, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Edmonds Performing Arts Center, Southwest Washington Medical Center in Vancouver, Swedish Medical Center projects and the Mount Baker Performing Arts Center. He is on the associates' Steering Committee and has served as a studio leader.
Jim Ladd, a partner at Tatum LLC, a professional services firm, is Sparling's newest outside board member. His experience includes working as managing partner for Deloitte & Touche.
Marc Horton and Gerald (Gerry) Smith joined the Lacey office of Skillings Connolly as senior project managers. Smith, an engineer, ended his 32-year career with the Washington state Department of Transportation as deputy secretary for operations and chief engineer. He was responsible for all engineering, construction and maintenance, and he supervised more than $2 billion of programs and 6,000 employees. He returns to Skillings Connolly, where he managed a 45-mile highway project in Montana between 2001-05, as construction manager. He works with clients to meet state and federal requirements for construction administration. Horton's background is in project development and environmental regulation. He previously worked for the Washington state Department of Ecology, where he was deputy director. He manages Skillings Connolly's Water Resources Division.
Jul 01, 2009
Kleinfelder hired
Rick Della in the Redmond office as area manager. Della will work on expanding Kleinfelder's business in western North America. His areas of expertise are in the engineering consulting industry with an emphasis on environmental studies/remediation, water resources, transportation, operations management and strategic planning.
Dan Parkin has joined HKP of Mount Vernon as a senior technologist. He previously worked at Canadian firms, owned his own practice and was an instructor at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. He is working on a private residence in North Seattle and on projects at Bellingham Technical College.
Matthew Kimball is an intern architect at the firm. He is working on the Rosario Beach Interpretive Center for Washington State Parks, and on projects at Bellingham Technical College. HKP, formerly the Henry Klein Partnership, is an architecture and engineering firm.
SRG's Seattle office has promoted architect
Stan Jaworowski to associate. He is working on the Everett Community College Student Health & Fitness Center.
Jason Moll has joined the firm as marketing coordinator. Architect
Chris Colley is now a LEED accredited professional, and is working on the Everett college fitness center.
DCI has promoted three Spokane employees and one in Portland to associate. Shirley Chalupa of the Portland office has worked on educational, commercial, residential and industrial projects. Justin Cook works on a higher education, office, sports complexes and mixed-use projects. Wade Gelhausen's experience includes land development, planning, and road and utility design. Dave Giordano works on commercial, retail, light industrial, education, governmental and military projects. He is active in the Structural Engineers Association of Washington.
