Nov 18, 2009

Gensler

Gensler Seattle hired Dalice Whatley as director. Whatley has more than 18 years of experience in public sector, corporate/commercial, hospitality and retail interiors projects in Washington, California, Arizona and Texas.

Fletcher Farr Ayotte

Fletcher Farr Ayotte hired Raymond Cheng as an associate partner and Shellee Harkins as a senior marketing coordinator. Cheng is a licensed architect in Oregon and Washington with more than 23 years of experience working on commercial, high-tech, industrial and mixed-use projects. Prior to joining FFA, he was responsible for a 1.1 million-square-foot LEED platinum mixed-use project in Shanghai. Harkins has more than 10 years of experience in the A/E/C industry, and has marketing and graphic design skills.

Interface Engineering

Interface Engineering hired senior mechanical engineer Robert Kuchcinski as an associate. Kuchcinski has more than 10 years of experience with a variety of project types, including health care and educational facilities.

PCS Structural Solutions

Brian Phair is the new CEO of PCS Structural Solutions, a structural engineering firm with offices in Seattle and Tacoma. Phair was previously vice president and remains the managing principal of the Tacoma office. Craig Stauffer continues as president of the company and managing principal of the Seattle office. Dan Putnam, outgoing CEO, will remain as chairman.

Nov 12, 2009

Rushing

Rushing hired Tien Peng as director of Blackbird Studio, its sustainability consulting group, and Bryce Perkins in the electrical engineering department. Peng has more than 16 years of experience and has a background in mechanical engineering and architecture. A recent graduate, Perkins has been working on several of the firm's high-rise mixed-use residential projects.

MulvannyG2 Architecture

MulvannyG2 Architecture hired senior associate Yisen Li in its Shanghai office. Li has more than 13 years of experience working on corporate office buildings, mixed-use developments and city planning projects. His most recent position was at Atkins in Shanghai where he worked as a principal architect and division head.

Rice Fergus Miller

Rice Fergus Miller, an architecture, planning and interior design firm in Bremerton, hired three new staff members, bringing the firm's size to 35. Chris Lee is an interior designer who will focus on senior housing and hospitality. He previously designed retail interiors for Starbucks throughout the United States and Asia. Jim Baurichter is an architect with more than 10 years of experience. He will focus on community facilities. Elin Headrick was hired as marketing director. Headrick will work with architects, designers and the visualization lab to coordinate marketing and business development efforts.