Jan 05, 2011

Callison

Callison hired Shawn Rush as associate principal in its Seattle office. Rush has 25-plus years of experience and will focus on business development in the global retail studio, which includes national accounts and workplace interiors. She will also identify market opportunities for domestic offices. Rush has been president of the Seattle chapter and foundation national co-chair of Commercial Real Estate Women. She is an advocate for sustainable design and has spoken at conferences and written on the subject. Her projects and clients include Davis Wright Tremaine and Amazon.com. Seattle-based Callison has offices in Beijing, Dallas, Dubai, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, New York and Shanghai.

Transpac Marinas

Dan Jankelson has been named president and CEO of Transpac Marinas in Anacortes. Since joining the company in 1989, he has led manufacturing and construction activities, and is responsible for design and manufacture of flotation systems. As chief operating officer for the past 10 years, he managed production for boat harbor projects in Alaska and the Northwest. Recent Alaska projects include the commercial vessel moorage float systems for King Cove and St. Herman Harbor. Outgoing president Dave Rytand will remain active in the business, focusing on sales and developing new products. Transpac designs and manufactures marine flotation and wave attenuation systems.

USKH

Dean Bergman was selected as an associate of USKH. He is a member of the survey and GIS department, and works from the Spokane office. His duties include processing and adjusting survey data, with an emphasis on planning, acquisition and post processing of static GPS surveys. He also has background in geodetic computations and map projections, and played a large role in the Akun Island survey project, which was awarded Project of the Year by Point of Beginning magazine. USKH provides architectural, engineering, environmental, landscape architecture, planning, and land surveying services in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.

Enginuity Systems

Yan-Hon “Moses” Chong of Enginuity Systems passed his mechanical engineer certification exam. His recent projects include remodel of Building 2 for the Department of Veterans Affairs at American Lake, and energy analysis and LEED certification for the Topping Boys and Girls Club in Tacoma.

Sparling

Sparling hired Monish Chadha as IT architecture practice leader and Doug Harvey as technology project manager in its Houston office. Chadha has 15-plus years of experience in operations management and design of technology solutions for corporations. He is a network architect and systems engineer with experience in analysis and design of LAN and WAN topologies, radio networks, data and voice centers, traffic management systems and wireless standards and protocols. Harvey has 25 years of experience in design and implementation of low voltage cable systems. He has a background in telecommunications and data communications systems, and related infrastructure, and is working on projects for Scott & White Healthcare in College Station and Temple, Texas. Seattle-based Sparling provides services in electrical, technology, audiovisual, acoustical and lighting design.

Dec 29, 2010

Pinnacle Consulting Group

Steve Fisher, senior project engineer and manager of design services at Pinnacle Consulting Group, has joined the ownership group as a principal after 18 years with the firm. He has 22 years of experience in facilities planning and industrial engineering. He has designed and managed projects with Seattle University and Navistar/International Truck & Engine Corp. Snohomish-based Pinnacle provides industrial engineering, facilities planning and material handling systems design.

ZGF Architects

ZGF Architects hired a number of employees in its Seattle office. Daniel Brindisi, Elisabeta Curea, Jessica Swann, Masaye Harrison and Katie Freels are new design team members. Christian Shoup was hired as a 3-D renderer and Kalyn Kelley as a marketing coordinator. Brindisi has experience in 3D modeling, digital rendering and media production. He is working on the General Services Administration, Federal Center South district headquarters. Most recently with Hinthorne Mott Architects, his experience includes low- to high-rise office and residential projects. Curea is working on Harborview Medical Center's Vascular Center of Excellence. Swann is working on the Federal Center South district headquarters. Previously, she was with H3 Studio in St. Louis. Harrison has a master's in architecture from the University of Oregon and is working on the North Lot mixed-use project in Seattle. Shoup is creating computer models, graphics and animations to support projects. Previously, he was a director at visualhouse in New York. Freels is working on the Elks on Broadway mixed-use project in Tacoma. Previously at Hinthorne Mott Architects, Freels experience includes design and planning of mixed-use, residential and health care projects. Kelley was most recently a marketing coordinator at Garvey Schubert Barer law firm.