Aug 31, 2011

Hanson Professional Services

Rickett

Hanson Professional Services hired railroad designer Tristan Rickett in Seattle. He is assisting with a track assessment report and design summary drawings for clients. He was a traffic intern with the Portland Bureau of Transportation. He holds a bachelor's in civil engineering from Gonzaga University and a master's in civil engineering from the University of Illinois. Hanson provides engineering, architecture and planning.

Landau Associates

Turpin

Neal

Cooley

Smith

Olcott

Nequette

Malkemus

Farrow

Landau Associates hired James Farrow as Portland office manager and senior associate hydrogeologist, Don Malkemus as a staff geologist and Noah Nequette as a lab/field technician. It promoted Dana Olcott to senior project engineer, Toni Smith to senior staff hydrogeologist, Juliann Cooley to project coordinator and Jacob Neal to senior project scientist. Theresa Turpin, an associate environmental planner, recently became a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. Farrow has 20 years of environmental experience including site investigation, audits, negotiations, water resource assessment/development, and renewable energy facilities. Malkemus' experience includes soil and groundwater investigations and site assessments. Nequette is working in the geotechnical laboratory and providing field work assistance. Olcott has 10 years of experience in geotechnical investigations, foundation and earthwork design, and construction monitoring. Smith specializes in hydrologic and geologic data. Cooley is responsible for technical editing. Neal was has 10 years of experience in environmental consulting, including site assessments, excavation management, spill response, stormwater permitting and erosion contro. Landau Associates provides geotechnical and environmental engineering and natural resource consulting.

RMC Architects

Williard

Jason Williard of RMC Architects received his Washington architecture license. Williard graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor's degree in architecture, and has been a RMC employee since 2006. He has more than 10 years of experience in commercial, residential and institutional projects. Bellingham-based RMC provides design and planning.

Jensen Maritime Consultants

Jensen Maritime Consultants has expanded operations to the southern United States with a second office within parent company Crowley Maritime Corp.'s Jacksonville, Fla., headquarters. This brings Jensen closer to customers and shipyards. The new office will be managed by Senior Naval Architect Daniel Cavalier, who recently moved from Crowley to Jensen, and is now reporting to Jensen's Roy Neyman, manager of project management, in Seattle. Jensen's primary office will continue to be at Pier 17 in Seattle. Seattle-based Jensen provides naval architecture and marine engineering.

Aug 24, 2011

Art Anderson Associates

Anderson

Naval architect and marine engineer Nikolas “Ben” Anderson joined Bremerton-based Art Anderson Associates. The firm was established in 1957 by his grandparents, Arthur L. Anderson and Bea Anderson. Ben Anderson's father, Eric L. Anderson, is current owner and CEO of the marine architecture and engineering firm. Ben Anderson holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and dual master of science degrees in naval architecture and marine engineering and mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan. He served with the USCG for nine years and is in the USCG Reserves.

Westwood Professional Services

Gonzalez

Westwood Professional Services, a land and energy development consultant, moved from downtown Portland to Lakeside Center in Tualatin, Ore. Senior Project Manager Robert Gonzalez will lead local operations. That position was held by Rick Haglund, director of energy business development, who relocated to the corporate office in Minnesota. Gonzalez is responsible for client relationships and managing work on utility-scale wind farms and other projects in the western U.S. He has provided consulting engineering and owned a civil engineering and land surveying firm. His experience includes the Oregon State Hospital Replacement project.

Degenkolb Engineers

Cuisinot

Degenkolb Engineers named Albert M. Cuisinot chief financial officer. Cuisinot has 25 years of experience in finance, including 14 as a CFO. He replaces Bob Beggs, who is retiring early next year. Cuisinot had been CFO at Steinberg Architects, which he helped expand from a single location and $10 million in revenues to $30 million and four locations, including Asia. Earlier he was CFO of the Parkinson's Institute in Sunnyvale, Calif., and spent 10 years in finance at Stanford University. Degenkolb is a structural engineering firm.

The Blueline Group

Fowler

Wiscomb

The Blueline Group hired Chris Wiscomb as a CAD drafter/designer and Sam Fowler as construction inspector. Wiscomb has worked as a CAD manager for the past two years. His recent projects include subdivisions, schools, play fields, parks, and commercial development. Fowler recently graduated from Central Washington University with a degree in construction management. Blueline is expanding its construction administration department. The firm provides civil engineering and consulting services to jurisdictions and land developers.

Otak

Murata

Otak hired civil engineer Sheri Murata in the Kirkland office. Murata had worked for Otak from 2001-2005. She specializes in water resources engineering, with experience in erosion control, stormwater and site improvements. She is working on the Overlake Village detention vault. Otak is an urban design, architecture, planning and engineering firm.

Transpo Group

Burkhard

Transpo Group hired Brian Burkhard as a vice president to lead the Intelligent Transportation Systems practice from the San Francisco office. Burkhard has more than 23 years of experience as an electrical engineer. He specializes in projects involving ITS, connected-vehicle (IntelliDrive), tolling, transit operations, lighting, power and communications. Previously, he led the ITS practice for HNTB in San Francisco. Transpo Group has headquarters in Kirkland and Abu Dhabi, and provides transportation planning and engineering.

HKP Architects

Lambert

HKP Architects hired Joe Lambert as an intern architect. Previously, Lambert worked in Maine for Elliott Elliott Norelius Architecture. He studied architecture in Halifax, Nova Scotia, at the Dalhousie University Faculty of Architecture. At HKP, he will assist with construction administration for Bellingham Technical College Campus Center. The Mount Vernon firm provides architecture and engineering.

HDJ Design Group

Manix

HDJ Design Group hired John A. Manix as a senior traffic engineer in Vancouver. He has more than 25 years of traffic engineering and transportation planning experience, including with the city of Vancouver. He has helped develop traffic studies and plans for traffic improvements. HDJ provides engineering, planning, landscape architecture and surveying.