Nov 23, 2011

PACE Engineers

Blaisdell

PACE Engineers hired Aaron Blaisdell as principal surveyor. Blaisdell has experience in multiple project delivery approaches for federal, transportation and utility infrastructure projects. He also has a background in land development and GIS integration for public and private clients. Kirkland-based PACE provides civil engineering.

The Watershed Co.

French

Miller

The Watershed Co. hired Sky Miller as manager of its water resource engineering practice and Marina Alvarez French as a landscape designer. Miller has 20 years of experience in sustainable infrastructure, and plans for floodplains and habitat. He previously worked for Wildlands. French has developed plans for parks and participated in the design of day use areas and campgrounds. Kirkland-based Watershed is an environmental consultant.

The Blueline Group

Long

The Blueline Group hired Rob Long as a project engineer. He has 16-plus years of civil engineering, traffic engineering, and project management experience on residential and commercial projects. Blueline provides civil engineering and land use planning in the Pacific Northwest.

DCI Engineers

DCI Engineers promoted Justin Bettner to project manager. It also hired John Bresee as a structural CAD designer, Angela Wang and Jocelyn Moody as structural technical designers, and Jordan Hague, Gaelyn Krauser and Alisa Ma as structural project engineers. Bettner has been with the firm since 2008. He designs commercial and industrial projects and worked on Swedish Hospital Issaquah campus. Bresee, a CAD designer for three years, is working on the Caserones conveyor belt in Chile. Wang will do structural analysis and prepare design calculations for structures, and is working on the Qingdao Ocean Tower in China. Moody is working on industrial projects. Hague has a bachelor's in architectural engineering and a master's in civil engineering. Krauser is working on the Conga Conveyor in Peru. Ma is returning to DCI. Her work at the firm has included the Station at Othello in Seattle. Seattle-based DCI provides civil and structural engineering consulting.

SMR Architects

SMR Architects promoted Kate Smith and Paul Hanson to associate, and Leah Ericksen to senior intern. Smith is project architect for Plymouth Housing Group's Williams Apartments. Hanson is project architect for Capitol Hill Housing's 12th Avenue Arts. Ericksen, a member of SMR's architectural staff for five years, is working on DESC's Aurora Supportive Housing project. SMR Architects provides architectural design.

Nov 16, 2011

Hewitt

Maughan

Ludviksen

Eklund

Cohee

Hewitt hired staff architects Jennifer Cohee, Jan Peter Eklund, Sean Ludviksen and Dave Maughan. Cohee joins the transportation studio to work on Roosevelt Station. Ludviksen will focus on mixed-use/residential projects, managing Third and Cedar, and 4720 Denny Avenue in Belltown. Eklund joins the transportation studio to assist with Lakewood Station Pedestrian Bridge and Roosevelt Station. Maughan worked at Integrus and joins the firm as a specifications writer to support quality control efforts. Hewitt is a Seattle-based architecture, landscape architecture and urban design firm.

PBS Engineering + Environmental

Stanford

Neal

PBS Engineering + Environmental named Guy Neal as president and Brian Stanford as chief operating officer. Neal has more than 24 years of experience, and previously was COO and principal of the firm's engineering division. Sanford has been with PBS for more than 19 years and has managed its Washington offices since 1995. Ron Petti, the current CEO, will continue oversight of corporate affairs and strategic planning. PBS provides consulting and management services in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

The Blueline Group

Haughian

The Blueline Group hired Moira Haughian as a planning coordinator. Haughian has more than seven years of planning and permitting experience on residential and commercial projects. Blueline provides civil engineering and land use planning to land developers and municipalities in the Northwest.

Landau Associates

Zick

Shaw

Landau Associates hired Steve Shaw as a staff geologist in Tacoma, Eric Zick as a CAD technician in Edmonds, and Sierra Mott and Erin Temple as receptionists and staff support in Tacoma and Portland, respectively. Shaw recently received a master's in geology from Western Washington University. Zick has more than five years of experience as a CAD tech and most recently worked with Group Four in Bothell. Mott has an environmental studies degree from the University of Washington-Tacoma. Temple is a recent geology graduate from Portland State University. Landau is a geotechnical and environmental engineering and natural resources consulting firm with offices in the Northwest.

DLR Group

DLR Group promoted Christopher L. Narramore to senior associate and Karen A. Montovino to associate. Narramore is a mechanical engineer who has worked on corporate, sports, justice, civic and K-12 projects. Montovino has worked in business development for K-12 projects. DLR provides architecture, engineering, planning and interior design in the U.S. and China.

Fletcher Farr Ayotte

Snow-Condon

Karel

Fletcher Farr Ayotte, a Portland architecture and interior design firm, hired Anne Karel as an interior designer and Julie Snow-Condon as a project coordinator and manager. Karel has worked on tenant improvements, programming and space planning in the Portland area. She is working on TIs and other large scale interiors. Snow-Condon has 12 years of experience, including work on K-12, higher education, multifamily and commercial projects. She is working on projects for the Oregon Department of Administrative Services.