May 30, 2012

SERA Architects

Cook

SERA Architects hired Dena Cook as director of the healthcare studio. Cook has 17 years of experience designing and managing projects for healthcare and lab/research facilities. She is a medical planner and project manager with experience in master planning, programming, design, documents, construction administration, and LEAN design. Previously, she was an associate partner at ZGF Architects, leading facility planning and design for institutions such as Legacy Health and the Army Corps of Engineers. SERA provides architecture, urban design and planning, interior design, and sustainability resources.

Metrix Engineers

Herrin

Metrix Engineers hired Melinda Herrin as an associate. Herrin, a mechanical engineer, has supported the design and construction of K-12 facilities for the past seven years, including projects in the Bellevue, Seattle and Everett school districts. She also has BIM experience. Metrix is a mechanical engineering consulting firm in Renton.

Meng Analysis

Meng Analysis hired Bonnie Lyon as marketing manager. Lyon has more than 20 years of marketing experience for architectural and engineering firms. Meng provides cost and quality performance services, including value analysis, constructability reviews, commissioning, facility condition analysis, and cost estimating.

Sovereign Consulting

Sovereign Consulting hired Tyler Chatriand as an environmental engineer in Seattle. He has eight-plus years of engineering experience in mining, remediation, and water resources. He has overseen field operations, and will support work in mining and chemical manufacturing, particularly in the Northwest. Sovereign provides environmental assessment, investigation, design, and construction services.

May 23, 2012

Integrus Architecture

Integrus Architecture promoted Becky Barnhart, Forrest Shannon, Robert Graper, Theresa Daniels, Tim Graybeal and Marcine Herron to senior associate. Barnhart and Shannon are architect/project managers; Graper and Daniels are structural engineers; Graybeal is a project manager/project engineer; and Herron is the business development and marketing manager. Daniels works in Seattle and the others work in Spokane. Integrus provides architectural, planning, interior design, structural engineering and security design services.

Quantum Consulting Engineers

Quantum Consulting Engineers hired Keya Bernhardt as marketing coordinator/office manager. Quantum provides structural and seismic engineering, and shop drawings.

Tierra Right of Way

Tierra Right of Way Services hired Garth Baldwin as principal investigator and senior project manager for the environmental planning and cultural resources division of the Seattle branch. Baldwin will oversee cultural resource projects in the Northwest. He has 13 years of experience in archaeological investigations in the region, most recently at Drayton Archaeological Research, which he founded. He also has worked as an archaeologist for the Washington State Department of Transportation. Tierra provides right of way, environmental, cultural resource and other land services.

BLRB Architects

BLRB Architects promoted Bob Lindstrom and Doug DuCharme to associate principal, Les Gerstmann and Ben Ferguson to senior associate, and Andy Cottrill and Chris Shelton to associate. Lindstrom, a project manager and architect, has worked on Lakeridge Middle School and Bainbridge High School. DuCharme has more than 30 years of experience. He oversees the Portland office, directs BLRB's higher education studio and recently worked on the Curtis High School gym replacement. Gerstmann's projects include the modernization of Sumner Middle School. Ferguson was involved with developing the green features of Pacific Plaza in Tacoma. Cottrill is the project designer for the Renton Early Childhood Learning Center. Shelton is BLRB's marketing director and will continue to manage marketing and communications. BLRB is focused on public architecture.