Jun 27, 2012

EHS Design

Hamilton

EHS Design hired Chris Hamilton as a principal overseeing client and business development for the financial, retail and corporate sectors. Hamilton worked at Callison for 24 years, and was founder and principal in charge of the financial industry group. Under him, the group grew from $75,000 to $11 million in gross yearly earnings. His clients included Key Bank, Chase and HSBC. He also led teams that worked for international banks such as Bancomer Mexico and Banco de Chile. Seattle-based EHS provides planning, interior design and architecture.

Berger Partnership

Bains

Celinska

Berger Partnership hired Magdalena Celinska as a technical staff member and Jasmeen Bains as a summer intern. Celinska did an internship report about Seattle urban agriculture that won an award from WASLA, and is working on the Rainier Beach urban farm project. Bains will study how natural and unnatural systems and ecologies influence environmental processes in the urban environment. Bains is doing graduate studies in landscape architecture at the University of Toronto. Berger provides landscape architectural and site planning.

WHPacific

Macomber

WHPacific hired Robert G. “Bob” Macomber as president. He has 22 years of leadership and business development experience in the real estate, land development and energy industries. Macomber was president at Atwell-Hicks, a land development and energy consulting firm, and senior executive at Bowman Consulting Group, which specializes in residential, commercial and retail development. WHPacific provides architecture, engineering, land development, landscape architecture, surveying, scanning and water resources services.

Quantum Consulting Engineers

Hammer

Kristina Hammer was hired as a staff engineer at Seattle-based Quantum Consulting Engineers. Hammer holds a master's in civil engineering from Washington State University, and is a member of Tau Beta Pi. Quantum provides structural, seismic and structural engineering.

Reid Middleton

Andersen

Alejo

Reid Middleton, an Everett-based engineering, planning and surveying firm, named Simeon Alejo chief financial officer, and selected a new board chairman and officers. The chairman is Ken Andersen and the president is Bob Galteland. The other officers are Shannon Kinsella, Hugh Kuyper, Dave Swanson, Simeon Alejo and Mike Wallace. Alejo was accounting manager for 14 years. His election to the board is part of a two-year transition plan while former CFO Mary Anne Lord prepares to retire. Andersen is principal/director of Reid Middleton's Alaska office and works with the Everett leadership. He does structural engineering for new projects and renovations in Alaska.

The Blueline Group

The Blueline Group hired Brett Pudists as a project engineer. He has 15 years of civil engineering, development and project management experience on residential and commercial projects. Blueline provides civil engineering and land use planning to developers and municipalities in the Pacific Northwest.

PND Engineers

Matthew Anderson, Colin Kuester and Jonathan Padvorac with PND Engineers earned their Washington engineer's license. They are staff engineers with the consulting engineering firm, which has offices in Anchorage, Juneau and Seattle.

Jun 20, 2012

EHS Design

Pusey

Conway

EHS Design hired Kevin Conway as a senior project manager and John Pusey as a project architect. Conway has 34 years of interior architecture experience on corporate and public projects in the U.S. and China. He also was an instructor of interior design at the Art Institutes International for 13 years. Pusey has 16 years of experience on commercial, residential, higher education, civic and historic projects. Seattle-based EHS provides architecture, interior design, and space and facilities planning.

SvR Design Co.

Derda

Bailey

SvR Design Co. hired Amanda Bailey as a landscape designer and graphics specialist and Regina Derda as a civil designer. Bailey has a background in art and sustainable design-build projects, green stormwater infrastructure and urban agriculture in volunteer efforts. At SvR, she has worked on Bell Street Park. Derda focuses on stormwater management and low impact development. At SvR, she has worked on the Elliot Bay Seawall. The firm provides civil engineering, landscape architecture, planning and environmental restoration.

Aecom

Webb

Johnston

Aecom hired Jill Johnston as an environmental chemist and Bill Webb as a geologist in Seattle. Johnston is a project manager with 17 years of experience. She was quality assurance manager for Navy Clean and IDIQ contracts, and will work on Navy Clean contracts at Aecom. Webb has 20 years of experience in hazardous and solid waste, civil and design/build projects. He is doing business development, focusing on new markets. Aecom provides support services to transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water and government markets.

HWA GeoSciences

Minassian

Barrie

Thompson

HWA GeoSciences hired Jeffrey S. Thompson as a senior environmental geologist, Stephen Barrie as manager, construction inspection services and Tori Hesedahl as a geotechnical engineer. It promoted Bryan Hawkins to senior geotechnical engineer, and elected George Minassian, Ph.D., to the board of directors. Thompson has 20 years of experience in environmental investigation and remediation, technical strategy and implementation, and environmental liability management. Barrie has 15 years of construction and inspection experience. Hesedahl holds a master's in civil engineering from the University of Washington. HWA provides geotechnical and pavement engineering, construction inspection and materials testing, hydrogeology, and geoenvironmental consulting.

The Blueline Group

Morris

The Blueline Group hired Michael Morris as an engineering designer. He has 23 years of experience on subdivisions and commercial developments. Blueline provides civil engineering and land development consulting.

Landau Associates

Elliott

Moroney

Wiken

Landau Associates hired Kent Wiken as a senior associate engineer and Matt Moroney as an environmental scientist intern in Edmonds. It also hired Josh Elliott as a senior staff geotechnical engineer and Brittany Hartman as a planning and natural resources intern in Tacoma. Wiken has 27 years of experience in geotechnical investigations, environmental remediation, landfill design, stormwater management, wetland and habitat restoration, and mining site projects. Moroney holds an environmental science degree from Western Washington University. Elliott has five years of experience in geotechnical field investigations, design engineering, analyzing rockfall hazards, and conducting stability analyses. Hartman has a bachelor's in biology, and will assist natural resources staff. Landau is a geotechnical and environmental engineering and natural resources consulting firm.