Jun 26, 2013

SvR Design

Cormier

Gwilym

SvR Design Co. appointed Kathryn (Kathy) Gwilym and Nate Cormier as principals, and Steve Burke, Greg Giraldo, Amalia Leighton and Mark Davies as directors. Gwilym has been with SvR for more than 16 years and is the technical lead. She led engineering on High Point's green stormwater infrastructure and is working on Barton Basin in West Seattle. Cormier led design for Bell Street Park — now under construction in Seattle — and is leading the public areas and infrastructure design for Yesler Terrace. Seattle-based SvR offers civil engineering, landscape architecture, planning and environmental restoration services.

ZGF Architects

Sami

Locke

Squillace

Brennan

Hellstern

Balestri

Spence

Tsang

Baird

Eccleston

ZGF Architects hired 10 people in the Seattle office, bringing the headcount there to 115. Vikram Sami was hired as an architect and associate partner, Alan Locke as an architect and associate, Laura Squillace, Marty Brennan and Chris Hellstern as architects, Melissa Balestri as a specification writer, Rachel Spence as a graphic designer, Sally Tsang as an architectural intern, Mckenzie Baird as a marketing intern and Matt Eccleston as an architectural staff member. Sami has more than 15 years of experience on public and private projects. He specializes in energy use and environmental studies, and has done sustainable building research and participated in USGBC certification reviews. Locke previously worked for Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects in Atlanta. His work includes the Gates Center for Computer Science and Hillman Center for Future Generation Technologies at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Squillace specializes in ecological and community design, and has five years of experience as a LEED consultant and architectural illustrator. Previously, she was lead designer and project manager at Odin's Hammer. Brennan specializes in daylighting computation and analysis, visual comfort analysis, high dynamic range photography, and energy benchmarking. He previously worked at Perkins + Will. Hellstern has seven years at KMD Architects, with projects that include Bertschi School's Living Building. Balestri has worked at Gensler and IBI Building Consultants, for a remodeling contractor, and as a model maker and drafter for an architecture firm. Spence will work with the marketing team. Previously she was a contract designer for LBVD in Atlanta and has a background in branding, packaging and publication design. Tsang interned at Arup's Hong Kong office and at Ellumus in Bellevue. She holds a bachelor's in architecture from the University of Washington. Baird is pursuing a bachelor's in business marketing from Washington State University. Eccleston holds a bachelor of architecture from Oklahoma State University and was a teaching assistant at its D.W.R. School of Architecture. ZGF provides architecture, planning and interior design.

Professional Service Industries

Professional Service Industries added Derek Noyes to the manager-in-training program in the Tacoma office under the mentorship of Vice President Scott Palmer. Noyes holds a bachelor's in civil engineering from Brigham Young University. The firm provides environmental engineering and testing. It is headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.

The Blueline Group

The Blueline Group hired Nick Sondergaard as a construction inspector/engineer-in-training. Sondergaard holds a bachelor's in civil engineering from Washington State University. He will work on public works projects. Blueline provides civil engineering and land use planning.

Jun 19, 2013

Landau Associates

Bower

Johnston

Steve Johnston will retire as president and chief executive officer of Landau Associates effective June 28 after 10 years in that position. Jay Bower will become the new CEO. He was environmental services director and chief operating officer. Bower joined Landau in 1998 and has 29 years of experience as a civil engineer. Johnston has 35 years of experience in project management and environmental permitting. He has held various executive positions during his 26 years at Landau, which is a regional environmental, geotechnical, permitting, and compliance consulting firm.

Elliott Bay Design Group

Leffers

Complita

Rice

McKinney

Elliott Bay Design Group hired marine engineers Zach McKinney and Jeremy Rice, and summer interns Tom Cusumano and Eileen Tausch in its Seattle office. EBDG promoted Mike Complita to vice president of shipyard services, and he and Curt Leffers with the firm earned the project management professional designation. McKinney has experience with barges, ferries, military and fishing vessels, and workboats, and a background in detail design and specialty projects. Rice has 18 years of experience in the maritime industry. He has a background in engineering and design for deck barges, OSVs, tugs, research and passenger vessels, and engineering support for retail barge design and LNG concept design. Cusumano is pursuing a bachelor's in naval architecture at the University of New Orleans. Tausch graduated with a bachelor's in naval architecture from the University of Michigan. The firm provides naval architecture, marine engineering and production support services, with offices in Seattle and New Orleans.

DCI Engineers

Brink

Seattle-based DCI Engineers, a civil and structural consulting firm, promoted Jeff Brink to principal-in-charge of the new San Francisco office. He will focus on multifamily and technology markets. Brink has 15 years of experience in design and evaluation of mixed-use, commercial, industrial and municipal buildings, and has been with DCI for eight years. He worked on Schnitzer West's The Bravern complex and a multifamily project Goodman Real Estate plans in the BelRed area of Bellevue. DCI also has offices in Spokane; Portland and Eugene, Ore.; San Diego, Irvine and San Francisco, Calif.; and Austin, Texas.

Otak

Redman

Ranganath

Stewart

Otak hired Dave Stewart and Sheila Ranganath as water resource engineers and Jessica Redman as a wetland scientist in the water and natural resources group. They will work in the Kirkland office. Stewart is an engineer and certified floodplain manager who has a background in water resource issues. He is working on the Smith Island Levee Setback and Estuary Restoration for Snohomish County. Ranganath is an engineer with a background in water resources planning and technical studies. She is working on watershed plans for Everett's surface water plan. Redman has 11 years of multidisciplinary science experience. She was a fisheries observer and at-sea monitor in Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, Northeast Atlantic and Hawaiian Islands, and is working on the Redmond Connector. Otak is an urban design, architecture, planning, and engineering firm with offices in Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Environmental Science Associates

Keany

Environmental Science Associates hired Jim Keany in the Seattle office as a senior program manager in the Northwest biological resources and land management practice. Keany has more than 30 years of experience in aquatic and terrestrial ecology. His recent work includes analyzing the effects of FEMA's flood insurance program in Washington and Oregon. ESA is a West Coast-based environmental science and planning firm.

PacLand

PacLand hired Kano Melvin as a project designer. Melvin has more than five years of experience in drafting for civil engineering and architectural projects. PacLand provides engineering and planning in the Pacific Northwest.