Dec 30, 2015

CallisonRTKL

Shroff

Shapleigh

Riggs

Billerbeck

Makowicki

Custer

Singler

In its Seattle office, CallisonRTKL named Paul Makowicki, Matt Billerbeck, Mike Riggs, Alex Shapleigh, Ro Shroff and Ron Singler senior vice presidents, and Darryl Custer vice president. Makowicki will be office director in Seattle, working to elevate the profile of the office and leading initiatives on aviation and light rail. He has over three decades of experience with retail and mixed-use projects. Billerbeck will lead the shopping and entertainment team for the commercial practice group. He will do business development and provide design guidance for commercial projects. He has over 20 years of experience in retail and mixed-use. Riggs will be the regional practice group leader of North America for the retail group and lead programs for stores globally. He over 24 years of experience in retail strategy and environment design. Shapleigh will head the specialty retail team for the retail stores practice group. He has 20 years of experience, including REI stores. Shroff will lead tall buildings initiatives. He has over 30 years of experience, including mixed-use and tall buildings, and will help the firm expand in new markets. Singler will lead the retail stores: Nordstrom team. He was a design principal for the Nordstrom studio and has over 30 years of experience in design and brand strategy. Custer will be emerging region practice group leader for South Asia in the commercial practice group. He has over 25 years of retail design and project management experience. CallisonRTKL has over 2,000 employees.

Enginuity Systems

Baldridge

Barksdale

Massotto

Vinyard

Bruce Gustafson is retiring from Tacoma-based Enginuity Systems, and Jamie Vinyard and Francis Masotto have joined co-founder Jesse Barksdale in ownership and new management roles. Vinyard is now majority owner and was promoted to chief operating officer. Masotto was promoted to associate principal and will continue as a project manager. Steve Baldridge was hired as a project engineer. He was with PSF Mechanical. In 2008 Gustafson and Barksdale founded Enginuity, which provides mechanical engineering for buildings. Gustafson has been an engineer for nearly four decades, mostly focusing on mechanical/HVAC and plumbing design.

BCRA

Burke

In Seattle, BCRA hired Amy Burke as a project designer. Burke has nine years of experience in architecture and interior design. She was with GGLO, working on projects that included AVA Apartments University District in Seattle. BCRA is an 80-person architecture and engineering firm, with an office also in Tacoma.

Sazan Group

Warner

Larson

In Seattle, Sazan Group hired C. Erik Larson as a senior project manager and Heather Warner as a project administrative specialist. Larson is a mechanical and fire protection engineer with over 27 years of experience on military, industrial, commercial and institutional facilities. Warner has 20 years of administrative experience supporting engineering firms. Sazan provides mechanical, electrical, and fire protection engineering, information technology systems consulting, MEP commissioning, and owner representation services, with an office also in Portland.

Stantec

Fong

Stantec said Denise B. Fong, a principal and lighting discipline lead, is among the first people in the world to be a Certified Lighting Designer in architectural lighting design. Stantec provides consulting in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management and project economics.

GeoEngineers

In Redmond, GeoEngineers hired Yanbei Zhang as a staff geotechnical engineer, Kellen Botten as a field technician and Jessica Firsow as a senior database administrator in the IT department. In Seattle, it hired Allison Northrop as a marketing coordinator and Matt Herzel as a writer/producer, Carl Longton and Michelle Deng as staff geotechnical engineers and Chad Stickel as the CAD group leader. In Tacoma, the firm hired Haunani Mara as a CAD technician. GeoEngineers is an earth science, engineering and technology consulting firm headquartered in Seattle, with offices in Redmond, Tacoma and Bellingham, as well as Oregon, Idaho, California, Utah, Missouri and Louisiana.

Dec 23, 2015

Studio Meng Strazzara

Ashinay

Turner

Love

Weller

Kim

Studio Meng Strazzara hired Angela Kim as an administrative assistant, Austin Weller as an intern architect, Jori Love as marketing coordinator, Katrina Turner as marketing manager and Michael Ashinay as a project intern architect. Kim was digital displays project manager for the University of Washington Intercollegiate Athletics. Weller has experience in mixed-use, institutional, hospitality, retail and commercial work. Love was an office administrator/marketing coordinator with Schemata Workshop. Turner has held posts with LMN Architects and Weaver Architects. Ashinay has worked on civic, transportation, commercial and residential projects. He was with GHL Consultants.

Otak

Schober

Ho

Gray

Velimesis

In its Redmond office, Otak hired John Velimesis as a senior water resource engineer and floodplain manager, Jeff Gray as a senior wetland scientist, Eva Ho as an engineer and Joe Schober as a civil engineering designer. Velimesis has done project and program management, civil design and environmental restoration, and sustainable design. He is working on stream stabilizations for Snohomish County. Gray has done environmental and ecological investigations for projects. He is working on wetland delineations for the Archdiocese of Seattle. Ho has experience in roadway and site layout design, stormwater analysis, conveyance systems, treatment facilities, and municipal sewer systems. She is working on the Main Avenue project in Twin Falls, Idaho. Schober has provided engineering support and design work for transportation and infrastructure. He is working on a Yellowstone Park project for the National Park Service. Otak is an urban design, architecture, planning and engineering firm.

Buckland & Taylor

El-Aarag

Buckland & Taylor hired Moein El-Aarag as senior bridge engineer-group lead at its U.S. headquarters in Seattle. El-Aarag has experience in project management, business development and structural engineering. He was project manager, bridge and structures group at Jacobs. B&T will rebrand as COWI North America on Jan. 1. The bridge, tunnel and marine engineering consulting group has 13 offices in North America.

GeoEngineers

Wasley

Dustin Wasley joined GeoEngineers' Spokane office as a principal environmental engineer. Wasley has over 20 years of experience conducting and overseeing investigation, design, reclamation and construction on mines. He has also facilitated negotiations between owners, landowners, regulatory agencies, and project stakeholders.

Integrity Energy Services

Montagner

Integrity Energy Services hired Matt Montagner as director of project development. He is an engineer and Certified Energy Manager with 20 years of experience that includes facility assessments, energy calculations, construction estimating and utility incentives. The Seattle firm does upgrades to building systems.

Elliott Bay Design Group

de Rubertis

Elliott Bay Design Group hired Carolyn de Rubertis as a human resources generalist in its Seattle office. De Rubertis has over 20 years of experience in management, human resources, strategic planning and process improvement. EBDG provides naval architecture, marine engineering and production support, with offices also in New Orleans and Ketchikan.

KBA

Stoll

KBA hired Kevin Stoll as a construction manager in the Bellevue office. He has over 20 years of experience planning, designing, constructing, operating and managing projects in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. He spent 20 years in the U.S. Army, including as deputy commander for the Corps of Engineers' Seattle District. KBA provides construction management.

Environmental Science Associates

Moulton-Post

Environmental Science Associates named Leslie Moulton-Post chief executive officer and president. She will take over from President Gary Oates next spring. Moulton-Post has been with the firm for over 30 years, leading its largest practice and managing projects. She will continue to work with clients and as leader of the California water practice during the transition. ESA is a West Coast-based environmental planning and design firm.

Stantec

Stantec hired Roy Hummell as a principal scientist and Linda Mortensen as a senior scientist in Bellevue. They will focus on a national sediment assessment and remediation program. Hummell has over 20 years of experience with hazardous substances and is project manager for the Holden Mine remediation. Mortensen has experience in aquatic toxicology and sediments. She has led sampling investigations of PCBs and dioxins in shellfish in the Northwest. Stantec consults in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management and project economics.