Dec 27, 2017

OAC Services

Gardella

King

DeGooyer

Cloud

Murakami

Balzarini

In Seattle, OAC Services hired Steve Murakami as a senior program manager, Joshua Cloud as a senior project manager, Laura DeGooyer as a project and construction manager, and Linda King as an accounting assistant. In Spokane, it hired Damon Gardella as a project manager, and in Olympia Cynthia Balzarini as a senior project coordinator. Murakami has over 20 years of experience as a contractor, designer and director at public schools and architecture firms. He supports Lake Washington School District's bond program. Cloud has nearly 20 years of experience, including providing design and construction services on commercial projects. DeGooyer has over 10 years of experience in construction, and will lead several projects for Lake Washington School District. King is in OAC's corporate offices, doing accounting and managing billing. She has over 20 years of experience. Gardella serves public education clients. He has over 20 years of experience as a contractor and construction manager. Balzarini spent 16 years in facilities and operations at Clover Park School District. She oversees the Centralia School District Bond Program. OAC provides project and construction management services, forensic architecture and engineering, building enclosure consulting, structural engineering and alternative project delivery services.

Studio Meng Strazzara

Milner

Houston

Ziemba

Hatch

Studio Meng Strazzara, a Seattle-based architecture and planning firm, hired Erik Hatch, Alex Ziemba and Andrew Houston as design professionals, and Morgan Milner as marketing coordinator. Hatch rejoins the firm with nine years of experience in education and commercial projects, and is working on Northwood Elementary School in Puyallup School District. Ziemba has four years of experience, and is working on Marquee, a 500-unit redevelopment in Kent. Houston is working on Ascend, a multifamily project in Maple Valley. Milner holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Gonzaga University.

GGLO

McKee

Kevin McKee joined GGLO as a senior architect on Chambers Bay Resort. He has nearly 40 years of experience. That includes at Brian Smith Associates and CSHQA, on the Capital City Development Corp. board in Boise, and at Kevin McKee Architecture on hospitality and residential projects. Among his designs is Shore Lodge in McCall.

ALSC Architects

Roark

ALSC Architects of Spokane hired Mackenzie Roark, an interior design major at Washington State University, as an interior design intern. Roark is working on Jim Darcy Elementary School in Helena. ALSC provides planning and design services.

GeoEngineers

Hanson

In Spokane, GeoEngineers hired Bryce Hanson as a geotechnical engineering field technician who will also support environmental and special inspection and testing projects. He holds a bachelor's in environmental science from Eastern Washington University. GeoEngineers is an earth science, engineering and technology firm.

HBB Landscape Architecture

Walton

Dotson

HBB Landscape Architecture promoted Rachel Dotson to senior associate and Michael Walton to associate. Dotson has 11 years of experience on military, civic, transportation and education projects and urban design, including Seattle City Light's Denny Substation. Walton is an arborist and restoration ecologist who has worked on urban corridors, college campuses, infrastructure projects and parks, including Lincoln Landing on Mercer Island.

Dec 20, 2017

Graham Baba Architects

Jonas

Crist

O'Leary

Borghesi

Graham Baba Architects promoted Francesco Borghesi and Maureen O'Leary to principal, and Leann Crist and Brian Jonas to associate principal. Borghesi has a background in interior design, notably for commercial and residential spaces. His retail and restaurant portfolio includes work on Tom Douglas' restaurants at Via 6, and Uwajimaya's Kai Market, both in Seattle. O'Leary has over 25 years of architectural experience, including on complex projects. Her work includes The Studios in Seattle and Pybus Market in Wenatchee. Crist is an architect with over 14 years of experience with retail, restaurant, public space, house and multifamily projects. She worked on The Hanger, a community event space for Kenmore, and glass artist Lino Tagliepietra's Seattle gallery. Jonas has over 20 years of experience on a range of projects. His work includes a flagship roastery and cafe for an international coffee company and Center Table, a six-restaurant dining facility for the University of Washington.

Runberg Architecture Group

Johnson

Seattle-based Runberg Architecture Group promoted Kristen Johnson to senior associate. She has nearly 15 years of experience and is project manager for Little Saigon Family Housing, a 69-unit low-income development in Seattle. Runberg specializes in urban mixed-use, housing and adaptive reuse projects.

KBA

Overleese

Kris Overleese has become president of KBA in the Bellevue engineering firm's leadership succession. Overleese has 20 years of experience as a public works director, city engineer, capital projects manager and management analyst. She has worked with utilities, municipalities and public entities, including WSDOT. Kris Betty, the firm's founder and former president, is CEO. KBA provides construction management, project/program management, and specialty services.

WHPacific

Agers

WHPacific hired Kris Agers as manager of its Bothell operations. Agers has 25 years of experience on architecture/engineering teams for public and private infrastructure projects. She has managed business lines across the U.S., including operations management for billion-dollar projects.

SCJ Alliance

Greenig

Mark Greenig joined the downtown Seattle office of consulting firm SCJ Alliance as a project manager and environmental planner for the transportation group. He has over 30 years of experience including land use planning, aesthetic impact assessment, shoreline management planning, and project compliance with federal land management plans.

Botesch, Nash & Hall Architects

Raef

In Everett, Botesch, Nash & Hall Architects promoted architect Chris Raef to senior associate. Raef has over 14 years of experience designing medical, municipal and commercial facilities. The firm provides planning, design, administrative, permitting and construction administration services.

Maul Foster & Alongi

Schaefer

Moore

Elliott

Environmental consulting firm Maul Foster & Alongi hired Kate Elliott as a project communications specialist, Martha Moore as a principal engineer and Carly Schaefer as marketing manager. Elliott has over seven years of experience managing communications for infrastructure and transportation projects. She works on MFA's projects and provides stand-alone communication and facilitation services to public and private clients. Moore provides air quality and acoustical engineering services. She has experience in regulatory permitting; impact analyses for new projects and upgrades; conditional use permitting; land use compatibility and planning analyses; and facility siting studies. Schaefer has 13 years of experience helping engineers and architects integrate marketing and business development.

The Blueline Group

Weatbrook

The Blueline Group hired Alex Weatbrook as an engineer-in-training. He has a bachelor's in civil engineering from Washington State University, and will work on private and public works projects. Blueline provides civil engineering and land use planning.

Parametrix

Rohler

Parametrix hired Robert Rohler as a senior electrical engineer in Puyallup. He has 29 years of experience in electrical and project engineering. He is in the water group, supporting projects for LOTT Clean Water Alliance, and the cities of Olympia and Yelm.

Bernardo|Wills Architects

Kincaid-Slate

Claire Kincaid-Slate joined Bernardo|Wills Architects of Spokane as an architect. She is working on Bow & Aero Medical Office Building in Cheney. She was a project architect and interior designer with H2A Architects. Bernardo|Wills provides architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and master planning.

Cross 2 Design Group

Brad Minogue has become president of Cross 2 Design Group, replacing Larry Cross who is retiring Dec. 31 from the company he started in 2009. Cross 2 Design Group is a Seattle-based architecture firm that specializes in building envelope consulting. It works in the Pacific Northwest and West Coast.