Jan 23, 2019

PCS Structural Solutions

Hendel

Plank

Krieger

Sharma

Taylor

Moore

In Seattle, PCS Structural Solutions hired Connor Moore, Samantha Taylor and Spencer Sharma as design engineers. In Tacoma, the firm hired Brian Krieger as a project engineer, Jared Plank as an associate and Valerie Hendel as a marketing assistant. Moore holds a master's in structural engineering from Seattle University and is working on Issaquah High School in Issaquah and Sunrise Elementary School HVAC replacement in Kent. Taylor holds a bachelor's in architectural engineering from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. She is working on Highline High School in Burien and Yesler Terrace Block 5.1 in Seattle. Sharma has a bachelor's in civil engineering from Washington State University and is working on Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood and Issaquah High School. Krieger has over four years of experience on flood resilience and transit projects. His work includes the Olympia High School addition and modernization in Olympia and South Bend Elementary School in South Bend. Plank has over 14 years of structural engineering experience on hospitality and high-rise projects in the U.S. At PCS, he is working on Sound Transit projects in Seattle and a feasibility study for Thurston County Courthouse in Olympia. Hendel has 15 years of marketing, writing and public relations experience. She supports the firm's marketing activities. PCS is a 72-person structural engineering firm.

LRS Architects

Warnock

Karel

Jones

Barton

Archer

In Portland, LRS Architects promoted Chuck Archer, Bruce Barton, Monica Jones, Alex Karel and Lisa Warnock to associate. Archer has over 20 years of experience as an architect and a client-site developer for senior housing. Barton has over 27 years of experience designing educational, civic, retail and commercial facilities, and is working on senior housing. Jones is an architect with experience on housing, retail and office projects, and an understanding of construction administration procedures and specification writing. Karel is an architect and involved in the firm's auto studio, and is working on the Washington County Fair and Event Center. Warnock has over 17 years of interior design experience, specializing in senior and multifamily housing, and commercial office projects. She also is a lighting professional in the Portland area. LRS is an architecture, planning and interiors firm.

Allwest Testing & Engineering

Salmons

Hayden, Idaho-based Allwest Testing & Engineering hired Jane Salmons as its human resources manager. Salmons was with Trindera Engineering for 11 years, most recently as human resources director. She also spent over 14 years at Puget Sound Energy in operations support. Allwest is an engineering, environmental, and construction materials testing firm.

Jan 16, 2019

Gustafson Guthrie Nichol

O'Rourke

Zeng

Garcia

Ni

Hoyt

In Seattle, landscape architecture firm Gustafson Guthrie Nichol hired Jean Ni, Ana Cristina Garcia and Jing Zeng as designers, Bessy Barahona as a design intern and Malaika O'Rourke as an accountant. Daisy Hoyt joined GGN's Washington, D.C. workspace as a designer. Ni holds a master of landscape architecture from the University of Washington and a bachelor's in sociology from the University of California at San Diego. She did work through the Urban@UW Homelessness Research Initiative and is co-founder of the student-led Design Justice Seattle. Garcia has a master of landscape architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design and a bachelor of arts dual-degree in architectural studies and Latin American studies from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Zeng holds a master of landscape architecture from Rhode Island School of Design and a bachelor's in environmental design from Sichuan University. She worked as an urban designer in Shanghai. Barahona holds a bachelor's in landscape architecture from Cal Poly Pomona. O'Rourke has experience in public accounting, focusing on individual and corporate clients, as well as in the tax department of a retail company. She attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Southern California. Hoyt has a master of landscape architecture from Cornell University and a bachelor's in studio arts from Clark University.

OAC Services

Romero

OAC Services promoted Mitch Romero to associate and director of its Olympia office. He will lead projects and business development, and oversee a staff of eight. He has nearly 25 years of experience that includes projects for Washington school districts, including Seattle and Centralia. He also has worked with the state, U.S. Foreign Service and other agencies.

FFA Architecture and Interiors

Pete

Grace

Gelbrich

Portland-based FFA Architecture and Interiors promoted Ian Gelbrich and Richard Grace to partner and John Pete to associate. Gelbrich has practiced architecture in the Portland area for over 20 years. As lead of FFA's civic market, he has led teams on municipal projects that include Redmond City Hall & Civic Center. He is project lead for Beaverton Public Safety Center. Grace is lead of FFA's commercial, interiors and library markets. He is leading design efforts on TriMet Transit Central Police Station, and Oregon City Police and Municipal Courts Building. Pete has practiced architecture for eight years and helped the firm expand its public safety portfolio. He was project architect for Redmond City Hall & Civic Center and is lead architect on TriMet Transit Central Police Station. FFA provides architecture, planning and interior design.

Allwest Testing & Engineering

Fraser

Wasson

Jim Wasson passed the exam to become Allwest Testing & Engineering's first certified building inspector. Wasson can now do third-party building inspections. He provides services for the Spokane, Hayden and Lewiston offices of the engineering, environmental, and construction materials testing firm. Scott Fraser with the firm passed the engineering exam. The staff engineer has worked in Hayden and Spokane.