Sep 18, 2019

Elliott Bay Design Group

King

The Elliott Bay Design Group board of directors appointed Brian King as president-chief engineer. King is a mechanical engineer, naval architect and marine engineer. He will supervise the company's business and affairs, and advance its major strategic objectives while leading the team on planning, business management, engineering, personnel development and sales. King was hired in 1988 and has developed engineering standards, led recruitment and training efforts, managed engineering and technical resources and developed the quality assurance program. He will continue to do project development and client management. EBDG provides naval architecture, marine engineering and production support services, with offices in Seattle, New Orleans, New York and Ketchikan, Alaska.

HNTB Corp.

Demuth

HNTB Corp. hired Kimberly Demuth as environmental department manager and associate vice president in its Bellevue office. Demuth has over 35 years of experience in environmental permitting and compliance, historic preservation, visual resource management, cultural resource management and project management. Based in the Seattle area for over 20 years, she has national experience managing transportation, transit and rail projects. She has done work for Sound Transit and the California High Speed Rail Authority, and in the power, oil and gas, utilities, mining, renewables and private development fields. Most recently, she was environmental market director for another consulting firm. HNTB is an infrastructure firm.

DLR Group

Perez

Yancy

DLR Group hired Shelly Engels Yancy (interiors) and Christopher Perez (architecture) in its Seattle office. The global integrated design firm provides architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization.

Hart Crowser

Ferencz

Kaparos

Pascua

Keppler

Exley

Higgins

Nakahara

Bradshaw

In Seattle, Hart Crowser promoted Brice Exley to senior associate and Joni Keppler and Ernest Pascua to associate. The firm also hired Andrew Kaparos as an associate environmental engineer, Margot Ferencz as a geotechnical engineer, Maggie Bradshaw as an environmental scientist and Andrew Nakahara and Jolie Higgins as environmental engineers.

Exley is a geotechnical engineer hired eight years ago. He is project manager for geotechnical design for the new Seattle Center Arena, and the 850-foot-tall Rainier Square tower, soon to be Seattle's second-tallest building. Keppler was hired 18 years ago and is accounting database manager, supporting all departments. She maintains the company's enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management software, which are integrated across its nine offices. Pascua, financial statement manager, was hired 20 years ago. He is responsible for generating and analyzing Hart Crowser's accounting and financial records and for reports to management on the financial operations of the company, as well as maintaining proper revenue recognition on projects of the business units.

Kaparos rejoined the firm and will work on stormwater management and environmental cleanup projects. His 13 years of experience includes stormwater management systems, hydraulic and hydrologic computer modeling, contaminated site remediation, and environmental permitting. His work on brownfield sites has helped put previously contaminated properties back into productive use, and he has worked with industry to reduce stormwater runoff with sustainable techniques.

Ferencz has a master's in geology from Rutgers University. Her focus is on foundation design and landslide remediation. She has worked internationally. Bradshaw has experience in environmental cleanup and geographic information systems. She has a bachelor's in conservation resources from the University of California, Berkeley, and a certificate in wetland science and management from the University of Washington. She will work on environmental assessment and cleanup projects. She previously provided support to the EPA on the Lower Duwamish Waterway Superfund site.

Nakahara has a master's in civil and environmental engineering from the UW and a background in environmental site assessment and remediation, GIS, data analysis, and the transport of chemicals in the environment. Higgins has a master's in civil/environmental engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She has a background in water quality involving stormwater and ocean acidification. She co-founded a coastal erosion project in Mali Island, Fiji.

Sep 11, 2019

Sazan Environmental Services

Doig

In Seattle, Sazan Environmental Services hired Shane Doig as commissioning project manager. Doig has over 15 years of experience with a strong focus on diagnostics, design reviews, HVAC, plumbing, electrical systems and building envelopes. Sazan helps optimize building design and performance through third-party review services.

HNTB Corp.

Liu

Jason Yunlong Liu, Ph.D., has returned to HNTB Corp. as senior technical advisor in the Seattle tunnel ventilation and fire life safety engineering group. Based in the Bellevue office, he delivers tunnel ventilation engineering design and analysis in the U.S. Liu worked with HNTB on Seattle-area projects between 2011-2016 and has over 20 years of industry experience. He has led the concept design of tunnel ventilation systems and done ventilation and fire safety design for road and railway tunnels. He has contributed to over 100 infrastructure, commercial, industrial and residential developments, including abroad. His Seattle work includes the detailed design of the SR 99 tunnel ventilation and fire engineering. HNTB is an infrastructure firm.

Freiheit Architecture

Jolitz

Lane

Werner

In Bellevue, Freiheit Architecture hired Sarah Werner as an architectural designer and Kerrie Lane and Brooke Jolitz as interior designers. Werner has 13 years of experience in architecture and is working on private sector projects, including tenant improvements and yield studies. Lane has 13 years of experience in interior design with a focus in hospitality and is working on commercial projects including health care, retail and hospitality. Jolitz has six years of experience in interior design with a focus in educational facilities and is working on medical office and dental projects. Freiheit is a commercial architecture and interior design firm.

Terracon Consultants

Iverson

Butters

Arthur

Pittis

Kohn_

In Mountlake Terrace, Terracon Consultants hired James Kohn as a field geologist, Garrett Pittis as an environmental technician, Ashley Arthur as an environmental intern and Zachary Butters and Jacob Iverson as field scientists. They are in the environmental department. Kohn holds a bachelor's degree in earth and space science with a concentration in geology from the University of Washington. He is conducting Phase I and II environmental site assessments. Pittis has a bachelor's degree in environmental studies from Central Washington University, specializing in environmental policy. He is doing CESL compliance and monitoring dewatering at construction sites.

Arthur is completing an environmental science degree at Western Washington University. She is working on Phase I environmental site assessments for commercial properties. Butters has a bachelor's degree in environmental science. He is doing Phase I and II environmental site assessments for cell tower sites, as well as retail and commercial sites. Iverson has a bachelor's in chemistry from Kansas State University. He is doing investigations for asbestos, lead, mercury and PCBs for the city of Everett and higher education facilities. Terracon, a geotechnical engineering, environmental and materials testing firm, has over 140 offices nationwide.

ALSC Architects

Kasman

Doug Kasman rejoined ALSC Architects of Spokane as a specification writer. Kasman has over 30 years of industry experience. Most recently, he ran a bed-and-breakfast on San Juan Island for several years. ALSC provides planning and design services.

Aegis Engineering

Lilly

Mukilteo-based Aegis Engineering hired Grant Lilly as a fire protection associate. He has a bachelor's degree in fire protection engineering from the University of Maryland and is licensed as an engineer in training. Aegis provides fire protection engineering and building code consulting.