Oct 23, 2019

SMR Architects

Putre

Minjarez

Espinoza

Davis

Albers

Seattle-based SMR Architects promoted David Albers, Michael Davis, Megan Espinoza, Demian Minjarez and John Putre to associate. Their new responsibilities include leading project teams and contributing to SMR's strategic planning. Albers was hired in 2012 and focuses on affordable and market-rate multifamily developments. Davis joined SMR in 2015 and has worked with affordable housing providers on new construction and rehabilitation projects. Espinoza was hired in 2012 and has led award-winning affordable and supportive housing developments. Minjarez joined the firm in 2011. His projects include supportive housing for people transitioning out of homelessness, affordable family housing, senior housing and farmworker housing. Putre was hired in 2012. His work has included supportive housing for formerly homeless people, senior housing, child care centers and artist live-work housing.

Tetra Tech

Cox-Czosnyka

Engineer Kathy Cox-Czosnyka joined the water division of Tetra Tech as vice president, Northwest Operations. Cox-Czosnyka has been involved in some of the largest infrastructure projects and programs in the Northwest, including as project manager for the Seattle waterfront redevelopment program and the expansion program at Sea-Tac Airport. She has a bachelor's in civil engineering and a master's in structural engineering from Northwestern University. She works in the Bellevue office. Tetra Tech provides consulting and engineering services.

HNTB Corp.

Cooper

Brad Cooper has returned to HNTB Corp. as transportation department manager at its Bellevue office. The civil engineer has over 20 years of experience, including leading transportation projects and being project manager on high-profile, design-build delivery projects. At HNTB, he oversees projects with clients such as the Washington State Department of Transportation and Sound Transit, and recruits talent for Northwest transportation projects. Most recently, he spent four years as transportation project manager for another consulting firm. From 2006 to 2016, he was a project manager for HNTB, an infrastructure firm.

Scott Edwards Architecture

Purdy

Griggs

Balogh

In Portland, Scott Edwards Architecture promoted Susan Balogh to senior associate/director of interiors, Scott Griggs to associate/IT director and Hayley Purdy to associate. Balogh has over 25 years of interior design experience with a focus on creative offices, health care and senior living projects, and has worked at Nike and at Portland architectural firms. Her career highlights include The Springs senior living development in Lake Oswego, Oregon. She is leading interior design work scope for Rose Villa Senior Living in Milwaukie, Oregon. Griggs has over two decades of information technology experience including advanced training with Microsoft MCSA and a CompTIA A Plus certification. He is responsible for the firm's computer systems, and has modernized its digital tools, updated all software and implemented continued process improvements. Previously, he worked in IT for 10 years at another Portland architectural firm. Purdy is an architect with 11 years of experience. At Scott Edwards Architecture, she held a key role on the award-winning historic Oregon City Library. She is overseeing construction on the One Community Health medical and dental clinic serving the Hood River community. She manages the construction administration support group of Scott Edwards, a regional architecture, planning and interior design firm.

Oct 16, 2019

ZGF Architects

Kerr

Howell

Grace

Freels

Cheng

Woestenborg

Steinberg

Saito

Kung

ZGF Architects promoted nine people to principal in its Seattle office. They are Ryan Cheng, Kate Freels, Elizabeth Grace, Sara Howell, Corinne Kerr, Eddie Kung, Haruka Saito, Michael Steinberg and Hans Woestenborg. ZGF provides architecture, graphic design and digital fabrication, interior design and space planning, and urban planning and design. It has six offices in the U.S. and Canada.

Sazan Group

Kimbrell

Absuelo

Kopetzky

In Seattle, Sazan Group hired Deneise Kopetzky as marketing director and Kathreen Absuelo as marketing coordinator. In Portland, it promoted Nicole Kimbrell to marketing manager. Kopetzky has more than 13 years of experience in the architecture/engineering/construction industry with a bachelor's in business administration from Saint Martin's University. Absuelo has three years of experience as a creative director in the retail industry. She has a background in design, marketing and visual arts. Kimbrell has two years as a marketing coordinator, with demonstrated ability to connect with clients in the Pacific Northwest. She has degrees in international business and English literature. Sazan Group provides mechanical, electrical and fire protection engineering, information technology systems consulting, lighting design and owner representation services.

Terracon

Valder

Terracon hired Ken Valder as Washington regional manager. He has nearly 30 years of leadership and experience with environmental compliance and remediation, civil and environmental engineering and construction management. His background includes operations and administration, business development and contract negotiation and administration. Clients have included governments, transit authorities, utilities and commercial entities. Valder is based in Lynnwood.

Art Anderson

Art Anderson, a Bremerton-based multidisciplinary engineering services firm, hired Brad Ginn as a senior civil engineer in the facility division. Ginn will execute engineering design solutions in collaboration with other engineering disciplines, including assignments related to floating, waterfront and land-based facilities and site-development projects. He will work on projects from planning through closeout and have a lead role on more complex assignments as project engineer/manager.