May 13, 2020

Mahlum

Gerich

Everett

Hindmarsh

Bauser

In Seattle, Mahlum promoted PJ Bauser to principal, Jay Hindmarsh to associate principal and Emily Everett and Brian Gerich to associate. Bauser has been an integral part of the architecture firm for over 12 years, and is one of its health care practice leaders. He uses lean principles to guide teams on projects, and as a designer explores the possibilities presented by the expansion of digital tools. Hindmarsh has over 20 years of experience. He specializes in the delivery of building designs in the Pacific Northwest. He has experience in specification writing, materials research, design execution and sustainability, and recently spearheaded Mahlum's first project to receive Living Building Challenge certification. Everett works with students, teachers, administration and other staff from the start of design through construction to create teaching and learning spaces. In over 15 years of professional experience, Gerich has developed a holistic and integrated approach to design influenced by sustainable systems, user experience and the nuances of technical design. He has training in architecture and landscape architecture, and has led design activism studios at the University of Washington. Mahlum specializes in health care, student housing and education.

McKinstry

Patel

Tolbert

Wolff

Saieg

Seattle-based McKinstry has expanded its national and regional technical services business. It named Phil Saieg as national director of technical services and promoted several executives to lead teams for technical services, which includes commissioning, facility condition assessments, active energy management and other services that optimize facility operations. Saieg led McKinstry's Rocky Mountain Region technical services team and has eight years with the firm. Others assuming new leadership roles for technical services include Geremy Wolff, who is now Pacific Northwest regional director; Quinn Tolbert, who is South regional director; and Mayur Patel, who is Midwest regional director. Wolff has been in the technical services team in Western Washington, and has 22 years with McKinstry. Tolbert has 15 years of performance contracting experience. He joined McKinstry in 2010 and has been a business unit manager, sales director, business development manager and project director. Patel has nearly 25 years of experience as a project development director, project director and project engineer, including the past 11 years with McKinstry, a national construction and energy services firm.

May 06, 2020

Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Theiss

Lubke

Henderson

Magnusson Klemencic Associates promoted Wyatt Henderson, Chris Lubke and Adam Theiss to principal. Henderson and Chris Lubke are in the Seattle office and Theiss is in Chicago. Henderson is in MKA's sports specialist group with a project portfolio of arenas, stadiums and sports-related facilities for the NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, MLS and universities. Most recently, he was the structural project manager for the design of Chase Center, a 1.7 million-square-foot, mixed-use/entertainment development in San Francisco for the Golden State Warriors. Lubke is in MKA's convention center specialist group and leads the firm's long-span structures technical specialist team. He has worked on 16 convention center projects with program areas up to 1.2 million square feet. He is the structural project manager on the 1.2-million-square-foot expansion to Javits Convention Center in New York City. Theiss is in MKA's residential and hospitality specialist groups. The firm said his engineering solutions for projects in these markets have resulted in structurally efficient, yet architecturally enhanced spaces and a portfolio of innovative U.S. towers. He also leads the firm's foundations technical specialist team. Magnusson Klemencic Associates provides structural and civil engineering services worldwide.

Holmberg Mechanical

Goetz

Holmberg Mechanical added Jason Goetz as director of project management. Goetz has 16 years of general contracting experience and will strengthen teamwork between clients, design teams and Holmberg. His expertise and experience in project management, ability to solve problems, and communicate with stakeholders make him an invaluable team member, the firm said. Holmberg provides engineering and mechanical contracting services in the Puget Sound region.

True North Land Surveying

Miller

Ronnie “Jo” Miller is now part owner of Seattle-based True North Land Surveying, making it a 100% women-owned business. The opportunity for Miller to become a part owner opened when vice president Tim Ingraham retired. Miller has been a project surveyor with True North for the past three years. She has experience managing construction, settlement monitoring, monitoring wells and design projects.

The Watershed Co.

Presster

Robertson

Willoughby-Oakes

The Watershed Co. hired Leila Willoughby-Oakes as an associate planner, Jake Robertson as an arborist and Sage Presster as an ecologist. Willoughby-Oakes is a land use planner with 10 years of experience in the U.S. and Canada, including most recently as a planner for five years with the city of Federal Way. Robertson is an ISA-certified arborist with a background in urban forestry. He will do arborist studies and urban forest management plans. Presster will do wetland and stream delineations, monitoring projects and technical writing. Kirkland-based Watershed provides natural resources assessment, mitigation and restoration design, environmental planning and permitting, stormwater monitoring, arborist and landscape architecture services.

Reid Middleton

Gutierrez

Aveyard

Hammer

Crocker

Swanson

In Everett, Reid Middleton promoted Dave Swanson to executive vice president, and Paul Crocker and Corbin Hammer to directors in its structural engineering group. In San Diego, it promoted Darin Aveyard to director and hired Jorge Gutierrez as a senior civil engineer. Gutierrez has a civil engineering degree from San Diego State University. Everett-based Reid Middleton provides civil and structural engineering, planning and permitting and surveying services.