May 26, 2021

RMC Architects

Willard

Mead

Bellingham-based RMC Architects promoted Christopher Mead and Jason Williard to associate. Mead is a project leader whose work has included the recently completed Multicultural Center at Western Washington University, a collaborative project with Opsis Architecture. Also, he has contributed to these multifamily projects in Bellingham: Walton Place One and Two, Eleanor Place and Cornerstone in Barkley Village. Williard has worked on some of RMC's most notable projects, including Peoples Bank in the Barkley Financial District and the Rocket Building in the Fairhaven Historic District, both in Bellingham, and Spring Street Landing on the Friday Harbor waterfront. He is working on Bellingham Public Schools' District Office Building in Bellingham. As an associate, he will help with marketing and business development. RMC offers planning and design services.

RT ECP

Webb

Bill Webb has been promoted to vice president within the RT Environmental and Construction Professional practice of RT Specialty. Webb has more than 20 years of experience within the professional liability insurance marketplace. RT ECP provides wholesale insurance brokerage and other services to agents and brokers. Webb joined the RT ECP team in 2017 as an assistant vice president to support its national network of agents, brokers and business relationships. He has since become a specialist in environmental and construction related insurance policies.

May 19, 2021

Rice Fergus Miller

Miller

Architect Mike Miller is retiring this month after 19 years as a principal and owner of Bremerton-based architecture, interiors and planning firm Rice Fergus Miller. Miller has led the design of healthcare and senior living facilities. He joined RFM from Seattle architecture firm NBBJ, where he was a leader in senior living and healthcare. Miller came to realize that senior living, healthcare and hospitality design each serve a similar core audience. So at RFM he integrated those practices into a studio known as H3. His senior living projects at RFM have included Emerald Communities' Emerald Heights in Redmond, Heron's Key in Gig Harbor and Timber Ridge at Talus in Issaquah. His healthcare work has included St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale, where he planned and designed projects. His other medical clients have included Olympic Medical Center, Jefferson Healthcare, Virginia Mason and CHI Franciscan. He was on St. Michael's board for two years and its foundation board for 14 years, leading it for three years. He won LeadingAge Washington's Award of Honor in 2016 and received a University of Washington Milgard School of Business Leader of the Year award in 2006.

Coffman Engineers

Schultz

Barker

Coffman Engineers, a national multidiscipline engineering firm, named Fred Barker and Trevor Schultz in the Seattle office as principal owners. Barker has more than 10 years of experience and is a structural engineer who has done design and project management for commercial, federal, industrial, residential and renovation projects. He has worked with national retailers, large commercial clients and major industrial clients across North America. Schultz has more than 13 years of experience in mechanical engineering with a focus on industrial facilities and commercial buildings. He has a background in hydraulic power, industrial ventilation, bulk material handling, compressed air systems, pneumatic controls, dust collection and commercial HVAC.

WSP USA

Diaz-Carreras

Shannon

WSP USA hired water resource professionals Alex Shannon and Juan H. Diaz-Carreras, who are based in Seattle and Los Angeles. They will be water line leaders in their respective geography, responsible for providing clients water, wastewater and surface water solutions and continuing to build WSP's water business. Shannon has a decade of experience developing water solutions for communities around the country. In his new role, he will continue to provide thought leadership in economic modeling, risk analysis, decision science, funding strategies and optimizing the implementation of utilities' capital improvement programs. Diaz-Carreras has project management experience in consulting and working for a water district on Florida Everglades restoration projects. He lobbied Congress with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and consulted with Native Americans on sensitive issues. WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, an engineering and professional services firm.