Nov 23, 2022

Arcadis IBI Group

Fedorchenko

Hayes

Olt

Arcadis IBI Group announced the expansion of its Seattle architecture practice with the hiring of three new team members, Matthias Olt, Heather Hayes, and Melissa Fedorchenko. These new team members share expertise in the design of urban mixed-use and tall buildings. In addition, they specialize in design for complex inner-city projects, sustainability, and biophilia.

Olt joins the practice as an associate director – principal, architecture and will serve as the firm's Living+ lead, i.e., high-rise mixed-use, for the Seattle market. Olt brings more than 30 years of experience in architecture, design leadership, and sustainability. He has led the design of several high-profile mixed-use, residential, and commercial towers in the USA, Asia, MENA, and Europe. In 2022, he received an Innovation by Design Award from Fast Company for a use-neutral and adaptable building design. In 2017, under Arcadis CRTKL, he received an AIA Seattle Honors Award for the design of a conceptual mass timber tower in Seattle.

Olt is also an educator and architecture critic at Washington State University. In his new Living+ role with Arcadis IBI Group he will lead the design and implementation of residential, hospitality, and office mixed-use buildings.

Hayes is the firm's new regional leader of interior design and will provide strategic leadership for the company's interior design team across the US, with a special focus on Living+. In her nearly two decades as an interior designer, Hayes has worked on a diverse range of project types and scales, and she continues to serve on the Interior Design Advisory Board for Bellevue College. Her work includes award winning projects in hospitality, multi-family housing, and workplace.

Fedorchenko recently joined the team as an associate – interior design. She will be part of the interior design team, providing design leadership to projects throughout the Pacific Northwest. Fedorchenko brings with her over 15 years of design experience for a wide array of clients, most recently working within the multi-family housing sector in the Seattle area. She is also a professional mentor for local high school students.

Barghausen

French

Chesley

Ellis

Hale

Bruggman

Erolin

Deardorff

Reed

Barghausen Consulting Engineers, Inc., has welcomed five new employees and promoted three staff members internally since the start of September. The new hires include three survey team members, a new addition to the People and Culture team, and an architectural job captain. The promotions include a project engineer and two survey party chiefs. All the promoted and new employees are located out of the firm's Kent office.

New hire Kelsey Bruggman started at Barghausen on Sep. 26 as a talent acquisition specialist. Bruggman graduated from Washington State University with her bachelor's degree in human development with a minor in psychology, and a certificate in family studies. She previously worked as an HR specialist and a recruiter for a construction subcontractor. Her experience includes recruiting for positions across 12 branch locations.

Nicholas Hale joined Barghausen on Sept. 19 as a survey chainperson. Hale has previous experience in the survey field and has also worked as a construction worker for TD Construction, as well as working for the Union Pacific Railroad as a mechanical laborer. He graduated from Las Positas College with his associate of arts degree.

Stephen Ellis started at Barghausen on Sept. 12 as a survey chainperson. Ellis has previous experience working as a laborer and has a background in customer service. He also has a wide variety of knowledge with mechanical skills and trades.

Dustin Chesley joined the Barghausen team on Oct. 3, also as a survey chainperson. Chesley previously worked in both warehousing and manufacturing environments, as well as subcontracting with over 20 years of experience. He has several field certifications.

Harold French joined Barghausen on Oct. 31 as a job captain in the architecture department. French graduated from Green River college and has over 31 years of experience in a variety of different construction backgrounds, with his main passion being architecture.

The three promoted team members are Steven Reed, Yaughn Deardorff and Leo Erolin.

Reed joined the Barghausen team in 2020 and has developed into a well-rounded engineer, taking a leading role with some of the firm's biggest clients and most complex projects. He has technical excellence and has taken the lead on developing key management tools to ensure consistent quality control and task management.

Deardorff started at Barghausen in February of 2017. He has worked with several party chiefs over the years, proving himself to be knowledgeable and proficient in field survey work.

Erolin joined Barghausen in June of 2014 after starting his surveying journey in Hawaii. There, he worked alongside his father and uncle, both professional surveyors running their family's business. Over the last eight years Erolin has performed multiple roles at Barghausen, working both in the field and in the office.

Nov 16, 2022

FSi Engineers

Himmel

Wierusz

Gaballah

FSi Engineers announced the hiring of two new team members. Faheem Gaballah has joined the firm's electrical engineering team. Gaballah brings eight years of professional experience and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Electrical Machines from Benha University.

FSi also welcomed Mike Wierusz as an engineer in the firm's Seattle office. Wierusz brings a BSME from the University of Washington, four years of service in the US Army, and eight years of mechanical design experience to the team. He is a returning employee who left FSi to spend time teaching engineering to high school students.

FSi also announced the promotion of Rick Himmel to principal. In 2018, Himmel joined FSi as a Sr. Associate, bringing with him more than three decades of industry experience and a passion for mechanical engineering. In the four years he has been at FSi he has moved to the Inland Northwest to lead the Spokane office. Himmel has broadened FSi's portfolio. His expertise, backed by FSi's portfolio of higher education labs, has created opportunities for FSi to design new private sector life sciences buildings. His work at FSi also includes large-scale projects for The Boeing Company, Sound Transit, and King County Harborview Medical Center.

PACE Engineers, Inc.

Anderson

Pullen

Seeds

Way

James

Mohr

Yepez

Forba

Rapozo

Lemley

PACE Engineers, Inc. announced ten promotions. Nick James was promoted to project designer II and Everett CAD lead. James has 16 years of experience and has been with PACE for 11 years. He works on commercial, municipal, and residential site development projects. He currently provides utility design for the WSDOT SR 167, I-5 to SR 509 – New Expressway design-build team.

Brian Way, PLA, ASLA, LEED® AP, is now a project manager at PACE. Way's 25 years of landscape architecture experience includes LEED® certified and low-impact development projects. He has incorporated and designed green roofs, permeable pavements, bioretention, rain gardens, and stormwater planter systems. Way recently worked on the NAIOP's Night of the Stars Award-nominated Terrace Station project. Additionally, his recent project with Housing Hope in Sultan, WA, broke ground at the beginning of 2022.

Jack Seeds, PLS, has been promoted to principal surveyor. Seeds has played a key role in the firm's land surveying department for the last six years. With 28 years of experience, he manages various projects and mentors survey staff. Seeds provides valuable oversight and recommendations for schools, special purpose districts, cities, state and private PACE clients.

Jay Pullen was promoted to engineer II. Pullen joined PACE three years ago and is responsible for utility design and grading, report writing, and assisting project managers. He has been busy working on multiple Aegis Living projects, townhomes, and apartment projects.

Chris Anderson, PE, SE, has been promoted to senior principal engineer. Anderson joined PACE in 2014 and manages the firm's Lake Oswego Office. He has 17 years of experience completing structural designs in the consulting engineering field. During his tenure at PACE, four other firms requested him to lead their in-house engineering teams from project design through construction. He spent 12 months leading a team of international engineers to design a large overseas industrial facility.

Matthew Lemley, EIT, is now an engineer II. Lemley joined PACE three years ago. Lemley served in the United States Navy and retired as a Lieutenant Commander after twenty years of service. While in the Navy, Lemley earned a chemistry degree and most of his engineering degree. Following his Navy career, Lemley finished his engineering degree and subsequently joined PACE. At PACE, Lemley is responsible for developing safe and code-compliant structural designs, with emphasis on constructability, economy, and responsiveness to client goals. Currently, he is working on the Portland International Airport redevelopment project.

Aaron Rapozo, PE, has been promoted to project engineer. Rapozo joined PACE in 2016 and has seven years of experience providing civil engineering for transportation, water, sewer, and storm drainage projects. Recently, he has specialized in small water system designs for agricultural clients. He is located in PACE's Wenatchee office and works on projects for the Cities of Pasco, Cashmere, and Quincy.

John Forba, PE, is now a senior project manager at PACE. Forba is a civil engineer with 15 years of experience. He is a key member of PACE's municipal department. He specializes in plan review and surface water design, including LID and Green Stormwater Infrastructure solutions. He currently leads projects for the Cities of SeaTac, Brier, Kenmore, Mukilteo, and Tukwila.

Kayla Yepez has been promoted to marketing coordinator. Yepez joined PACE at the beginning of 2021. She graduated from the University of Washington in 2020 with a degree in Business Administration with a marketing concentration. Yepez's everyday tasks include developing proposals, coordinating events, creating advertisements, executing public relations, and strategizing and managing PACE's social media.

Kristen Mohr is now a CAD technician II. Mohr joined PACE in 2020. One of her most notable projects is the Portland International Airport Terminal Core Redevelopment, where she models structural and seismic mechanical supports, verifies geometry, and coordinates with other disciplines. Mohr was recently named a Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon Women of Vision Honorees.