Dec 07, 2022

CollinsWoerman

McKinney

James

Wienke

In Seattle, CollinsWoerman hired Dave Wienke as IT manager and Trenton James as accounting specialist.

Wienke has worked in IT management for 12 years, having managed high performing technology teams for engineering and desktop support. He collaborates with the firm to design, engineer, and build solutions for high productivity and ease of use.

James joins CollinsWoerman as an accounting specialist. He's a graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas and has ample experience with tax preparation, accounts receivable and payable, and financial modeling.

In Spokane, CollinsWoerman hired Don McKinney as construction administration support.

McKinney brings over 23 years of experience in construction contract administration and quality assurance and control to CollinsWoerman. He's been personally responsible for administering over $500 million in construction.

PACE Engineers

Cobley

PACE Engineers, Inc. announced the promotion of Pam Cobley to municipal department manager. Cobley has over 22 years of experience in project management, community and inter-governmental relations, easement acquisition, grant writing, funding acquisition, and long range planning. Two of her greatest accomplishments include: completing a successful public information plan for a $36 million regional sewer system and successfully obtaining over $40 Million in design and construction funding for various municipal clients.

In her new role, Cobley will manage department resources and staffing to meet client expectations, track budgets, monitor staff performance, and be responsible for QA/QC processes.

Parametrix

Van Cleave

Ken Van Cleave has joined Parametrix as a senior surveyor based in Puyallup, WA. He has 40 years of experience coordinating field crews, processing field work, and delivering final products. He has worked across Western and Eastern Washington.

Van Cleave joins Parametrix from Huitt-Zollars. His experience includes preparing FEMA surveys, formal plats, short plats, boundary line adjustments, testamentary surveys, right-of-way, and ALTA surveys. He has worked for clients such as the Washington State Department of Corrections and Tacoma Metro Parks. His project experience includes municipal park sites, road widenings, sewage treatment plants, and a new ferry terminal.

At Parametrix he joins the firm's Puget Sound Surveying group, serving public and private clients throughout the Pacific Northwest including King County, Washington State Department of Transportation, Cascade Natural Gas, Lakehaven Utility District, and others.

McGranahan Architects

Holloway

Hartung

Stamon

Myles

Bose

Tacoma-based McGranahan Architects announced five promotions within the firm.

Shona Bose, AIA has been promoted to project architect. Bose is a registered architect with over 12 years of design and planning experience. Her portfolio includes work for the University of Washington, City of Tukwila, Edmonds College. She is currently working with the Lake Washington School District. Bose is also the firm's director of environmental responsibility and designs sustainable and inclusive buildings incorporating equity, inclusion, and sustainability.

Glenn Myles has been promoted to director of design. Myles joined McGranahan eight years ago and has 20 years of experience in educational architectural design, with one middle school and three high schools in his portfolio with the firm. His most recent projects include the Fife High School STEAM Center of Innovation, Centralia College's Teacher Education and Family Development Center, and Edmonds College Triton Learning Commons addition.

Kris Stamon, AIA, DBIA, has been promoted to principal. Stamon has been with McGranahan for 20 years, most recently serving as a project manager on the firm's K-12 and higher-ed projects, with a focus on alternative delivery methods. Currently, he is working on a design-build project, Federal Way Public Schools' Memorial Field. As principal, Stamon will continue to provide executive leadership on key projects as well as contribute to the firm's business development efforts with a strategic focus on design-build work.

Andy Hartung, AIA, NCARB, Assoc. DBIA has also been promoted to principal. Hartung joined McGranahan 17 years ago and brings his 20 years of experience in architecture to this leadership role. Hartung is currently working on multiple projects for Pierce College, the Agricultural Resource Center for Franklin Pierce School District, and recently completed Highland Middle School for Bellevue School District.

Liz Holloway has been promoted to director of marketing. Holloway joined McGranahan in 2019 as marketing manager and brings over 20 years of experience in the A/E/C industry. She has played a critical role in the firm's marketing and communication efforts, including qualifications and proposal strategy and collateral material concepts. Holloway will expand her leadership role while continuing to guide operational aspects of the firm's marketing initiatives.

Nov 30, 2022

Confluence Environmental Company

Potter

Love

Confluence Environmental Company has hired two staff members: Jenny Love as project biologist III and Sara Potter as project ecologist III.

Love has 17 years of experience in environmental assessment, habitat restoration project planning and design, and stormwater permitting and compliance. She conducts ecological restoration projects in wetland, stream, and upland forested habitat areas from the planning phase through design, permitting, construction, and monitoring. Love evaluates project permitting requirements and prepares documentation to meet local, state, and federal regulatory requirements. She also develops vegetation assessment and management plans, conducts wildlife surveys, and collects data to monitor habitat restoration projects.

Potter has eight years of experience providing permitting support for natural resources and land use projects, specializing in marine water quality and shoreline mitigation/restoration. Potter performs wetland studies, threatened and endangered species surveys, stream and nearshore surveys, marine mammal monitoring, and similar assessments. She has expertise in local, state, and federal environmental policies and regulations and she routinely conducts regulatory research and data synthesis and prepares documentation to meet local, state, and federal regulatory requirements.

Confluence Environmental Company is headquartered in Fremont and specializes in natural resource services; restoration/mitigation; and regulatory strategy, compliance, and permitting.

Johnston Architects

Johnson

Woll

Borsari

Baker

Johnston Architects has hired Lina Baker as an associate and interior designer, Sierra Borsari and Jake Woll as project architects, and Jay Johnson as an architect and project manager.

Baker, NCIDQ holds 15 years of experience in interior design with an emphasis on creative workplace, multi-family, mixed-use and senior housing projects. A graduate of Colorado State University with a BS in Interior Design, Baker's past projects include tenant improvements for Coffman Engineers, Verathon, and Microsoft; as well as interior design for Leeward, a mixed-use housing project in South Lake Union, and Murano Senior Living, a high-rise in First Hill. Joining JA as an associate, Baker is currently focusing on tenant improvements for civic clients, including renovations to the Sammamish City Hall and Edmonds Library.

Borsari, AIA earned her BS in Architecture from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, as well as Masters Degrees in Architecture & Civil Engineering Construction Management from Washington University in Saint Louis. Borsari brings experience in multi-family developments, single-family houses, and hospitality projects, with a focus on sustainability. Her past projects include mid- and high-rise projects in Seattle's Downtown, Belltown and South Lake Union neighborhoods. A registered architect, Borsari is currently working as construction administration project architect for the new Redmond Senior & Community Center in Redmond, WA, a 56,000 SF facility being designed in collaboration with Opsis Architecture of Portland.

Woll, AIA joined JA as a student intern in 2021 before graduating with his Masters in Architecture from the University of Washington this year. Woll worked for nearly five years in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area on a diverse mix of project types after earning his BS in Architecture from the University of Minnesota. A recently licensed architect, at JA Woll is currently designing several single-family houses and supporting efforts on the Redmond Senior & Community Center. He is also applying his experience in visualization technology to streamline the firm's rendering process and give them a cohesive aesthetic across all project types.

Johnson, AIA, NCARB earned his Masters in Architecture from the University of Washington and has spent 18 years designing civic and community projects throughout the Puget Sound region, including the education, mass transit, and performing arts sectors. Some of his notable past projects include Rose Hill Middle School in Redmond, as well as multiple projects for the Sound Transit Link Light Rail extensions, including the Northgate, Rainier, Lynnwood City Center and University District Stations. Johnson is serving as the Project Manager for JA's Seattle Center On-Call Contract, which includes improvements to the Seattle Repertory Theater, Fisher Pavilion, Vera Project and Mercer Parking Garage buildings on the Seattle Center campus.

Makers Architecture and Urban Design

Aldape

LoRocco

Elliott

Makers Architecture and Urban Design LLP announced new staff recently hired in its Seattle and San Diego offices.

Gabriela Elliott has joined the firm as a facility planner based in the San Diego office, working with the federal facility planning team. She has two years of professional experience and a bachelor's degree in urban and environmental policy from Occidental College.

Joey LoRocco is a facility planner with a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Oregon. He is currently pursuing his architecture license and will be supporting Makers' federal facility planning team, which provides services for Department of Defense clients and other federal agencies.

Taylor Aldape is Makers' human resources specialist. She has a bachelor's degree in business administration and eight years of experience in office administration and customer service. Prior to joining the firm, she was the HR and operations coordinator at a property management company of over 200 employees.

NAC Architecture

Bain

Brodie Bain, FAIA, AICP, LEED AP, has joined interdisciplinary design firm, NAC Architecture, as director of higher education planning. Her knowledge of physical planning for higher education will complement NAC's focus on the role of design in student live/learn success.

Bain's career as a registered architect and certified planner comes with a wealth of experience in campus planning, capital planning, programming, space utilization studies, land use, site planning, and pre-designs for a full range of campus building types. Her new role will be the impetus for exciting and innovative new perspectives from NAC's offices in Columbus, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Spokane.

Parametrix

Watson

Roché

Richard Roché, RG, LHG and Darby Watson, AICP have been promoted to senior vice president at Parametrix assuming overall leadership responsibility of their respective regions and serving on the company wide Operations Leadership Team.

Roché leads the Oregon and Southwest Washington region of the firm, which includes 120 staff with offices in Portland and Bend, Oregon and Vancouver. He has been with Parametrix since 2002 and has over 30 years of experience as an environmental consultant providing project and program management for industrial, data center, and public clients.

Watson leads the Puget Sound region of the firm, which includes 330 staff with offices in Seattle, Mukilteo, Bremerton, Puyallup, and Tacoma. She joined Parametrix in 2019 and has 26 years of experience overseeing transportation and urban planning programs.