Apr 19, 2023

Best Practice Architecture

Katich

Best Practice Architecture has promoted Kip Katich to partner, marking the second employee in the firm's 12-year tenure to join founding partner Ian Butcher in an ownership position.

Katich has been an instrumental part of the Best Practice team since joining in 2017. Working on both residential and commercial projects, Katich has brought a depth of experience and expertise to the office and has helped to streamline internal processes. He has taught design and representation courses at Parsons The New School for its Design Associate Interior Design program, collaborated on urban planning charrettes in Ecuador and Romania, and has been a guest speaker at UNLV's Klai Juba lecture series.

DCI Engineers

Yang

Rice

DCI Engineers announced the promotion of the following staff to new roles. Patrick Rice, PE, has been promoted to associate in the Seattle office. With more than a decade of experience at DCI, Rice brings expertise in quality control and city codes. He has managed almost every type of project and material there is.

Robyn Yang, PE, has been promoted to associate in the Spokane office. Yang has been with DCI since she graduated college and has worked her way up from learning about construction administration and honing her design skills on components of projects to now managing entire projects. She specializes in projects involving core and shell elements and tenant improvements. She is co-chair of DCI's Tenant Improvement committee and aids her colleagues with her expertise in brand-specific built environments.

Parametrix

Clark

Rotramel

Charissa Rotramel has joined Parametrix as strategic growth and development director based in Portland. She has over 20 years of experience in the architectural, engineering, and construction industry specializing in business development, marketing, and growth strategies.

Rotramel comes to Parametrix from WSP where she served as vice president and Northwest Pacific District marketing director, overseeing strategic growth for multiple business lines across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Hawaii, Guam, and Alaska.

She joins the firm's Functional Integration Team, leading the development and execution of the firm's strategic initiatives, growth objectives, and new business and expansion opportunities.

Parametrix also announced the selection of Cindy Clark, PE to lead the firm's Greater Washington Transportation Division. Clark has been with Parametrix for over 25 years, serving as a project manager, group lead, and as a trustee for the firm's Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

Clark is experienced in project management, public involvement, traffic engineering, and transportation design. She has been responsible for dozens of public agency projects, including on-call support work for local cities such as Redmond, Bellevue, Kirkland, SeaTac, Renton, and others.

The Greater Washington Transportation Division includes over 130 transportation professionals providing transportation planning, engineering, and design services from locations in Seattle, Puyallup, Bremerton, and Spokane, WA.

HNTB

Agers

Kristine Agers has been named HNTB Corporation's office leader for the firm's Seattle/Bellevue office. A vice president, Agers brings three decades of technical expertise and leadership experience in transportation infrastructure. Since joining the firm in 2018, she has served HNTB's clients as group director, office sales manager, office operations manager, client service leader and deputy office leader during a time of tremendous growth for the office.

During Agers' tenure, the office has doubled in size to a staff exceeding 300 people, delivering bridge, aviation, toll, highway, transit, rail, planning, program/construction management and other services to clients throughout the region.

Agers serves on the Boards of Directors for the American Council of Engineering Companies – Washington and the Council of Minority Transportation Officials – Washington. She also serves on the national COMTO City Intern committee. She was named Corporate Leader of the Year by COMTO – Washington in 2022.

Agers earned a bachelor's degree in political science at Utah State University before earning her Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.

Agers is responsible for leading and growing HNTB's presence in the region.

Salas O'Brien

Rafferty

Morrison

Watson

Mackenzie

Story

Salas O'Brien's Seattle office announced the promotion of the following individuals.

David Story, PE, LEED AP, has been named principal for the mechanical division of the firm's Seattle-based operations. Story has 17 years of mechanical engineering and project and construction management experience, specializing in telecommunications, higher education, and research facilities.

Guy Mackenzie, PE, has also recently been promoted to principal of mechanical engineering. Specializing in HVAC design for telecommunications and data centers, he has more than 20 years of experience as a mechanical engineer and construction administrator. His work in Alaska and Montana has given him specialized expertise in mechanical and plumbing systems in extreme weather conditions.

Briana Watson, EIT, PMP, has been advanced to vice president. Since joining the company in 2007, Watson has gained experience in all aspects of design and construction administration for telecommunication and critical environments projects, working up from project coordinator to assistant project manager to project manager.

Arnold Morrison, AIA, NCARB, PMP, has been promoted to vice president. Morrison is a registered architect with more than 17 years of experience in the industry. He is a certified project manager and has delivered projects in a variety of different sectors over his career including in retail, financial, workplace, civic/public works, federal, and critical environments. Morrison is a graduate of Washington State University.

Shawn Rafferty, NCARB, joined Salas O'Brien in November 2022 as an associate vice president. Rafferty, a project manager with extensive experience in design and construction management of data center facilities nationwide, began his architecture career in 2006.

Apr 12, 2023

Herrera

Lionheart

Herrera has welcomed scientist Regina Lionheart to its Seattle office. Lionheart is a graduate of University of Washington with a bachelor's degree in Oceanography and a minor in Quantitative Science. She has five years of experience in oceanographic processes, data analysis, and reproducible and responsible research and workflows.

Before Herrera she worked as a research assistant at the Microbial Metabolomics Research Center, located in the Department of Oceanography at the University of Washington. As part of Herrera's restoration team, Lionheart will assist with sea level rise and coastal restoration projects.

Johnston Architects

Coleman

Zhang

Ciaccio

Burk

Johnston Architects has promoted architects Sarah Burk, Maggie Ciaccio and Siyao Zhang to associate, and marketing director Liz Wasson Coleman to principal.

Burk, AIA, NCARB earned her Bachelors in Environmental Design and Masters in Architecture from Montana State University – Bozeman and joined JA in 2020. Burk has completed designs for numerous multi-family projects in Seattle, including the recently completed Ferdinand Townhomes in Columbia City. She now applies her seven years of experience to community projects, including the renovation of Old Works Golf Course Clubhouse in Anaconda MT, the new Lake Wilderness Clubhouse in Maple Valley and Oak Lodge Library in Oak Grove OR. Burk serves as the current director of professional practice on the AIA Seattle Board of Directors.

Ciaccio, RA, LEED GA earned her BA in Architecture from Virginia Tech in 2014 and joined JA in 2021, bringing with her experience in single family, mixed-use, multi-family and education projects. She applies her decade of experience to numerous project types at JA, currently leading the design of two residences and the remodel and expansion of a house in Laurelhurst. Ciaccio is also serving as project manager for the comprehensive renovation of Sno-Isle's Edmonds Library, which was flooded in June with 60,000 gallons of water due to a burst irrigation pipe.

Zhang, AIA, NCARB completed her Bachelors of Architecture at Tsinghua University in Beijing and earned her Masters in Architecture from the University of Michigan. Zhang joined JA in 2018 and quickly applied her technical expertise and visualization acumen to a broad mix of projects, including single family homes, mixed-use developments, commercial offices and the award-winning Winthrop Library. Zhang is currently working on several new custom homes, residential remodels and a four-floor tenant improvement for Seattle City Light in the Seattle Municipal Tower.

Wasson Coleman, CPSM joined JA in 2019 as marketing director and leads the firm's efforts in marketing, communications and business development. She holds 19 years of experience in the A/E/C industry in the Pacific Northwest, which she applies to JA's strategic planning, project pursuits and public relations. As principal, she will continue to support the firm's growth and long-term success through collaboration with firm operations and technical staff. Wasson Coleman is the immediate past president of SMPS Seattle and serves on its Board of Directors.

Stantec

Lanum

Hamon

Clark

Ancheta

Peabody

Kim

Yoshida

Omura

Lynch

Stantec announced the following principal and associate promotions. Jeff Lynch, Ben Omura and Bryan Yoshida have been promoted to principal. Tae Kim and Mark Peabody have been promoted to senior associate and Nowell Ancheta, Josh Clark, Josh Hamon and Norm Lanum to associate.

A mechanical engineer in Stantec's Seattle office, Lynch, PE, LEED AP, leads projects in plumbing and HVAC for a wide variety of building types including transit, office, laboratory, mixed-use, educational, high rise, and healthcare.

Omura has designed and implemented mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection solutions for over 15 years. Omura, PE, LEED BD+C, has worked across a broad range of project types including commercial, civic, residential, hospitality, and transit projects.

Yoshida, PE, LEED AP, is an experienced electrical engineer and project manager. His work encompasses a variety of project types, with a focus on complex healthcare and commercial/workplace projects. Yoshida actively seeks opportunities to improve operational efficiency, minimize energy usage and employ environmentally clean sources in his designs.

Kim, PE, LEED AP, a mechanical engineer, focuses primarily on healthcare projects, spanning a wide spectrum of scales. His experience also includes coordinating with facility engineers for occupant comfort, conducting special investigations, tests, and other studies to improve efficiency and reliability of equipment and systems.

Peabody, PE, electrical engineer, has experience in a variety of typologies including healthcare, workplace, and mixed-use spaces. He is known for his straightforward approach to project design and his accuracy and reliability in project documentation and delivery.

Ancheta, PE, is an electrical engineer in Stantec's Lynnwood office. He works on healthcare projects ranging in size, type, and location. He has been a mentor for ACE and is an active participant in Stantec's Young Leaders Group.

Clark is Stantec's US West Building Engineering BIM lead. He provides project teams with leadership and a strong technical foundation that enables them to start and maintain high-quality BIM projects for their clients. His technical knowledge across a multitude of software platforms grants him a variety of capabilities for collaboration including automation, generative design, and AR/VR.

Hamon, CTS, CCNA, is Stantec's Audio Visual Team lead. Hamon's skills range from systems and infrastructure design to developing future ready enterprise AV standards. He has designed complete audiovisual and control systems that have improved the user experience and productivity.

Lanum, RCDD, is a technology designer with over 20 years of experience in low voltage design, voice and data networks, communication systems and security. His wide range of projects includes commercial, educational, civic, and healthcare clients.