Jun 07, 2023

Ethos Civil

Williams

Clausen

Babb

Ethos Civil announced the recent additions of John Babb, Megan Clausen, and David Williams to their growing firm.

Babb is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma with three years of professional experience. He most recently worked at Gray & Osborne, where he focused on municipal infrastructure projects. Babb has joined Ethos Civil at their Tacoma office and is currently serving as the lead civil designer for the West Sound Technical Skills Center progressive design-build project with Bremerton School District.

Clausen is a recent graduate of George Fox University and has prior experience as an intern with the Yamhill County Public Works Department. Clausen joined Ethos Civil in February on a part-time basis, while earning her degree. She recently moved to a full-time engineering position from Ethos Civil's Wenatchee office. Clausen is serving as the lead designer for a 123-unit assisted living community project located in Spokane.

Williams joins Ethos Civil's Wenatchee office as a civil technician. He is educated in cyber security and has prior experience surveying for the U.S. Forest Service. Williams is providing support on several Ethos Civil projects, including a building demolition and parking lot project at Tacoma Public School's Central Administration Building site.

HNTB

Kapur

Jugesh Kapur, PE, SE, has joined HNTB Corporation in Bellevue as a bridge and structures department manager, bringing nearly four decades of experience driving strategic direction and leadership in project management, bridge design and construction. He holds licenses as a professional and structural engineer in multiple states, including California, Oregon, Idaho and Washington.

Prior to joining HNTB, Kapur was with the Washington State Department of Transportation for 22 years and held several positions. He designed and managed a wide range of bridge projects across the state, including the Hood Canal Floating Bridge, State Route 16 Nalley Valley, SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct and the seismic retrofit of many bridges along I-5 and I-405.

Kapur earned his Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the University of Washington, where he was an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Makers

Barbusca

Gipaya

Farrington

Makers architecture and urban design announced new staff recently hired in its Seattle and San Diego offices.

Claire Farrington has joined Makers as a planner, supporting the facilities planning team. Her prior experience includes work with Seattle Public Utilities' Solid Waste Division, conducting outreach to help improve waste diversion programs and promote equitable application of environmental regulations. She has a master's degree in urban planning, and her thesis explored how public green and recreational spaces impact the place attachments of multi-unit dwellers in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood.

Queenie Gipaya has joined Makers as planner and urban designer as part of the urban design and community planning team. She has a bachelor's degree in urban planning and holds a geographic information system (GIS) certificate. Her academic experience includes projects relating to placemaking and affordable housing, as well as waterfront, park, and open space revitalization.

Mike Barbusca is a senior planner supporting Makers' federal facility planning team from the San Diego office. He has over 40 years of NAVFAC experience supporting Navy clients and service members at the project planning and project levels. Barbusca has contributed to many successful projects as a project Leader, NEPA planner, environmental coordinator, and a housing, regional, and senior planner.

Parametrix

Tavel

January Tavel has joined Parametrix as a senior cultural resources specialist. She brings more than 14 years of experience providing professional cultural resource management and historic preservation services throughout the Western United States.

Tavel comes to Parametrix from ICF where she served as senior manager of historic preservation. She has worked for a variety of clients including the Washington State Department of Transportation; Sound Transit; King County Metro; California High Speed Rail Authority; City of San Francisco Department of Public Works; Ports of Bellingham, Portland, and San Francisco; Vale Oregon Irrigation District; Seattle City Light; Seattle Public Utilities; Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management; Bureau of Land Management; Oregon Department of Forestry; as well as private clients.

She has a master's in historic preservation and is a qualified historian and architectural historian under the Professional Qualification Standards of the United States Secretary of the Interior.

At Parametrix, Tavel joins the firm's Greater Washington Cultural Resources Group which provides professional cultural resources planning and management services to clients across the Pacific Northwest.

TCA Architecture + Planning

Architect Darin Wate, senior associate, is celebrating his 25th year at TCA Architecture + Planning this month.

With over 25 years of experience designing fire stations and public facilities, Wate has contributed a wealth of knowledge to many of TCA's most challenging and notable projects, including the award-winning Issaquah Maple Street Fire Station, the first fire station in the United States to achieve a LEED Platinum rating and given the 2012 ASHRAE National Technology award; Central Pierce Fire & Rescue Station, winner of the 2017 and 2018 Firehouse Magazine Station Design Gold Awards; Portland Fire & Rescue Fire Station 21 & Marine Rescue Boathouse, presented with the 2016 OCAPA Public Facility Excellence in Concrete Award; and Snoqualmie HQ Station, awarded with the 2005 National Station Style Silver Joint Use Facility Award.

In a press release TCA said Wate's position as a project architect and technical manager, combined with his system-based programming, conceptual design, and cost management skills, has benefited multiple municipal clients and a generation of architectural professionals.

The Society

Scalf

The Society, an independent interiors-led hospitality design collective, announced the appointment of Casey Scalf to director. In his new role, Scalf will embrace a significant shift in responsibility, with a primary focus on strategic leadership. He will also shape the future vision of the organization, determining key partnerships, selecting project types, and ensuring the execution of projects.

SPVV Landscape Architects

Smith

SPVV Landscape Architects announced that Gina Smith has been promoted to landscape architect, having successfully completed her licensure exams. Smith, who previously served as a landscape designer, also holds a LEED accreditation, and is responsible for designing, estimating, and managing the development of landscapes for governmental, commercial, and educational commissions.

Recent projects in which Smith has provided landscape design services include Peperzak Middle School for Spokane Public Schools; West Village Park for the City of Richland; and Skyline Elementary School for Mead School District.

May 31, 2023

FSi Engineers

Moyer

FSi Engineers announced the promotion of Jessica Moyer to the position of senior associate. Moyer brings a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Seattle University and 13 years of experience. Since joining FSi in 2014, Moyer has excelled in creating complex mechanical designs and is an integral part of the Boeing team.

Herrera

Alonzo

Herrera welcomed associate landscape architect Bernie Alonzo to its Bellingham office. Alonzo brings over 25 years of full-service landscape architecture design and management experience with sustainable project planning and design, including site selection, programming, the development of initial concepts and deliverables, budgeting, and the execution of documentation and construction administration. Prior to Herrera, Alonzo worked as a principal landscape architect for GGN (Gustafson Guthrie Nichol), where he managed several multi-million-dollar projects across the western U.S.

Alonzo will partner with Kate Forester to lead Herrera's landscape architecture team.

HBB Landscape Architecture

Biggs

Nowaczyk

Walton

HBB Landscape Architecture announced the promotion of Michael Walton, ASLA, ISA, and Steve Nowaczyk, ASLA, to principal; and Michelle Biggs, ASLA, CPSI, to senior associate.

Walton, with over 12 years of experience in landscape architecture, brings extensive knowledge of construction methods, horticulture, arboriculture and irrigation design to the team. His work experience includes transportation projects for light rail, roadway corridors, and airports; as well as for college campuses, parks, waterfront and multi-modal trail planning. Most recently, Walton led the landscape design for the Downtown Redmond Link light rail extension in Redmond, the Snohomish Readiness Center in Snohomish, and the R Avenue corridor improvements in Anacortes.

Nowaczyk has been practicing landscape architecture for 16 years. His background in the field spans across the private and public sectors with completed works in private development, public plazas, and transportation infrastructure. Some of Nowaczyk's most recent projects include King County Metro South Annex Base in Tukwila, St. Joseph Medical Center West Tower in Bellingham, and Sound Transit Stride BRT S3 Line that spans through Seattle, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park and Kenmore.

Biggs brings seven years of experience in a diverse range of public and private projects, including parks, trails, streetscapes, schools, multifamily residential and mixed-use developments. As a licensed landscape architect and certified playground safety inspector, Biggs brings technical knowledge of playground safety requirements, inclusive play, and universally accessible design. Recent projects include SoCo Park master plan and Phase 1 improvements in

Covington, Smokey Point Boulevard improvements in Arlington, and the Eastrail Trail connection in Bellevue.

Parametrix

Irving

Kelly Irving, PE, has joined Parametrix as a principal consultant in program services. He brings over three decades of experience in the water industry, specializing in wastewater treatment and program and project management.

Irving comes from Jacobs, where he served as a project delivery manager overseeing program and project managers in water, transportation, built environment, and environmental markets. He also served as a senior project manager for large utility clients such as the city of Spokane; city of San Mateo, California; and Salt Lake City.

At Parametrix, Irving joins the corporate management team in support of the company's overall project delivery program and water division.

Perkins & Will

Bularca

Ramsey

Schnell

In Seattle, Perkins & Will recently promoted Kelly Schnell and Ryan Ramsey to associate principal, and Brandusa Bularca to senior associate.

Schnell is a project architect with 15 years of experience, primarily in the science and technology sector. She is experienced in space planning, permitting, exterior design and detailing, and construction administration. She worked extensively in South Lake Union on the Troy Block, the Allen Institute, Yale + Harrison, and the University of Washington Medicine Campus phases 2, 3.1 and 3.2. As project architect, Schnell is primarily responsible for the technical documentation and coordination of contract documents, development and maintenance of the BIM model, integration of all building systems, and all sustainability initiatives.

Ramsey is a senior medical planner who has dedicated his career to health care design. He began his commitment to the specialty of medical planning with his master's degree in architecture and health at Clemson University, one of only two such programs in the country. As a medical planner, Ramsey integrates functionality, operational efficiencies, and the client's strategic goals with his proficient knowledge of project delivery, BIM, and health care design.

Bularca is a well-rounded architect with a range of experience at multiple scales including campus master planning, university facilities, interior remodels, lab and office shell and core, multifamily housing, and custom residential design. Bularca also has extensive experience in the design and detailing of building envelope systems.

SCJ Alliance

Oum

Haworth

SCJ Alliance added two new employees to its Lacey office in April: Cristina Haworth and Melissa Oum.

Haworth, AICP, was hired as the Lacey planning manager. Haworth has 11 years of experience leading interdisciplinary teams in planning, designing, and delivering projects for private and public sector clients. Her project work includes light rail expansions in Mountlake Terrace, comprehensive plan updates in Lynnwood and SeaTac, and public engagement programs for many Puget Sound communities. She attended the University of Washington for her undergraduate studies and the University of Pennsylvania for her master's degree in city planning.

Oum has joined SCJ as a senior accountant. She has worked in a variety of accounting roles, accruing over 19 years of experience, much of it in the AEC industry. Oum attended Texas Tech University, where she earned her bachelor's degree in accounting.