Dec 26, 2007

Moss Adams

Moss Adams announced Mary Knox has been certified by the Institute of Certified Construction Industry Financial Professionals as a Construction Industry Financial Professional. The ICCIFP is a not-for-profit corporation that promotes high standards of construction financial management.

Parker, Smith & Feek

Parker, Smith & Feek, a management brokerage firm, hired John Schmidt and Tim Nierman as account executives in the Commercial Insurance Division.

King County Board of Ethics

King County Executive Ron Sims appointed Anne Watanabe to an open position on the county's Board of Ethics. Watanabe is the deputy hearing examiner for the city of Seattle and has served in that capacity since 1995. The Board of Ethics is a five-member citizen advisory, administrative and quasi-judicial board that ensures proper implementation of the code of ethics in King County.

Intermec Technologies

Everett-based Intermec Technologies hired David Jones as vice president and general manager, global services. Jones has 21 years of experience in business and global leadership. He was previously with Motorola. Intermec develops, manufactures and integrates chain asset technologies.

Dec 21, 2007

Department of Parks and Recreation

Timothy A. Gallagher has been confirmed by the Seattle City Council as superintendent of Seattle Parks and Recreation. Gallagher formerly directed Los Angeles County's Department of Parks and Recreation and has been an editor for Pioneer Press and a naturalist for California State Parks and the National Parks Service. Gallagher replaces Ken Bounds, who retired earlier this year.

American Board of Trial Advocates

Tim Blue, a trial lawyer at the Seattle office of law firm Williams Kastner, has been named president of the Washington Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. ABOTA is an invitation-only organization, with 6,500 members nationally and 100 in Washington state. Blue has practiced for 28 years.

Shuttle Express

Shuttle Express, a Puget Sound ride share transportation company, will start a daily scheduled share ride service between Seattle and Portland beginning Jan. 15. Six rides are scheduled each day beginning at 5 a.m. The trip will be made in “luxury limo vans.” The six-passenger vans have leather seats, DVD monitors, WiFi and workspace.

DocuSign

DocuSign of Seattle, a Web-based electronic signature service, hired Grant Peterson as vice president of engineering and technical operations. Peterson has 22 years of product development experience and recently worked with LexisNexis.

Symetra Financial

Bellevue-based Symetra Financial promoted David Manning to vice president of underwriting for the company's group division. Manning has 23 years experience in the industry and began working at Symetra in 2004. Symetra provides retirement plants, benefits, insurance and annuities through independent advisors and agents.