Mar 14, 1996

CDCOM, Inc.

CDCOM, Inc. of Federal Way has hired David Swarm as production manager. Swarm was general manager for Seattle Micro Inc. CDCOM, Inc. is a CD-ROM processing, duplication and distribution service bureau. Products include Laser Express which is a direct replacement for microfiche. The newest addition to the product line is Parts Express, an electronic parts catalog which can be used by companies to distribute parts, assemblies and finished goods.

Andersen Consulting

Andersen Consulting, a global management and technology consulting organization, has named five new managers for the company. Elayne DiYorio, Scott Harrison, Todd Haugen, Ray Makela and Dan Perkins will act as managers for the Seattle office.

McCann-Erickson Seattle

McCann-Erickson has hired Wendy Ostenson as an account assistant. Previously Ostenson worked as a department sales manager at The Bon Marche.

Alpha Technologies, Inc.

Bellingham-based Alpha Technologies, Inc. is opening a new facility in Sydney, Australia. The 15,000-square-foot facility will house manufacturing and final assembly operations as well as sales offices and a customer service center. Alpha recently signed a $20 million, three-year contract to supply Optus Vision of Australia with power products. Alpha Technologies, Inc. produces a line of power protection products for the telecommunications and cable television industries, including custom, application-specific power solutions. In addition to the new plant in Australia, the company operates facilities in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany and Cyprus.

Western Washington University

Michael Seal, founder and director of Western Washington's Vehicle Research Institute (VRI), has been awarded the Faculty Advisor Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Seal was honored for his long-time service as an SAE advisor and for his diligence and dedication in working with Western's SAE collegiate chapter and individual students. Seal founded the VRI, which is part of Western's engineering technology department, in 1974.

Mar 12, 1996

PCAPA

Donald R. White of Olympia has been named executive director of the Pacific Coast Association of Port Authorities. He will succeed Lew Holcomb to head the 84-year-old organization. PCAPA is the second oldest port organization in the country, representing ports in Washington, Oregon, California, British Columbia, Hawaii and several southeastern Pacific island ports (Guam, Saipan and Pohnpei). White is a former executive director of the Washington Public Ports Association.

Noble House Hotels & Resorts

Phil Brown has been named president of Noble House Hotels and Resorts. Brown has served as chief financial officer for Noble House for the past eight years. Prior to that, he was controller for the Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers in Seattle. Kirkland-based Noble House owns and operates hotels throughout the United States. The company presently manages over 1,700 hotel rooms in eight hotel and resort properties.

Steve's Copy & Blueprint, Inc.

Steve's Copy & Blueprint, Inc. has announced the opening of a full service production facility at 307 Main St., Mount Vernon, serving the Skagit Valley area. The new facility, like the Steve's store in Bellingham, will offer copies, oversized copies, blueprinting, offset printing and retail goods such as: blueprint supplies, plotter supplies, architectural and engineering supplies. Linda Suggs, formerly the Computer Graphics Department production manager of Steve's, will lead the staff in Skagit Valley as Operations Manager. Vickie Suiter will serve as the sales and marketing associate, Bob Yaple will act as the offset Print Manager.

Puget Sound Chapter of Public Relations Society of

Laurel Ruelos, marketing coordinator for Seattle Market Center (SMC), has been named the 1995 Outstanding New Member of the Year by the Puget Sound Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Ruelos currently serves as editor of the Puget Sound Chapter's PRSA newsletter. During 1995, she served as a member of the chapter's Membership Committee, coordinating hospitality ambassadors for the monthly PRSA luncheon meetings. Ruelos also served as a volunteer at the National PRSA Conference, which was held in Seattle last October. As marketing coordinator for SMC, Ruelos supports the marketing efforts of the Seattle Design Center and the Seattle Gift Center, two properties leased, managed and marketed by SMC. Ruelos' experience includes internships at SMC and the Washington Chapter of the March of Dimes. She received her bachelor's degree in communications for the University of Washington in 1991.

WHaM Communications

Colleen Miller, former partner of Elite Sports & Events in Denver, Colo., has joined WHaM Communications as an account supervisor. Miller brings with her 13 years experience in consumer product marketing, sports promotions, special event creation and sponsorship management. At WHaM she will oversee both consumer and trade media outreach campaigns for Muzak, Sun Dog, a Seattle manufacturer of travel bags, camera cases and accessories and Provident Ventures, a Bellevue-based interactive software company.

Emerald Downs

John Melchiorhas been named Executive Chef at Emerald Downs, the Throughbred racetrack currently under construction for its June 20 opening. Melchior joins the Emerald Downs staff after spending more than five years as Executive Chef at the Washington Athletic Club. Melchior will oversee the preparation of food that will be available at the Turf Club, Rainier Terrace, two food courts, four concession stands, box seats, luxury suites and six bar areas at the racetrack. He will also coordinate catering for group events. Melchior currently is Chairman of American Culinary Federation's apprenticeship program for the Washington State Chef's Association.

Hunt Marketing Group

Hunt Marketing Group (HMG), a Seattle-based direct marketing agency, has hired six new employees in its Seattle and Phoenix offices. The new Seattle-office employees are Glynis Delargy, assistant controller; Chris Garces, account coordinator; April Low and Virginia Wright, production artists; and Christa Vibber, receptionist. Jennifer Campagna has been hired as an account coordinator/receptionist for the agency's five-person Phoenix office, which opened January 2, 1996. Delargy previously was controller at Long Painting Company and a senior accountant at Konigsberg & Wolf CPA's, both of Seattle. Garces served as a special project coordinator with the Seattle SuperSonics and interned at Bondo & Remer Creative Marketing of Seattle. Low previously worked for Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Alaska Airlines and Nine (KCTS-TV) magazines. Wright, who owns a design and computer graphics business, formerly was a production manager at Form Graphics, Inc. of Seattle. Vibber joined HMG from LeGros, Buchanan & Paul, a Seattle law firm. Campagna formerly was marketing director at Paper Moon Design in Phoenix.