Nov 20, 1996

Meng

Sarah Murdoch has joined Meng as an intern architect. Her interests lie in school design and historical preservation. At Meng she has worked on a variety of official projects, and is currently compiling research for a state-wide high school construction projects report. Chris Worley joins as marketing/administrative assistant with over two years of experience in the local architectural/engineering community. Her responsibilities include production and coordination of marketing materials, as well as general office management. Emilie Anderson has joined the company as receptionist. She has worked as a administrator for various companies for over 12 years. She brings two years of experience as an administrative assistant with a civil-based construction company. Kim Hanke joins as accounting manager. She has 20 years of accounting experience, with five years in the A/E business. Last year her first book, Turning to Torah--The Emerging Noachide Movement, was published by Jason Aronson Publishers.

ABKJ

Andersen Bjornstad Kane Jacobs, Inc. (ABKJ) has promoted the following staff members to the level of associate. Alan Johnson has 14 years of engineering experience and was project engineer for the recently completed Federal Detention Center. He is currently working on the structural design of two new schools for the Lake Washington School District and seismic upgrades for Portland Public Schools. Adam Koczarski has 15 years of structural design experience. He has been responsible for various structural projects including mid-high rise office/retail complexes and municipal buildings. He is currently working on the ARCO ANO seismic upgrade in Anchorage and Mt. Baker Elementary in Mt. Vernon. Koczarski is also the IS/IT Manager for ABKJ. Joyce Lem has 13 years of design experience in transportation related projects, including bridges, interchanges, widenings, tunnels and retaining walls. Lem was the project manager for 23rd Street Viaduct in Denver and is currently working on the Chihuly Bridge of Glass in Tacoma. Patrick Pirtle has been involved in the field of design and drafting for 24 years. For the past ten years he has worked exclusively with computer aided design. This specialized experience serves him well as the manager of ABKJ's CADD department. He is responsible for overseeing eight CADD operators. Lamar Scott has 21 years project management and civil engineering design experience and is currently chief civil engineer at ABKJ. He is currently project manager for the Port of Seattle's Terminal 5 Approach Ramp.

SSOE

Bill Meehan joins the Bellevue office of SSOE, Inc. as a new national account executive. He brings over 23 years of professional sales and marketing experience to the company. He will be responsible for new client development in the Pacific Northwest. Meehan was formerly with Atrium Productions in Scottsdale, AZ. Ann Napier has joined SSOE as an HVAC designer. She brings over 14 years of design experience to SSOE's mechanical department. She was formerly with Team Engineering. Glen Elliott joins the firm as a process piping designer. Formerly with Schreiber Foods in Green Bay, Wisconsin, he brings over eight years of design experience to SSOE.

John Graham/DLR

Brett Kratzer has been appointed to senior associate at John Graham Associates/DLR Group. He has 15 years of retail design and project management experience. Kratzer recently joined the firm to direct the efforts in the retail /mixed-use market. His impressive national and international portfolio includes the design and master planning of large scale projects such as Bangkok Dome Plaza in Bangkok, Great World City, Singapore, and Coronado Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. John Graham/DLR has also appointed the following employees to associates. John Benson is an electrical and technology designer with 16 years of experience in the design of lighting and power systems. Additionally, Benson manages the firm's CAD drafting and programming efforts. Benson currently contributes to the Ala Moana Shopping Center Expansion in Honolulu, Hawaii and a variety of projects for the Camas School District in Camas, Washington. Rand Conger, a registered mechanical engineer, is responsible for HVAC, plumbing and piping systems design. Conger has authored articles published in the "AIAA Journal" and "Journal of Fluids Engineering." Most recently he has been working on two projects for the Longview School District, City of Camas Police/Court Facility, Whittier Elementary School for Seattle School District and Walla Walla County Juvenile Services Center. Emery Ojala, a registered civil engineer, has three years of experience in the design and review of various structural systems. His recent project experience includes the Ala Moana Shopping Center Expansion, Lakewood Primary School and North Whidbey Middle School in Oak Harbor, Washington.

The Onyx Group

Mitsuru Otose has joined the Poulsbo office of The Onyx Group as a facilities planner. He will provide architectural support for The Onyx Group's large AutoCAD-based facilities planning project for the U.S. Navy in Okinawa, Japan. He holds a bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Technology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

W &H Pacific

Kenneth Rabber has joined W & H Pacific's Bellevue office as project manager. Rabbers has more than 24 years of experience in the A/E consulting industry. His expertise includes project administration and planning; municipal engineering; and development engineering for residential, commercial, and industrial projects.

Brumbaugh

Darwin Webb has joined Brumbaugh & Associates as a senior project manager and designer. With over 12 years of practice, Webb brings experience in residential, commercial and public sector projects. He is currently designing and managing projects for Safeco in Atlanta and St. Louis, as well as multi-family complexes in the Portland area for Trammell Crow Residential. Prior to joining B&A, he was a senior project manager at The Berger Partnership.

DRS

C. Reid Cain has joined D.R. Strong Consulting Engineers (DRS) as a surveying party chief and as a assistant engineer. Reid is a graduate of Renton Vocational - Technical Institute and he has seven years land surveying. Elmar Eugster joins DRS as an assistant engineer and as a surveying party chief. Elmar is a graduate of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology with a master of science degree in water management and land surveying.