Dec 20, 2000

Federal Home Loan Bank

The board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle recently approved the promotions of Robin McManus and Gregory Teare to vice president. McManus was chief information officer. In her new role, she is responsible for identifying and implementing the bank's technology efforts. Teare directs the bank's newest business line — buying mortgage portfolios in the secondary market.

Lane Powell Spears Lubersky

Paul McCarthy has been elected partner at the law firm of Lane Powell Spears Lubersky in the Seattle office. McCarthy concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate, commercial transactions and banking law.

The Private Bank

The Private Bank, a division of Bank of America which invests and manages more than $7 billion in assets in the

Northwest, has promoted Matt Lynch to the role of Private Bank city executive for Seattle. Kevin Berry has been promoted to city executive for Bellevue. In addition, Rod Johnson is named senior fiduciary executive for the Private Bank, serving Washington state and Idaho. Lynch and Berry are responsible for the delivery of investment management, fiduciary services, customized credit and sophisticated financial planning expertise to high-net-worth clients. Johnson's team of fiduciary specialists will work directly with Lynch, Berry and the relationship managers who serve as the personal financial advisors to clients in the region.

Aptimus

Aptimus, a Seattle-based single-source online direct marketing network, announced the appointment of four new executives to its senior management team. In addition, two senior managers are shifting roles to better accommodate the expanding Aptimus network and the recent acquisition of XMarkstheSpot. Scott Rozic, former founder, president and CEO of XMarkstheSpot, joins Aptimus as executive vice president, sales and marketing. Keith Miscione, former vice president of engineering at XMarkstheSpot, joins Aptimus as chief technology officer. Frank Yien, former vice president of product management and general manager of XMarkstheSpot, joins Aptimus as vice president and general manager of networks. Lisa Wolff has moved from her position as vice president, business development, to a new role as vice president, corporate development. Dave Sharp will now serve as general manager of sites, including FreeShop.com, CatalogSite and Desteo, in addition to his role as senior vice president.

Foster Pepper & Shefelman

Foster Pepper & Shefelman will host its annual Critical Employment Law Issues Workshop Friday, Feb. 2, at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center. The conference will provide a year in review update of employment law, and discuss such topics as "How to Manage Challenging Employees," "Employee Stock Options" and " Conducting Investigations," among others. Registration is $75. Call Stefin Kohn at (206) 447-8985 for more information and to register.

Foushee & Associates

Bellevue-based general contractor Foushee & Associates has hired two project engineers and promoted an existing project engineer to project manager. The new project engineers include Aaron Cady and Peter Schroeder. Cady is a recent graduate of Washington State University and Schroeder holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from the University of Washington. Nigel Starr has been promoted to project manager and is working the company's tenant improvement department managing a variety of projects. He has been with Foushee for nearly two years.

Nuprecon

Nuprecon has hired Brian Pare as sales director and promoted Joe De Los Santos to director of project management. Both positions were created as part of an overall corporate expansion and restructure plan moving the company from a regional selective demolition specialist to a national firm with a full package of demolition-related services. Pare brings 15 years of sales experience, including construction information and publications. He is responsible for accounts in Washington and Oregon, and is leading the Nuprecon sales team. De Los Santos has been with Nuprecon four years, moving from project manager to chief estimator to senior project manager. In his new role, he is responsible for the Redmond division demolition project cycle from bid to closeout.

Lanoga

Effective Jan. 1, Paul W. Hylbert Jr. will become president and COE of Lanoga Corp. of Redmond. Hylbert is replacing Daryl D. Nagel, who will retire in March. Hylbert is currently president of PrimeSource, a building products manufacturer and distributor. Nagel will continue to serve on Lanoga's board of directors. Lanoga operates 193 lumber and building product stores in 18 states, including Lumbermen's Building Centers in the Northwest and Arizona.

HCI Steel Buildings

Arlington-based HCI Steel Buildings has hired Ken Pedersen as its district sales manager for Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. Pedersen has an extensive background in the industrial and commercial construction business. He will work from his Edmonton office. HCI makes buildings for commercial, industrial and institutional markets in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Pacific Rim.

HBB

HBB, a mechanical engineering firm based in Seattle, has hired two engineers.

Matt Wakabayashi, design engineer, has two years of experience in design/build and consulting work. His assignments include a new elementary school in Arlington; a library, classroom and music facility upgrade at Darrington High School; and classroom additions and remodeling at Granite Falls Middle School.

Vincent Cheng, design engineer, also has two years of professional experience. He is working on the computer lab remodel project at Seattle Central Community College, the culinary arts center at Bellingham Technical College, and the Ridgeway Hall residence at Western Washington University.

Parametrix

Mujib Ahmed has been hired by Sumner-based Parametrix as the associate business line manager for transportation planning and design. Ahmed has 25 years of experience in planning, environmental analysis, design and construction of urban arterials, highways and interchanges. He was president of the Washington state chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers from 1989 to 1990. Prior to joining Parametrix, Ahmed was a principal consulting engineer with Harding Lawson Associates, previously known as Alpha Engineering Group.

Camp Dresser & McKee

Cello Vitasovic has joined Camp Dresser & McKee's Bellevue office as a principal. He has more than 15 years experience in environmental engineering. A member of the International Association for Water Pollution Research and Control, Vitasovic is also a part-time faculty member at the University of Washington.

Entranco

Rick Della has been hired as executive vice president for branch operations in Entranco's Bellevue headquarters. He will oversee operations of the firm's nine western offices. Della has 22 years of professional experience, working for engineering firms such as Imodco, ENSR Consulting and Engineering, and Foster Wheeler Environmental Corp. He also helped establish a costal engineering and marine surveying firm, Meridian Ocean Systems, which he led for 10 years.