Sep 11, 2007

Blankslate

Seattle-based Blankslate, a full-service branding and design agency, hired Jeff Barlow as creative director. Barlow has 15 years experience and has worked with clients ranging from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to WaMu.

The Partners Group

The Partners Group, a Portland-based financial advisory employee benefits and insurance brokerage firm, hired Sarah Friend as an employee benefits consultant. Friend worked for 11 years with an Oregon health plans.

CheckSum

Arlington-based CheckSum hired Steve Broderick as director of Asia operations. He will be based in Shanghai. Broderick spent the last 10 years as a test technologist in Asia for different manufacturers. CheckSum is a supplier of circuit board test and ISP device programming solutions.

Department of Veterans Affairs

The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs hired Richard H. Cesler as the veterans cemetery administrator for the Eastern Washington State Veterans Cemetery. Cesler has been director of the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery since 2005. The cemetery has yet to be built and the department will start considering design firms for the project once Cesler is on site.

Sep 10, 2007

American Society of Trial Consultants

Chris Dominic, the president and senior consultant of Tsongas Litigation Consulting in Portland, has been named president of the American Society of Trial Consultants. Tsongas has offices in Portland and Seattle and was a founding member of the society. Dominic has worked with Tsongas since 1997.

Shilo Inns

Shilo Inns hired Ron C. Ray as south region director of operations. Ray has 32 years of hospitality experience. The Portland-based chain has 44 hotels and more than 200 Shilo-affiliate hotels throughout North America.

Neah Power Systems

Neah Power Systems hired Dr. Gerard C. D’Couto as chief operating officer, a new position at the company. D’Couto was with FormFactor. Neah Power Systems is a Bothell-based developer of fuel cells for military applications, notebook computers and portable electronic devices.

eProject

Seattle-based eProject promoted Tim Low to vice president of marketing. Low joined eProject in 2006 as director of marketing. eProject is an on-demand collaborative project and portfolio management company.

Fisher Communications

Seattle-based Fisher Communications promoted Randa Minkarah to director of market development. She joined Fisher in 2002 as the general sales manager of KOMO-TV. Fisher Communications owns and manages 19 television stations and nine radio stations in the Pacific Northwest.