Sep 04, 2024

TRICO Companies

Olsen

TRICO Companies hired Troy Olsen as project manager for its service team. Olsen brings over 25 years of commercial tenant improvement experience from Presidio Construction, and has expertise in client collaboration, project planning and time management. He holds a bachelor's degree in business from Washington State University. TRICO is a design-build general contractor based in Burlington.

Tech Soft 3D

Parisse

Tech Soft 3D, a provider of engineering software development toolkits and end-user solutions for CAD/CAE data conversion, visualization, and data publishing, appointed Antonio Parisse as president of the Industrial Applications Group. Parisse will join the leadership team and report directly to Tech Soft 3D CEO Ron Fritz. Parisse has over 20 years of software leadership experience. He has successfully developed strategic accounts, led regional sales teams, and expanded global reseller networks. Parisse began his career as a mechanical designer with Schindler Lift in 1998, before moving into CAD/CAM customization and process automation with ABBAX. He then joined Concepta's sales team. Since 1999, Parisse has led software sales teams in the mold & die industry across Europe, including France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. Most recently, he served as president of Cimatron, where he was responsible for strategic growth strategies across the business. Established in 1996 and headquartered in Bend, Oregon, Tech Soft 3D has additional offices in the USA, France, England, Japan, Germany and Norway. Tech Soft 3D is backed by investment firm Battery Ventures.

Vouched

Vouched, an AI-powered identity verification solution for healthcare, banking and financial services, named startup veteran Peter Horadan as its new chief executive officer. Horadan joins Vouched with a track record in fundraising and driving growth and innovation in SaaS, having created over $20 billion in market cap as chief executive or technology leader in his prior roles. He founded Lockstep in 2019, creating a connected accounting platform. Upon growing the company's digital network to connect more than 26,000 companies, Horadan sold the company to The Sage Group. Prior to that, Horadan built the technology at transactional tax frim Avalara. His career has also included leadership roles at Concur Technologies, Scout Analytics, Microsoft, Corillian, and BEA Systems. Vouched founder John Baird will become the company's chairman of the board and chief strategy officer. In this role, he will continue to provide strategic oversight and contribute to the company's vision and long-term goals. Based in Seattle, Vouched is privately held and backed by Madrona Venture Labs, Ascend Ventures, Flying Fish VC, BHG VC, SpringRock Ventures, and SeaChange Ventures.

Aug 29, 2024

Zillow Group

Tulloss

Zillow Group hired Soumya Tulloss as senior vice president of agent sales. Tulloss will work to integrate and scale Zillow's sales organization to offer a more seamless experience for the real estate agent community. Tulloss has a track record of building and scaling successful sales teams and growing revenues at business-to-business software companies across multiple industries. Tulloss most recently served as the chief revenue officer of Deliverr, a platform that connects e-commerce businesses with logistics solutions to streamline shipping and accelerate business growth. Tulloss led the sales, marketing, customer support and revenue operations at Deliverr. Before that, she served as vice president and head of global messaging sales at Twilio, a customer engagement software company. Tulloss has previously worked at PayPal, Deutsche Bank Securities and Google. Zillow and its affiliates help people find and get the home they want by connecting them with digital solutions, dedicated partners and agents, and easier buying, selling, financing and renting experiences.

Red Dot

Thurnau

Puyallup-based Red Dot Corp. named Todd Thurnau as its new director of operations support. Thurnau will play an integral role in overseeing the efficiency, efficacy and safety of Red Dot facilities. He is also responsible for leading Red Dot's ongoing commitment to adopting LEAN practices and realizing operational synergies across the company's U.S. manufacturing facilities based in Puyallup, and Memphis, Tennessee. Thurnau joined Red Dot as a design engineer in 2007. Since then, he has led major initiatives to move and open new manufacturing facilities, implement computer management systems, and drive operational excellence. Red Dot produces mobile HVAC units and components for heavy-duty commercial and military vehicles. With facilities in North America, Europe and Asia, Red Dot ships to hundreds of aftermarket distributors and OE customers around the globe, spanning the construction, agriculture, defense and trucking industries. Employee-owned Red Dot was founded in 1965.

NW Natural Holdings

NW Natural Holdings elected Mary E. Ludford to its board of directors. From 2018 until her retirement in 2020, Ludford served as deputy chief security officer for utility services provider Exelon Corp. She previously served as vice president, corporate operation, from 2016 to 2018 and as chief audit executive from 2010 until 2016 at Exelon. Additionally, Ludford served from 2009 to 2010 as vice president of smart grid and smart meters, as vice president of customer operations from 2007 to 2009, and as vice president finance from 2006 to 2007 at PECO Energy (an Exelon company). She also served as vice president of customer financial operations at Commonwealth Edison and PECO Energy from 2005 to 2006. Northwest Natural Holdings is headquartered in Portland, and has been doing business for over 165 years in the Pacific Northwest.

Aug 27, 2024

Rock Project Management Services

Welsh-LaViers

Renton-based Rock Project Management Services hired Renee “Rae” Welsh-LaViers as business manager and accountant. She has more than 30 years of experience in accounting, procurement, contract negotiations and human resources. Welsh-LaViers has devoted her career to optimizing the financial success of companies whether in manufacturing, non-profit, or project management. Welsh-LaViers has donated much of her time to the Wounded Warrior Project, Americans with Disabilities Act, and the city of Enumclaw's Advisory Board.

Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services announced the launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region. Developers, startups, entrepreneurs, and enterprises, as well as government, education, and nonprofit organizations, will have greater choice for running their applications and serving end users from AWS data centers located in Malaysia. As part of its long-term commitment, AWS is planning to invest an estimated $6.2 billion in Malaysia through 2038. The construction and operation of the new AWS Region is estimated to support an average of more than 3,500 full-time equivalent jobs at external businesses annually through 2038. These jobs, including construction, facility maintenance, engineering, telecommunications, and others within the country's broader economy, will be part of the AWS supply chain in Malaysia. With the launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region, AWS has 108 Availability Zones across 34 geographic regions, with announced plans to launch 18 more Availability Zones and six more AWS Regions in Mexico, New Zealand, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, and the AWS European Sovereign Cloud.

State of Alaska

Alaska is partnering with Omada Health, a virtual between-visit healthcare provider, to expand virtual care access to thousands of residents in rural areas across the state. The state's Fresh Start Campaign provides free health programs and resources to eligible residents, including Omada's prevention, hypertension, and diabetes behavior change programs. Through the Omada program, residents are matched with an Omada coach–and either a certified diabetes or hypertension specialist, depending on the program–to help them eat healthier, move more, lose weight, prevent or manage diabetes, and maintain healthy blood sugar and blood pressure. Omada Health is based in San Francisco.