Oct 10, 2000

Stirrett Johnsen

Sean Sullivan will be joining Stirrett Johnsen next week as a vice president. The 20-year industry veteran will be partnering with Steve Stirrett to run the company's administrative and project management functions. He holds a bachelor's degree in finance from Seattle University and a master's degree in business administration from City University.

Centex Homes

Kevin Hardin has been named division sales manager for Centex Homes. Hardin's new role includes strategic sales planning for Washington state and overseeing a sales staff of 15. His other duties include assisting with marketing communications and product development. Prior to his current position, Hardin was an area sales manager and sales representative for Centex in Illinois. He holds a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Illinois.

S.D. Deacon

S.D. Deacon Corp. of Washington has made several personnel changes due to an increase in projects under construction. Melinda Britt DeWalt has joined as a project manager, Bill Classon was promoted from superintendent to project manager, Jeff Hughes was promoted to project manager, Peter Schroeder has been hired as a project engineer, and Charles Poggemann has been promoted from project engineer to project manager. DeWalt is currently managing the McLeod waterfront project in Kirkland and will also manage Deacon’s Special Projects Division. She has a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Washington. Classon is working on a new Wal-Mart store in Marysville. Hughes holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Virginia. He is currently managing construction of a new Everett Safeway. Schroeder, a recent graduate of the U.W.'s construction management program, ranked in the top 5 percent of his class. He is currently working on two renovations for Target in Everett and Tacoma. Poggemann holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from California Polytechnic State University. His latest projects include Cooper Point Pavilion in Olympia and Redmond Town Square.

Strand Hunt

Strand Hunt Construction has received an "outstanding" commendation from the Army's Contracting Division for its C-17 Corrosion Control Hangar project at McChord Air Force Base near Tacoma. The rating was based on issues such as safety, client service, professionalism, quality, timeliness and budgets.

Fluor Corp.

Fluor Corp., parent company of Richland-based Fluor Federal Services and Fluor Hanford, has been ranked No. 1 in the engineering and construction category of Fortune magazine's annual listing of "The World's Most Admired Companies." The magazine cited Fluor's management, its creative solutions to industry challenges, its quality of products and services, its long-term investment value and overall financial soundness, and its community involvement.

Oct 03, 2000

GLY Construction

GLY Construction has added five new staff members, including project manager Doug Schumacher and project engineers Jeff Angehrn, Ryan Binning, Craig Wallace and Joe Willis.

Schumacher brings 15 years of project management experience and a background in architectural design. He is an architecture graduate of the Phoenix Institute of Technology, and is managing construction of DeVry Technical Institute’s new educational facility in Federal Way.

Angehrn holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from the University of Washington, and has been involved in the engineering and construction industry since 1995. Currently, Angehrn is providing technical support to the Trailside Office Building project in Snoqualmie.

Binning worked as an intern with GLY while completing his last year at the University of Washington, where he earned his bachelor's degree in construction management and is now a full-time team member at the company. He is providing engineering support on Overlake Hospital Medical Center's campus expansion and a tenant improvement project for Children’s Hospital at Overlake.

Wallace holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Central Washington University. He is providing engineering support on the DeVry Technical Institute project.

Willis has worked as a licensed land surveyor in the state on several GLY projects. He has 13 years of experience and is a graduate of Central Washington University. He is now working on the Redmond Ridge site development project, a master-planned community with a 1.2 million square-foot business park.

GLY is in its 33rd year of providing construction services in the greater Seattle area.

AMS

Seattle's Approach Management Services has hired Bruce Mahan as a safety and health specialist. Mahan has eight years of construction experience, most recently as a jobsite safety officer. He graduated from the Construction Industry Training Council as a journeyman carpenter and worked in that capacity until he became safety officer. At AMS, he is assisting companies with worker safety issues. AMS is a risk management company.

Master Builders Association

David Toyer recently joined the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties' Government Affairs department as the Snohomish County director. Toyer represents the interests of homebuilders in Snohomish County by working with government officials, trade groups and others interested in development issues.