Jan 24, 2001

AMEC opens in Mt. Vernon & Olympia

AMEC, one of the world's leading engineering and environmental consulting firms, continued its expansion of services in Washington state this month by opening an office in Mount Vernon and another in Olympia.

The Olympia office, which will focus on building materials inspection but also provide geotechnical and environmental services, is the second opened by AMEC in that city in two months. Last month, the company opened a separate Olympia office for natural resources work, including compliance with salmon protection requirements that will impact development projects throughout the Puget Sound area.

The Mount Vernon office will offer a full range of geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting and materials testing services and be headed by Paul Elliott, an engineering geologist who also is registered in Oregon, California and Arizona.

The newest Olympia office will offer quality-control and inspection services for residential, commercial and retail structures, highways, bridges, mid- to high-rise office buildings, educational facilities, hospitals, heavy industry and mining, as well as consultation for seismic upgrades and other improvements.

AMEC is a global leader in the provision of services and engineering solutions to the world's infrastructure, manufacturing and process industries. The company focuses on generating value for clients through the application of knowledge, innovation and technology.

Jan 23, 2001

McKinstry Co.

Seattle's McKinstry Co. has been selected as the outstanding workplace of the year by the Association of Washington Business as part of its 2000 AWB Better Workplace Awards. The award honors companies for their efforts in dealing with workplace safety, job training and advancement programs, and innovative benefits and compensation programs. McKinstry, a mechanical contractor, also won the top honor last year.

Jan 17, 2001

Thompson Vaivoda & Associates

Portland architectural design firm, Thompson Vaivoda & Associates Architects, Inc. has promoted Clark Brockman, AIA and Andre DeBar, AIA to senior associates. Brockman was senior project manager for the Nike North Expansion and the Corvallis Osborn Aquatic Center. DeBar heads up sustainable design at TVA and is senior project manager for the Newport Community Center and the Pearl Block mixed-use project and was project architect for the Fox Tower. Seven other employees have been promoted to associate: John Heili, senior project manager for Viridian Place office building and Hoyt Park Condominiums; Joann Hermance, senior project manager for the Nike Athletic Center; R.J. Johnson, project manager for the Pearl Block; Monty Hill, project manager for design development; Ellen Morrison, business manager; Chuck Salvador, quality control manager; and Noel Snodgrass, information systems manager. Thompson Vaivoda has gained a national reputation for corporate campus design. Noteworthy among its corporate campuses under construction is the 1.2 million square foot, North Campus expansion for Nike in Beaverton, Ore., and Ericsson Village. The Nike expansion recently received an AIA Merit Award for design excellence and an honor award for design excellence from the American Society for Interior Designers and the International Interior Design Association.

Other projects under construction include: the Nike Athletic Center and Conference Center, and the Pearl Block mixed-use development in Northwest Portland

David Evans and Associates

David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA), a professional services consulting firm providing multidisciplinary environmental and engineering services, has hired Cindy Baker, a 25-year environmental professional and program/project manager, as Environmental and Planning Group Manager. Previously, Baker was acting department manager at Berger/ABAM Engineers, department manager for URS Greiner, and supervising engineer for King County. She specializes in environmental analysis and assessments, management and planning, surfacewater management, land use development, engineering design review, and public involvement. Michael Booth, ACIP has joined DEA as a senior environmental planner. Booth previously worked as the senior transit planner at the city of SeaTac. Booth is currently managing private development projects, environmental/permitting work on fiber-optic projects with WSDOT, Jefferson County and private firms.

S.D. Deacon

Peterson

Clemetson

The Bellevue office of S.D. Deacon has hired Paul Clemetson as chief estimator and promoted Todd Peterson to senior estimator. Clemetson was formerly with Bird Construction and has also served as an estimating instructor for the Associated General Contractors of Washington. He has 15 years of industry experience and holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Peterson has been with the company for nearly seven years. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from North Park University in Chicago.

SmartElectrical

SmartElectrical, an Internet provider of services for the small- to medium-sized electrical contractor, has appointed three construction and Internet industry veterans to its core management team. The team includes Todd Ullom as vice president of sales and marketing, Chad Blevins as vice president of business development and Luisa Recalcati as chief technology officer. Ullom was most recently executive director of sales and business development at BuildNet, a B2B e-commerce firm focusing on the homebuilding industry. Blevins was previously vice president of business development at MagneTek, a maker of electronic power products. Recalcati was promoted from chief architect.