Aug 20, 2002

Barclay Dean

Jim Western has joined Barclay Dean Construction as a superintendent. Western has over 20 years of industry experience, including as construction manager and general superintendent. He studied construction management at Fresno State University.

RCI Construction

Walker

Two new employees have been hired at RCI Construction Group in Sumner, including Gerald Barker as senior project manager/estimator and Kevin Walker as vice president of special projects. The company also announced Julie Sankey has been promoted to senior project engineer at its Pacific Division in Hawaii. Barker will use his 22 years of experience to oversee utility and grading projects for the company. Walker will lead the development of new business opportunities in the industrial market, and will also focus on power generation and cogeneration plus major private developments. He has over 30 years of experience. Sankey is an integral part of the Pacific Division's estimating, project management and IT system departments.

Kaufman Brothers

Swarthout

Olympia's Kaufman Brothers Construction has hired Mike Swarthout as project manager/estimator. Swarthout has over 17 years of construction experience.

MTC

Materials Testing and Consulting has opened a new laboratory in Chehalis and added two registered professional engineers to its staff -- Ken Sahi and Jim Dedrick. Sahi was regional manager for AMEC and has worked on several high-profile projects, including Safeco Field, Sea-Tac Airport and the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Dedrick, a civil engineer, has worked on numerous high-rise hotel and casino projects in Nevada.

D.W. Close

Ed Montgomery, Dave Parrott and Jeff Lowe have joined D.W. Close Co. in Seattle. Montgomery is a senior electrical estimator with 32 years of experience, Parrott is a senior tele/data project manager with over 19 years of experience and Lowe is a tele/data project manager with five years of industry experience. D.W. Close is a MYR Group company.

PDCA

The Washington State Council of the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America has appointed Victoria L. Andrews executive director and Natalie Jones program assistant. Andrews brings 18 years of nonprofit management experience to the council, including serving as executive director of the SIDS Foundation of Washington from 1995 to 2001. She has a master's degree in public communications from Syracuse University and a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Southern Maine. Jones holds a bachelor's degree in international political economy from the University of Puget Sound.

Aug 13, 2002

Nuprecon

Zukowski

Snoqualmie demolition contractor Nuprecon has hired Ray Zukowski as chief estimator. Zukowski is responsible for overseeing all of Nuprecon’s Washington-based project estimating as well as assisting with estimating and project management of the company's National Division. He has 13 years of demolition experience, and was formerly with Controlled Demolition International where he was senior project manager for the 2000 implosion of the Kingdome. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Syracuse University.

Barclay Dean

Schweitzer

Jay Schweitzer has joined Barclay Dean Construction as a superintendent. Schweitzer has over 20 years of experience in commercial construction as both a project manager and regional superintendent. He holds a bachelor's degree from Western Washington University.

Trenchless Resources International

John Jurgens, president of Bothell's Trenchless Resources International, is one of the keynote speakers for the Fifth National Conference of the Australasian Society for Trenchless Technology. The conference runs Aug. 18-21 in Sydney, Australia. Jurgens' keynote address is "Ensuring Trenchless Pipeline Rehabilitation Projects Succeed." He is currently chair of the society's Pipe Rehabilitation Committee.