Apr 02, 2013

Andersen Construction

Hackett

Sprague

Kessler

Graves

Andersen Construction promoted Thomas Graves, Ryan Kessler and Eric Sprague to project managers and Paul Hackett to preconstruction manager/estimator in the Seattle office. Graves has spent his entire six-year construction career at Andersen, and is experienced in mixed-use housing projects. Kessler has focused on medical and health-care projects throughout his six years with the company. He is a LEED Accredited Professional. Sprague has been with the company for seven years, and has built a LEED platinum and two LEED gold projects. He also is a LEED Accredited Professional. Hackett has 13 years of construction experience, including four with Andersen. He has worked on a variety of commercial projects.

Walsh Pacific

Curran

Michael Curran joined Walsh Pacific as senior project manager. Curran has more than 30 years of construction experience and is leading Walsh's team on the $60 million Marriott Hotel in downtown Bellevue. He has spent most of his career in the Puget Sound area working on school, hospital, hotel, office, industrial and other commercial projects. Walsh Pacific is part of the Walsh Group, which has annual revenues of $3.5 billion.

Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker

Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker partners Samuel Baker, Douglas Oles, James Nagle and Robert Leslie made the annual list of Super Lawyers. Baker, Oles and Nagle have been named “Washington Super Lawyers” several times in the past, and Leslie repeats as a “Northern California Super Lawyer.” Additionally, attorney Meghan Douris, a construction law expert in the Seattle office, was named a 2013 “Washington Rising Star.” Super Lawyers make up the top 5 percent of the Bar Association membership.

Mar 26, 2013

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Van Kirk

Rooney

Boden

Nixon

Howard

Rose

Regional general contractor Lease Crutcher Lewis hired five and promoted Jim Rose to general superintendent and Grant Howard to project manager in its Seattle office. Rose is overseeing field operations in the Special Projects Division. He has 30 years of construction experience and has been with Lewis since 1995. Howard is as part of Lewis' Holyoke Fine Homes group and has been in construction since 1996. He holds a bachelor's degree from Lawrence University and a certificate in construction management from the University of Washington. New hires are: Robert Nixon, project manager; Mark Boden and Dan Rooney, BIM coordinators; Suzanne Carson, operations assistant; and Josh Van Kirk, project engineer. Nixon has 14 years of construction experience and holds a bachelor's degree from the UW, where he also earned a certificate in construction management. Boden and Rooney were BIM consultants to Lewis prior to being hired. Boden graduated from Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Rooney's construction roots date back 24 years, when he became an ironworker. He holds an associate's degree in architectural graphics from Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Carson has been in construction since 2000. Van Kirk is a LEED AP who has been in construction since 2005. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Washington State University.

Siku Construction

Martin

Siku Construction added Frank Martin as operations manager in the Seattle office. Martin, AIA, has more than 27 years of construction management experience and has represented owners on several local projects including Marion-Oliver McCaw Hall and the UW Bioengineering Building. Siku's Seattle office focuses on owner representation and construction management. It also has an office in Anchorage, Alaska.