Nov 03, 2009

Harris & Associates

Harris & Associates hired Bob Earl as Northwest regional manager in the Bellevue office. Earl, a professional engineer, has more than 30 years of experience leading, planning and executing municipal, commercial and industrial programs and projects. He will oversee Harris' growth in the Northwest. Concord, Calif.-based Harris is a planning, design and construction management company.

Schuchart/Dow

Seattle custom residential builder Schuchart/Dow hired Drew Giblin as a project manager. Giblin has more than 17 years of residential building and architecture experience, most recently at atelierjones, and prior to that with high-end residential general contractor Fulks Inc., which merged with Schuchart/Dow in 2008. Giblin is focusing on projects and business development in Hawaii. He holds a master's degree in architecture from the University of Washington and a bachelor's degree in urban planning from Virginia Tech. He also is a member of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.

Tacoma Power

Kevin Kelley and Ray Leske, line electricians with Tacoma Power, recently won the pole-top rescue competition at the Governor's Industrial Safety & Health Conference. The competition challenges line electrician teams from the electrical utility industry to rescue a victim from a utility pole in a mock industrial accident. Kelley and Leske beat seven other teams from across the state.

ABC of Western Washington

Several member firms of the Associated Builders & Contractors of Western Washington have made the 2009 Safety Alliance program due to their special emphasis on safety and superior safety performance. They include: Adept Mechanical Services, CHG Building Systems, Graham Contracting, Haggard Electrical Contractors, High Country Contractors, Ketchikan Drywall Services, Marpac Construction, McMullen Electric, North Star Electric, Pattison General Contractors, Remco-Deacon, Rushforth Construction Co., Saybr Contractors, S.D. Deacon Corp. of Washington, and S.M.E. Inc. of Seattle.

Bouten Construction Co.

Spokane's Bouten Construction Co. on Dec. 1 will open an office in the Tri-Cities area. The address and phone will be: 295 Bradley, Richland, WA 99352; (509) 943-7677. Bouten is a construction manager and general contractor founded in 1944. It specializes in health-care, higher education, commercial, community/cultural, laboratory and research facilities.

Oct 27, 2009

Kwame Building Group

Kevin Ferguson, vice president of Kwame Building Group, received a 2009 Inclusive Leadership Award from the St. Louis Business Journal. The award honors ethnic minorities who are making their mark on the St. Louis business community. Ferguson oversees Kwame operations in Seattle, Dallas and New Orleans. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Tulane University. Kwame is based in St. Louis.

DeWalt Commercial

DeWalt Commercial added Chris Ascani as senior project and business development manager in its Redmond office. Ascani has more than 19 years of construction experience, including 13 years in design management, for such firms as Baugh Construction and Opus Northwest Contractors. He holds a bachelor's degree in building construction from the University of Washington. DeWalt Commercial, a woman-owned business founded in 1992, performs tenant-improvement and ground-up projects in office, retail and mixed-use facilities throughout the state.

Professional Service Industries

Ryan Hart was promoted to branch manager of Professional Service Industries' Mountlake Terrace office. Hart has been with the firm since 2005 and has successfully completed its Project Manager Certification Program. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Montana. PSI is an independent engineering and testing firm headquartered in the Chicago area with 125 offices in North America.

American Institute of Steel Construction

The American Institute of Steel Construction started http://www.steeltools.org, a social networking and file sharing Web site for designers, engineers and others in the construction industry.