May 17, 2011

Absher Construction Co.

Wolfe

Puyallup’s Absher Construction Co. promoted Blaine Wolfe from project manager to division director of Housing Services. Wolfe is a graduate of Central Washington University’s construction management program. He has worked at Absher since 1995, focusing on project development in recent years. He is a LEED Green Associate and a certified Associate Value Specialist by the Society of American Value Engineers.

May 10, 2011

Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker

Oles

Attorney Douglas Oles, a partner with the law firm Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker in Seattle, was elected to the national board of directors of the American College of Construction Lawyers. Oles has served as national chair of the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, and is a member of JAMS Global Engineering & Construction panel. Another firm partner, James Nagle, is also a board member. The college addresses legal and technical issues facing the design and construction of the built environment around the world.

Project Dimensions

Battrick

Tescholg

Hand

Benton

Boatman

Project Dimensions hired John Boatman as construction manager/estimator, Eric Benton as senior estimator and Christian Hand as project controls specialist. It also promoted Dennis Teschlog to vice president of estimating and Scott Battrick to chief estimator. Boatman has more than 18 years of project and construction management experience, specializing in K-12 projects. Benton has 25 years of cost management experience on industrial, commercial and heavy-civil projects. Hand has nine years of industry experience and has worked in project controls. Teschlog has 21 years of construction cost estimating experience. Battrick has 19 years of experience in construction cost estimating and cost management analysis. Project Dimensions is a project and construction management firm based in Kirkland.