Jul 24, 2012

Walsh Construction Co.

Gilson

Winter

Lennox

Cronin

Walsh Construction Co. hired Eric Cronin as superintendent, John Lennox as assistant superintendent, and Jeremy Winter and Whitney Gilson as project engineers. All are working out of the company's Seattle office. Cronin has 10 years of construction experience. Lennox has been working in the industry for more than 12 years. Winter previously was an intern on Walsh's Salishan project in Tacoma. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Central Washington University. Gilson also served as a Walsh intern. She holds a certificate in construction management from the University of Washington.

Skanska USA

Skanska USA's Seattle office hired Emmett Hart as superintendent, and Levi Nelson, Jonathan Setzer, Andrew Salmeri and Stewart Germaine as project engineers. The company also promoted 12 project engineers, managers and executives in the Seattle office. Mark Engelking and Ken Howard were promoted from senior project managers to project executives. Sam Holden, Carmen Jordan, Albert Martin, Cohen Morris and Sam Sherwood all jumped from senior project engineers to project managers. Also, project engineers Ike Burkett, Michael Cox, Derek Feldsted, Steele Johnson and Jed Tsai were promoted to senior project engineers.

Mayes Testing Engineers

Gross

Mayes Testing Engineers hired Brad Gross as senior project manager for its Lynnwood office. Gross has nearly 10 years of management experience in the construction industry and previously was the nondestructive testing manager at Kaw Valley Engineering in Kansas. He is a certified welding inspector and holds several certifications in nondestructive testing.

Sound Transit

Sound Transit selected Ted Lucas as its procurement and contracts director. Lucas is currently Snohomish County's purchasing manager and will start his new job in late August. He replaces Kunjan Dayal, who left the agency in March to become director of procurement and contracts at TriMet in Portland.

CITC

The Construction Industry Training Council recently held graduation ceremonies for 107 students. Of the total, 82 percent were in registered apprenticeship programs. Graduates by trade were: 43 in electrical, 26 in carpentry, 19 in plumbing, seven in HVAC, seven in sheet metal, four heavy equipment operators, and one in painting.

Jul 17, 2012

DBM Contractors

Walsh

Rick Walsh of DBM Contractors was appointed president of the International Association of Foundation Drilling's West Coast Chapter. Walsh is based out of DBM's Southwest Regional Office in Escondido, Calif. He has more than 20 years of experience in earthwork, foundation design and construction related to geotechnical engineering, and holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from San Diego State University.

Schuchart/Dow

Seattle-based Schuchart/Dow is opening an office this fall in Ketchum, Idaho, at 271 Sun Valley Road. Mike Smith, formerly with Mahlum Architects, will lead the office named “Dynamite Shed.”

(Editor’s note: The address of the new office has been changed.)