Apr 23, 2013

PSF Mechanical

Meyer

Simonson

Maute

Baldridge

Guffin

Twaddell

Wigley

Seattle-based PSF Mechanical hired Chris Wigley and Jennifer Twaddell as project managers, Brenden Guffin and Steve Baldridge as project design engineers, Colleen Maute as Nordstrom Team administrative assistant, Steve Simonson as assistant project manager and Keith Meyer as sheet metal detailer. Wigley comes from the Army with more than five years of project management experience. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science. Twaddell, LEED AP, has been in the mechanical construction industry for 10 years. She holds bachelor's degrees in architectural studies and construction management from the University of Washington. Guffin holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering technology from Eastern Washington University. Baldridge, PE, has been in the construction industry for more than 32 years and holds a bachelor's degree in engineering technology from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Maute holds a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary arts and sciences from the UW. Simonson has been in the construction industry for four years and holds a master's degree in construction management from Colorado State University and a bachelor's degree in construction management from Louisiana State University. Meyer, an SMWIA journeyman with 19 years of experience, holds an associate's degree from Universal Technical Institute in Phoenix.

Groff Murphy

Groff Murphy partners David Groff, Michael Murphy, Marisa Bavand and Michael Grace were selected as Super Lawyers for 2013 by Super Lawyers and Seattle Met Magazine. They were recognized for their practice areas of construction law, government contracts, real estate and land use. Also, Daniel Carmalt was named a 2013 Washington Rising Star.

Skanska USA

Skanska USA won a Boeing Supplier of the Year award for its performance and contributions to Boeing's overall success during 2012. The construction firm was one of 16 companies and one university to receive the award, which was presented last week in San Diego. Skanska has been performing construction work for Boeing since 1962 and recently completed the Everett Delivery Center.

Apr 16, 2013

PCL Civil Constructors

Dill

Erekson

Leachman

The Seattle Transportation Infrastructure Group of PCL Civil Constructors hired Dan Leachman as construction manager, Mark Erekson as manager of business development and Forrest Dill as manager of estimating. Leachman is overseeing projects from the Seattle area to the North Slope of Alaska. He has more than 30 years of heavy-civil construction experience, and holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Washington State University. Erekson has more than 20 years of construction experience. He is managing business development operations along the West Coast. Dill is a professional engineer with more than 37 years of heavy-civil estimating, project management and business development experience.

Walsh Construction Co.

Flury

Blake Flury joined Walsh Construction Co.'s Washington region as a project engineer. Flury's responsibilities are documentation, labor supervision, schedules, quality inspection, and coordination of subcontractors, field supervisors and field employees. He is a recent graduate of the Construction Engineering Management program at Oregon State University and interned with Walsh last summer.

Andersen Construction

Barnes

Cattadoris

The Seattle office of Andersen Construction hired Isabel Cattadoris as marketing coordinator, Charles Barnes as project superintendent, and Austin Kartic, Jeff Hofmann and Scott Downs as project engineers. Cattadoris has four years of marketing and brand design experience, and an AEC background. Barnes has 35 years of construction experience, starting as a residential carpenter and working his way up through the trades. Kartic is working in the Special Projects Division. He recently graduated from Central Washington University, as did Hofmann from Oregon State University. Downs will graduate in May from Washington State University.

Custom Backhoe and Dump Truck Service

IO Environmental and Infrastructure of San Diego bought Custom Backhoe and Dump Truck Service of Bellevue. Geoff Yates founded Custom Backhoe in 1979 as an environmental remediation and civil contractor. IO Environmental is a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business that plans to have more than 40 percent of its staff made up of veterans.