Jan 21, 2015

RDH Building Sciences

Sowell

King

Acosta

Fox

Silliker

Warburton

Vancouver, B.C.-based RDH Building Sciences promoted two and hired four in its Seattle office. Neil Warburton and Kyle Silliker, both senior project engineers, were promoted to the new position of associate. Warburton is a building science engineer for new and existing buildings. Silliker consults on enclosures for new and existing buildings, and rehabilitation projects. RDH hired Dave Fox, Jason Acosta and Alexis King as engineers in training, and Dan Sowell as building enclosure/architectural CAD drafter. Fox has six years of industry experience and holds a bachelor's degree in architectural engineering from Penn State University. Acosta holds a degree in architectural engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder. King holds a degree in environmental engineering from the University of Waterloo. Sowell holds a degree in architecture from Ball State University.

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Dodge

Berger Dodge joined Lease Crutcher Lewis as chief financial officer at the Seattle headquarters, where he reports to CEO Bart Ricketts. Dodge holds a bachelor's degree from Boston University, and an MBA in finance and accounting from the University of Washington. He has 18 years of finance experience, including five years as CFO at Todd Shipyards and three years as senior vice president of finance at Vigor Industrial. Former Lewis CFO Philo Hall, who stepped down last month, remains on the company's board as corporate secretary.

Rush Commercial

Rush Commercial hired five at its Gig Harbor offices, and formed Sound Tools and Equipment as a separate business to rent equipment solely to Rush Commercial. Gary Wirkkala is managing the new business as equipment and tools coordinator. He has experience in vehicle, equipment and tool tracking, as well as maintenance and certification. Other new hires are: Mark Schrader, superintendent; Chad Johnson, assistant superintendent; and Andrew Krzyzanowski and Jason Parks, project engineers. Schrader has more than 10 years of experience in commercial construction. He is working on the 106-unit Keelson apartments in Ballard. Johnson previously was at High Country Contractors and Developers. He working on a 29,000-square-foot medical office in Puyallup. Krzyzanowski comes from Lennar. He is working on a 12,000-square-foot commercial project near the Outlet Collection in Auburn. Parks spent 10 years with Target Corp. building and renovating stores. At Rush, he is working on an expansion at Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles.

DBM Contractors

Green

Equipment superintendent David Green retired from Federal Way-based DBM Contractors. Green started with DBM in 1986 after working with an equipment dealer that sold and serviced DBM equipment. He is succeeded by Davin Miller, who has worked with DBM's equipment fleet for more than 25 years.

Jan 13, 2015

Abbott Construction

Everson

Luther

Santulli

The Seattle office of Abbott Construction hired Paul Santulli as project manager and Elizabeth Luther as accountant, and promoted Marc Everson to project executive. Santulli has more than 15 years of industry experience and is working in the special projects group. Luther has nine years of accounting experience and is responsible for accounts receivable and billings. Everson joined Abbott last year with more than 30 years of local commercial construction experience. He is focusing on client relationships and work acquisition.

Watts Constructors

Mahler

White

The Gig Harbor office of Watts Constructors hired Carly White and Alex Mahler as quality control assistants. White has seven years of experience working on Department of Defense installations including Naval Base Kitsap and JBLM. She is working on the pure water facility at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor. Mahler recently earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Western Washington University. He is working on the Dry Dock 5 railway complex at Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton.

Hermanson Co.

Robinett

Nicolaisen

Kent-based Hermanson Co. promoted Knut H. Nicolaisen and Paul Robinett to vice presidents. Nicolaisen, PE, specializes in the development of commercial office, hotel and residential structures, with an emphasis on design-build construction. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Washington. Robinett has experience with mechanical systems for critical facilities such as hospitals, labs and data centers. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska's construction management program. Both are principal owners in the mechanical contracting and maintenance firm.

Beverly Homes

Franklin

Luxury homebuilder Beverly Homes appointed DeAnna Franklin as director of sales and marketing. Franklin is leading the new Sales and Marketing Division, along with overseeing the re-branding and marketing efforts of Sunrise Development Corporation of Washington. She has more than 17 years of sales and marketing experience, previously working at SoundBuilt Homes, Cambria Homes and Polygon Northwest. Beverly Homes is a builder in the Sunrise master planned community in Pierce County.