Mar 22, 2016

Walsh Group

Plummer

Miller

Aghazarian

VanHemert

Bell

For its Seattle office, the Walsh Group hired Mike Bell as heavy civil construction executive, Eric VanHemert as heavy civil senior estimator, Gayane Aghazarian as BIM specialist, Matthew D. Miller as assistant project manager and Gregg Plummer as quality control manager. Bell has more than 25 years of transportation and infrastructure experience in the Northwest, and is a DBIA Professional. VanHemert has 20 years of experience, the last 12 years estimating large infrastructure projects throughout North America. Aghazarian is experienced as a BIM project engineer, IPD project engineer and 5-D estimator. Miller spent 11 years working on a variety of projects, from suspension and floating bridges to wing line assemblies and railroad spurs. Plummer was an inspector for seven years and then managed development in the city of DuPont.

Abbott Construction

Evans

Morris

La Rue

The Seattle office of Abbott Construction hired Chris La Rue as project manager and Sidney Morris and Adam Evans as project engineers. La Rue holds a bachelor's degree in building construction management from Michigan State University and has managed healthcare projects for nine years. Morris holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Louisiana State University and is working on the Ryther campus. Evans has eight years of mechanical engineering experience and is working on the Swedish Ballard Campus.

ABC of Western Washington

Pineda

The Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington hired Claudia Pineda as membership development manager. Pineda was operations manager for Turning Point Realty Advisors and worked in membership development with the Washington Restaurant Association. She holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Goshen College.

AGC of Washington

Kearby

David Kearby, Central District manager of the Associated General Contractors of Washington, earned the Certified Association Executive designation, the highest professional credential in the association industry. The designation requires at least three years of experience managing nonprofits, 100 hours of specialized professional development, passing an exam and pledging to uphold a code of ethics.

Mar 15, 2016

Erickson Inc.

Maynard

Patriarch

Nodland

Starr

Mills

Lewis

Portland-based Erickson Inc. appointed Rob Lewis as vice president and general manager of the Commercial Business Unit, Andy Mills as vice president of global business development, Gary Starr as vice president of global supply chain, Erick Nodland as global director of operations, John Patriarch as sales manager to the Department of Defense, and Chris Maynard as business development manager for Alaska. Erickson provides aviation services around the world for powerline construction, timber harvesting, HVAC and other projects.

ProDims

ProDims of Kirkland has been federally certified as a small business enterprise through the state Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises. SBE firms can participate in transportation-specific federal projects such as rails, roads, bridges, airports and seaports. ProDims is a project management services firm.

Hamilton Construction Co.

Williams

Scott Williams, president of Hamilton Construction Co. in Springfield, Oregon, was elected 2016 board chairman of TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. Williams has been on the TRIP board since 2003.

PCL Construction

Fortune magazine named PCL Construction to its “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for the 11th consecutive year. PCL moved up seven spots to number 60 on the list this year. It has a branch office in Bellevue.