Jul 05, 2017

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Richmond

U. Shah

Johnson

Stefansson

Pepin

Jaros

Crowley

S. Shah

MacDowell

The Seattle office of Lease Crutcher Lewis promoted Beth Pepin to cost engineer; and hired Jim Stefansson as senior estimator; Phil Johnson as project manager; Ushik Shah as project engineer and VDC coordinator; Charity MacDowell, Shalin Shah and Matt Crowley as project engineers; and Francis Jaros and Lyndi Richmond as BIM detailers. Pepin has been with Lewis for four years and was in the construction management field before that. She holds a bachelor's degree and a construction management certificate from the University of Washington. Stefansson has 35 years of experience in estimating and preconstruction, as well as project management and carpentry. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the UW. Johnson has 13 years of experience in mechanical design-build and general contracting, and holds a bachelor's degree from Western Washington University. Ushik Shah, LEED GA, earned his master's degree in construction management from Purdue University in 2014 and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Pune. MacDowell has seven years of construction experience, and holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Cal State Chico. Shalin Shah has four years of construction experience, and holds a master's degree in civil engineering from Stanford. Crowley, PE, has five years of experience in design and construction, and holds bachelor's degrees in civil engineering from Clemson University and applied physics from Coastal Carolina University. Jaros has been a carpenter, field supervisor and owner of a contracting firm for over 24 years. He holds an associate's degree in architectural drafting from Lake Washington Tech. Richmond recently earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Washington State University Everett, where she was an officer at the Society of Women Engineers.

Korsmo Construction

Shoemaker

Hoffman

Ryerse

Kolzow

Guizzetti

Hill

Tacoma-based Korsmo Construction added Karin Hill as office manager, Eric Guizzetti as virtual design and construction manager, Kim Kolzow as marketing coordinator, Bryan Ryerse as project manager, and Lee Hoffman and Joe Shoemaker as project engineers. Kolzow has over 20 years of experience in marketing, and holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Oregon State University. Ryerse has over 10 years of construction experience, and holds a master's degree in communications from Eastern Washington University. Hoffman has over 10 years of field experience as a project manager for various subcontractor trades. Shoemaker holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, with a minor in construction management, from Washington State University.

NAWIC Education Foundation

Garrity

The NAWIC Education Foundation awarded the 2017 Carol A. Kueker Construction Education Visionary Award to Kathleen Garrity, retired president of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington. Garrity received the award for being a long-time advocate of educational opportunities in the construction industry at all levels: leadership, management, craft and safety. She was a co-founder of the Construction Industry Training Council of Washington, a joint venture of several construction associations that provides craft and apprenticeship training. She also helped provide management training to women and minority contractors.

Jun 27, 2017

Walsh Construction Co.

Dempsey

Wood

Flury

Perrin

Lake

Zahid

Hould

Delano

Mulugeta

Nieto

In Seattle, Walsh Construction Co. promoted Whitney Lake and Jens Perrin to estimators; Blake Flury and Jeromy Wood to assistant superintendents; Adam Dempsey to field operations coordinator; Justin Nieto to concrete trade superintendent; Fik Mulugeta and Marie Delano to project engineers II; Angella Hould to project manager; and Ahmed Zahid to lead IT technician. Lake started at Walsh in 2008 as a summer intern and rejoined the company in 2012 as a project engineer. Perrin joined Walsh in 2015 as a project engineer. Flury was a summer intern at Walsh in 2012, began full-time in 2013 as a project engineer and was promoted in 2014 to field operations coordinator. Wood began his career at RDF Builders in 2006 as a journeyman carpenter, and was promoted to crew leader in 2009 and foreman in 2013. Dempsey started at Walsh in 2014 as a project engineer. Nieto started his career at RDF Builders in 2002 as a journeyman carpenter, and was promoted to crew leader in 2003 and foreman in 2006. Mulugeta started at the company in 2013 as a project engineer. Delano began her career at Walsh in 2009 as a project administrator and was promoted to project engineer in 2012. Hould has been with the company since 2009, initially as a project engineer. Zahid joined Walsh in 2014 as an IT support technician.

Novinium

Horvat

In Kent, Novinium hired Branko Horvat as director of new product development. Horvat holds an MBA and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He spent the past 25 years in sales, marketing and engineering of mobile hydraulic equipment. Novinium is a supplier of underground electrical cable rejuvenation products.

Tensar International

Rabin

Tensar International promoted Jordan Rabin to regional sales manager in the Pacific Northwest. Rabin previously was channel manager and technical sales representative in Southern California for Dow Chemical. He holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Purdue University. Atlanta-based Tensar makes geogrids and geopiers for ground stabilization and pavement and soil reinforcement.

G&W Commercial Interiors

Lynx Equity acquired Seattle-based G&W Commercial Interiors, a provider of commercial flooring and related services across the Pacific Northwest. G&W Vice President Steve Woodman became president post-sale, and will remain with the company for the foreseeable future. Toronto-based Lynx is a private equity firm focused on buying small and medium-sized businesses from owners looking to retire.