Jul 11, 2017

Graham Construction & Management

Gotcher

Griffin

Hawke

Hoobler

Bradford

Sheedy

Smith

Brown

Bowman

Hokens

Reilly

Den Herder

In Seattle, Graham Construction & Management added Alexis Den Herder and Erin Reilly as project engineers; Ken Hokens and Phil Bowman as senior project engineers; Jake Brown, Jed Smith, Mick Sheedy, Rick Bradford and Erich Hoobler as superintendents; Nancy Hawke and Chris Griffin as senior project managers; and Justin Gotcher as project manager. Den Herder is working on the Dravus Apartments and Reilly is on the 100 Denny Apartments. Hokens has 19 years of construction experience, starting as a union ironworker. Bowman has four years of experience working with healthcare, retail and multifamily projects. Brown has been in construction for over 30 years, specializing in high-rise, multifamily and retail projects. Smith has experience with multifamily, retail and office tenant improvement projects. Sheedy has 25 years of construction experience and is supporting Westbank's 1200 Stewart project. Bradford has worked on healthcare and multifamily projects for 26 years. Hoobler has over 22 years of construction experience. Hawke has worked on healthcare, tenant improvements and office remodel projects for 23 years. Griffin has 28 years of experience working on multifamily and education projects. Gotcher has nine years of industry experience and is on the 100 Denny project.

Trico Companies

Nilson

Kyle Nilson was promoted to assistant project manager at Burlington-based Trico Companies. Nilson grew up operating heavy equipment for his family's construction company before earning a bachelor's degree in construction management from Central Washington University. While attending college he was in the operators union and traveled to remote parts of Alaska to build airport and roadway projects during the summer. He has experience as a foreman and project engineer in Alaska.

PCL Construction Services

In its Seattle office, PCL Construction Services promoted Jared Gothard to assistant project manager and added Patrick Webber as project manager, Doug Sprute as senior estimator, Mel Rostron as manager of the health and safety program, Richard Femenella as superintendent and Brent Siegfried as field engineer. Gothard started with PCL in 2012, and has worked on the Cielo and Potala towers, the South 200th Link extension and several airport projects. Webber transfered from PCL's Hawaii office, where he worked for 15 years. Sprute also spent several years in the Hawaii office, and has been with PCL since 1994. Rostron has run safety programs at PCL's Hawaii and California offices since 2008. Femenella joined the company in 2014 and spent the last few years working for the Transportation Infrastructure Group on the South 200th Link extension. Siegfried recently earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Washington State University.

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.