Feb 27, 2018

Schuchart

Petro

Barge

Howell

Basilio

Cooper

Poole

Bradford

Bielecki

Walters

In its Bellevue Tenant Improvement Division, general contractor Schuchart hired Joan Walters as project manager, Jola Bielecki and Ryan Bradford as project engineers, and Rick Poole and Clay Leighton as superintendents. In its Seattle Tenant Improvement Division, Schuchart hired Deontae Cooper, Raphael Basilio and Matt Howell as project engineers, and Brian Barge and Mike Petro as superintendents.

Auburn Mechanical

Thompson

Will Thompson rejoined Auburn Mechanical as senior project manager. Thompson has decades of industry experience, previously working at PSF Mechanical and Hermanson Co. He was a project engineer, purchasing agent, estimator and project manager at Auburn Mechanical from 1991 to 1997.

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Pugh

In Seattle, Lease Crutcher Lewis promoted Lowrey Pugh to virtual design and construction (VDC) manager. Pugh started at Lewis in 2010. He leads operations between the VDC group and each project team.

Northwest Partitions

James Kahler

Rick Kahler

Rick Kahler sold Northwest Partitions to his eldest son, James Kahler. Rick started the business in 1982, and will continue working as project executive at least through 2019. James has more than two decades of industry experience. He will keep his title of president and add CEO. Northwest Partitions is a Woodinville-based union wall and ceiling contractor.

Feb 21, 2018

MCA of Western Washington

Campbell

Leonard

White

Johnson

Webster

Bush

The Mechanical Contractors Association of Western Washington elected Mark Webster of MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions as board president for 2018-19. Other new officers are vice president Stacy Johnson of Auburn Mechanical and secretary/treasurer Jeff White of Holmberg Mechanical. New directors are Frank Leonard of Key Mechanical and Matt Campbell of General Mechanical. Jerry Bush of University Mechanical Contractors is immediate past president. MCA members consist of union-signatory plumbing, piping and HVAC contractors.

Powell Construction Co.

Polis

Bellevue-based Powell Construction Co. hired Bill Polis as director of business development. Polis has more than 35 years of construction business development and executive management experience. Powell is a general contractor serving Northwest clients for more than 30 years.