Aug 27, 2019

Abbott Construction

Catalano

Churchill

Bry

DeMaris

The Seattle office of Abbott Construction promoted Michele DeMaris to chief estimator, Andrew Bry to senior project manager, Paul Churchill to preconstruction manager and Jamey Catalano to project manager. DeMaris has over 25 years of industry experience and has estimated, planned, bid and led proposals for billions of dollars' worth of projects. Bry has over 13 years of construction experience, with nearly 10 years at Abbott. Churchill has been with Abbott for 13 years. In his newly created role, he is responsible for leading preconstruction for multiple projects. Catalano started at the company four years ago, supporting the Special Projects Division. She has over 10 years of construction experience.

Graham Construction & Management

Polis

Bill Polis is the new business development director at Graham Construction & Management in Seattle. Polis has over 35 years of construction business development and executive management experience. Canada-based Graham builds multifamily, retail, health care, life science, K-12, higher education and office buildings.

The Walsh Group

Kramer

Zachary Kramer joined The Walsh Group in Seattle as assistant project manager II. Kramer was a project engineer on two of the Manhattan Project legacy sites (Hanford and Los Alamos) and developed/qualified a unique nuclear grade HEPA filter. He is working on the Pivot apartments.

Ash Grove Cement Co.

Barringer

Jay Barringer joined Ash Grove Cement Co. as a sales representative in the Bellevue office, covering western and central Washington, as well as Alaska. Barringer was operations officer for the Navy's Regional Support Organization, Pacific Northwest in Everett. He holds a bachelor's in political science from the University of North Carolina at Asheville.

Hermanson Co.

Sinclair

In Kent, Hermanson Co. promoted Scott Sinclair to construction executive of the Critical Environments Group. Sinclair has over 29 years of experience as a mechanical designer, preconstruction manager and project manager. He specializes in high-performance buildings such as hospitals, biomedical and pharmaceutical labs, and data centers. Hermanson provides mechanical construction, design-build engineering and service/maintenance.

Aug 20, 2019

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Den Herder

Mackenroth

Newton

Chow

Reeck

Goforth

Baird

Stonecypher

In Seattle, Lease Crutcher Lewis hired Elizabeth Stonecypher as VDC coordinator; Lance Baird as site safety coordinator; Donna Goforth as operations assistant; and Kenny Reeck, Jonathan Chow, Austin Newton, Kyle Mackenroth and Alexis Den Herder as project engineers. Stonecypher has six years of architecture experience and holds bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture from the University of Idaho. Baird has been coordinating safety for the construction and wind farm industries for 21 years. Goforth has an administrative background in K-12 education and construction. Reeck recently earned a bachelor's in construction management at Washington State University after serving in the Army. Chow has four years of project engineering and field supervision experience. Newton interned at Lewis in 2018 while earning a construction management degree at Central Washington University. Mackenroth interned at Lewis in 2018 while earning a bachelor's in construction management at WSU. Den Herder has been in construction for three years and earned a bachelor's in civil and environmental engineering at the University of Washington.

The Walsh Group

Gallishaw

Niehoff

Tigh

In Seattle, The Walsh Group hired Louis Tigh, Will Niehoff and Benjamin Gallishaw as project engineers. Tigh comes from the Marines, where he was an infantry rifle team leader. He is working on the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension. Niehoff just graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor's in construction management and interned at Walsh for the past four years. He is working on the Trailside Apartments in the U District. Gallishaw recently earned a bachelor's in civil engineering from Syracuse University and was an intern at Consigli Construction Co. last summer. He is working on the Pivot mixed-use building in downtown Seattle.

Foy Group

Talley

Matt Talley joined Foy Group as business development manager. Talley has over 35 years of experience in the electrical construction industry. Foy is a medium-sized electrical contractor in Renton specializing in industrial work.