Mar 22, 2022

UMC

Portello

Munly

Bray

In its Special Projects group, Mukilteo-based UMC promoted Joe Bray and Jag Singh to account managers; and Kyle Munly, Ray Portello and John Shine to project managers. UMC says both Bray and Singh rose through the ranks through their dedication to a consultative approach with customers and their leadership. Bray joined the company in 2016 and Singh came on the following year. Singh is also the life sciences sector lead for the Special Projects group. Munly is an experienced estimator with three years at UMC. His recent projects include Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and a high-tech office client in Redmond. Portello joined the company three years ago and is now working on project management support for Fred Hutch and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Shine has four years at UMC and focuses on life sciences, health care and high-tech commercial office projects.

Proform Builds

McMullen

Doan

Robertson

Fentress

Sherman

Seattle-based general contractor Proform Builds promoted Jasun Sherman from superintendent to general manager, and Kristi Fentress from marketing director to operations manager; and hired Joshua Robertson as superintendent, and Jimmy Doan and Jake McMullen as lead carpenters. Sherman is a LEED AP. Joey Fentress founded Proform in 2007 and added a Special Projects Division last spring for smaller projects. The company specializes in luxury residential construction, including full-scale remodels and new construction.

Olympus Technical Services

Olympus Technical Services, a provider of environmental drilling and subsurface sampling services in Montana, bought another combination drill rig and will have a geologist-led drilling crew based in Boise beginning in May. Olympus says it has recently received a lot inquiries about environmental drilling services in Idaho, but it didn't pencil out to bring in the company's rig from Billings. It says the drilling crew in Boise will make the logistics a lot easier and reduce costs for clients. Both of Olympus' drill rigs are Geoprobe 78 Series models.

Mar 15, 2022

UMC

Hubbard

Roberson

Saeyang

Mukilteo-based UMC promoted Shawn Ganal to field application engineer in the Reality Capture group; Chongpao Saeyang and Rigoberto Loreto to construction technologists in the Virtual Construction group; and Austin Roberson to project manager and Cullen Hubbard to startup/CX engineer in the Major Projects group. Ganal joined the Reality Capture group after three years in UMC's Virtual Construction group. He is responsible for the technical support and service of clients, from scanning to layout. Saeyang joined the Virtual Construction group in 2012, and is helping roll out the Leica iCon construction software program for the layout team. Loreto has been with UMC for three years, and is currently working on Trackvia, an in-house software platform for supply chain operations. Roberson joined UMC in 2018, and is working on the Kirkland Urban South project for a high-tech owner. UMC says Hubbard's interest in equipment startup/commissioning helped drive the company to create the position of startup/CX engineer. Hubbard is helping develop new tools, procedures and processes that lead to streamlined project commissioning.

PT Blink

Watson

Australian construction and property tech company PT Blink appointed former Arup and Katerra engineering executive Will Watson as U.S. director, based in Seattle. Watson's appointment follows a major partnership and multi-million-dollar capital raise with the owners of U.S.-based property developer and operator Holland Partner Group. The partnership has PT Blink applying its technology to several Holland developments in the U.S. as the cloud platform is created. The partnership has started an eight-story apartment in Seattle. PT Blink is creating a technology platform and digital marketplace that enables the off-site manufacture of buildings.

Skanska USA

Skanska USA formed a partnership with the Office of African American Male Achievement at Seattle Public Schools designed to bring equitable access to career paths in the construction industry through its Youth in Construction program. Skanska and AAMA have held two Youth in Construction events, and a third is tentatively scheduled for April 20. A key element to the program is the “Passport Project,” which aims to showcase the breadth of careers available within the industry, such as tradespeople, engineers, BIM technicians, financial managers and marketers.