October 24, 2007
Otak
Otak has named five new principals and promoted five employees to senior associate.
Julie Morales,
Dyanne Sheldon,
Greg Laird, Rich Ragone and
Joe Simmler were promoted to principal. Morales, a senior project manager and architect for 20 years, has worked with Otak for seven years; Sheldon has 26 years of experience and has been with the firm for one year; Laird, a senior project manager in Otak's Water and Natural Resources team, has 25 years of experience, eight at Otak; Ragone, has spent 14 of his 19 years in Otak as director of technology; and Simmler, a senior project manager in water and natural resources, has 29 years of experience, five with the firm. The new senior associates are
Sharon Nobbe, who has spent 10 of her 14 years as an architect with Otak;
John Knutson, a senior project manager on Otak's Water and Natural Resources team who has spent two of his 16 years with the firm;
Bill Lawrence, a survey manager who has spent 11 of his 25 years at Otak;
In-Tae Lee, a senior bridge engineer with 23 years of experience, four at Otak; and
Gary Paul, a senior project surveyor with 21 years of experience, 13 at Otak.