October 19, 2022

PACE Engineers

Nicol

Boyd

Brown

Ferrell

Sheldon

Nichols

Welly

Olshausen

Wang

Stampfler

PACE Engineers, Inc. announced 10 promotions.

Shane Sheldon, PE, has been promoted to principal engineer. Sheldon is a water resources engineer with 14 years of experience. He has been with PACE since 2019 and leads the Water Resources group. He holds an undergraduate degree in geology and a master's in water resources engineering. Sheldon has extensive experience in fish passage design, including complex fish ladders, intake systems for hydropower projects, stream restoration, and fish passage culvert replacements in Washington and Oregon. He is currently leading hydraulic designs for WSDOT fish barrier correction projects throughout the Northwest.

Tom Ferrell, PE, has been promoted to project manager. Ferrell has been with PACE for 15 years, focusing on Oregon municipal projects. He has recently designed three reservoirs, four pump stations, and six miles of water main for local public works agencies.

Rosanna Brown, PE, has been promoted to senior project manager. Brown has 16 years of civil engineering experience, specializing in land development. She joined PACE five years ago and is leading the design for several assisted living facilities in West Seattle, Sammamish, and Woodinville, as well as several large apartment complexes in North Bend, Shoreline, and Everett. Brown was appointed to the Snohomish County Planning Commission in January 2022.

Mitchell Boyd, PE, was promoted to project engineer. Boyd joined PACE in 2021 and has seven years of civil engineering experience. He is currently designing several water and sewer system projects. He supports our planning group with comprehensive water and sewer system plans and water plan extensions.

Colin Nicol has been promoted to environmental scientist. Nicol has over 11 years of fluvial geomorphology and physical habitat assessment experience. Before PACE, he was the lead developer of the NOAA lifecycle model, which prioritized restoration actions in the Chehalis Aquatic Species Restoration Plan. Nicol brings a strong background in river restoration, salmon ecology, and the scientific literature underpinning these disciplines. He is currently leading the habitat design of the SR 167 to 509 Riparian Restoration Program. The project will advance the use of beaver dam analogs to aid in restoring approximately 150 acres of aquatic and floodplain habitat.

Dean Stampfler is now a senior survey technician. Stampfler has been a part of the PACE team for 13 years. He plays a significant role in the successes of the survey team, specifically on projects across the Pacific Northwest, notably Washington's fish passage and Oregon's transportation projects. Stampfler's daily tasks include coordinating and dispatching survey crews and collaborating with other disciplines within PACE.

Tasha Wang, PE, was promoted to senior engineer. Wang is an design engineer specializing in water resources engineering. She holds a master's degree in hydrology and hydrodynamics from the University of Washington. Wang has been a crucial part of PACE's Water Resources group since 2019 and is a technical lead for hydraulic modeling. She is currently leading preliminary hydraulic design reports for WSDOT fish barrier projects and supporting design-build fish passage and stream restoration projects.

Andreas Olshausen, PE, has been promoted to project engineer. Olshausen has nine years of civil engineering experience and joined the PACE team four years ago. He is a key contributor in designing water system improvements for special utility districts and reviewing developer extension plans.

Paula Welly was promoted to business development specialist. Welly joined PACE at the peak of the pandemic in 2021. Her ten years in the AEC industry have helped her navigate PACE through various business development and marketing projects. Welly's natural leadership skills have played a vital role as she has worked with PACE's disciplines to develop business development strategies.

Christian Nichols, PE, has been promoted to project engineer. Nichols has over nine years of civil engineering experience and has been at PACE for five years. He is a main player in our land development projects. One of his recent projects, Ellie Passivhaus in Queen Anne, Seattle, won NAIOP's Sustainable Development of the Year award- Nichols was the project engineer.