April 8, 2026

DCI

Johnson

Rodin

Matkin

Rice

Ferrera

DCI has promoted Chris Ferrera, Patrick Rice and Stephen Matkin to associate principal, and Harry Rodin III, Holly Johnson and Vanessa Ibarra to associate.

Ferrera joined the DCI Spokane office in 2011 and has led and supported a wide range of projects across the West Coast such as the Spokane Convention Center expansion, Washington State University's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Pullman; and Block 1 on the Vancouver, Washington waterfront. Ferrera develops structural solutions and provides technical oversight from concept through construction.

Rice works in Seattle with project partners throughout the Puget Sound region and across the West Coast. His developments include Ovation, a residential high-rise in Seattle; Falls Tower, a condominium mid-rise development on the Spokane River; and Laurel Village, a student housing development for the UW in Seattle. Rice joined DCI in 2013.

In the Spokane office, Matkin provides civil engineering solutions for complex public and private developments across eastern Washington. His experience includes ONE Spokane Stadium; Spokane County Parks- Community Park and Plantes Ferry Sports Complex; and Ridgeline High School. Matkin has been with DCI since 2013.

Since joining DCI's Seattle office eight years ago, Rodin has worked on a range of office, laboratory, and K–12 projects across the Puget Sound region, with a focus on mass timber and steel structural systems. His experience includes the mass timber Northlake Commons in Seattle; steel-framed 1001 Office Towers in Bellevue; and Bush Middle School, a mass timber K–12 facility in Seattle.

Johnson is Survey Operations Manager for Duryea & Associates in Spokane, a division of DCI Engineers, and works in Spokane and throughout the intermountain region and West Coast. Johnson joined the Duryea group in 2018 and is the primary point of contact for both new and returning clients, managing contracts, coordinating field scheduling, and supporting survey staff with project closeout and deliverables.

Ibarra is an accounting manager in the Seattle office. She joined DCI in 2023 and analyzes data and identifies patterns to inform business decisions. She manages the firm's accounts payable and general accounting operations, overseeing the general ledger and monthly financial reporting.