May 27, 2015

NAC|Architecture

Kurtz

McKinney

Kuffel

Eckert

Riedel

Jacobs

Rush

NAC|Architecture promoted Philip Riedel to principal, John Eckert to associate principal, Rob Kuffel and Don McKinney to senior associate, and Jill Kurtz, Dustin Rush and Cheryl Jacobs to associate. Riedel is an architect in the Seattle office who specializes in educational planning and design. He is managing the replacement and modernization of Wilson High School for Tacoma Public Schools and construction of Sierra High School, a new charter school in Seattle. Eckert is an architect in the Spokane office who recently managed the East Adams Rural Health renovation. Kuffel is an architect in the Spokane office who is working on the new residence hall at Montana State University. McKinney is a construction contract administrator and cost estimator in the Spokane office. He has 34 years of experience, and is working on projects for Moses Lake School District. Kurtz is an architect in the Spokane office who is managing University District Health Clinic on Washington State University's Riverpoint Campus. Rush is the IT systems administrator, responsible for planning, designing, upgrading and maintaining systems. Jacobs is an architect in the Seattle office who is project architect for Hamlin Robinson School. NAC provides planning, design, engineering, and capital facilities consulting services, with offices in the western United States.

Parametrix

Okamoto

Jenkins

Tim Jenkins and John Okamoto joined the Parametrix board of directors. Jenkins founded Point B, a management consulting firm with specialties that include operations and process improvement, mergers and acquisitions, property development, health care strategy and business technology. Okamoto has held leadership positions, including chief administrative officer for the Port of Seattle and regional administrator and assistant secretary for the Washington State Department of Transportation. He was recently appointed to Seattle City Council. Parametrix provides engineering, planning and environmental sciences, with offices in the western U.S.

THA Architecture

Bell

THA Architecture promoted Sarah Bell, senior associate/marketing director, to principal. Bell joined the firm as marketing coordinator in 2001, and helped it expand into new markets and get more higher education and institutional work. She will continue to direct THA's marketing and business development. Bell's father, Thomas Hacker, founded THA Architecture in 1983. THA's portfolio includes university buildings, libraries, museums, theaters and mixed-use development.

Environmental Science Associates

Leech

Environmental Science Associates hired Mike Leech as director of geospatial services. Leech has 15 years of experience in technical project management, database development, and training for tribal governments, universities and consulting firms. He has worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies to develop mobile and web-based geospatial products for long-term project planning and implementation. ESA is a West Coast-based environmental science and planning firm.

FFA Architecture and Interiors

Pierce

Rumi

Gelbrich

FFA Architecture and Interiors hired Ian Gelbrich and Christine Rumi as project managers and Patricia Pierce as controller. Gelbrich has 17 years of experience as a project architect, designer and manager on higher education, retail, entertainment, civic, commercial and housing projects. He is working on Redmond Civic Center in Central Oregon. Rumi has 18 years in the architecture industry, and completed projects nationwide. She focuses on civic and institutional architecture and is working on Oregon State University's Bexell Hall rehab. Pierce has over 25 years of experience in the architecture and engineering industry, including in the Portland area. She does accounting and analysis for FFA. The firm provides architecture, planning, historic preservation and interior design.

The Blueline Group

The Blueline Group hired Chris Dietz as an engineering designer. Dietz has over 17 years of design experience, and has worked on subdivisions and commercial parcel development along with sewer, water and storm drain system design. Blueline provides civil engineering consulting services.

Frank Harmon to lecture June 8

On June 8, Space.City will present a lecture by Frank Harmon, who has designed sustainable buildings in southeastern states for 30 years.

The talk is at 6:30 p.m. at the Exchange Building at 821 Second Ave. in Seattle.

Harmon is a professor-in-practice at the NC State University College of Design and has been a visiting critic at Harvard University, University of Virginia and Rural Studio at Auburn University.

His work reflects contemporary issues such as “place-less-ness,” sustainability, and restoring cities and nature. Frank Harmon Architect has been named to Architect magazine's “Top 50 list three times.

Cost is $10. Buy tickets at http://tiny.cc/3dyoyx/.

Space.City is a nonprofit dedicated to architecture, art and urbanism.

Moxie Software

Moxie Software, which is based in San Bruno, California, and has an office in Bellevue, named former Nielsen vice chair Susan Whiting to the board of directors.

Microscan

Renton-based Microscan, which focuses on barcode, machine vision and lighting solutions, named Bart Nollet regional sales director for Europe, Middle East and Africa. He will be in charge of sales and applications engineering in Europe, Russia, Middle East and Africa. Microscan works on technology solutions for ID tracking, traceability and inspection.

Cannabis Connection

Jeffrey Newton and Crystal Newton of Edmonds say they have founded Cannabis Connection, a social media site for marijuana industry professionals. They say the goal is to create a web-based platform for the recreational marijuana industry. Crystal Newton has worked as a business consultant in Seattle for 10 years.

BNBuilders

Gossett

Jones

The Seattle office of BNBuilders hired Jeremy Jones as senior superintendent and Sean Gossett as senior estimator. Jones has more than 20 years of experience with residential and commercial high-rises, schools and civic projects. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction engineering from Montana State University. Gossett has more than 16 years of experience with higher educational buildings, data centers, healthcare facilities and residential towers. He is a Central Washington University alum.

Abbott Construction

Carrera

McKeeby

The Seattle office of Abbott Construction hired Matt McKeeby as project manager and promoted Katie Carrera to the newly created position of human resources partner. McKeeby has 10 years of construction experience and is focusing on healthcare projects. Carrera joined Abbott in 2014 as human resources coordinator. She is managing benefits and performance reviews, tracking safety compliance and handling various other HR matters.

Canyon Creek Cabinet Co.

Foltz

Monroe-based Canyon Creek Cabinet Co. hired Patrick Foltz as assembly manager. Foltz spent nearly 25 years working at the largest cabinet manufacturer in North America, starting as a cabinet builder and working his way up to general manager of a manufacturing plant.

Arizona Polymer Flooring

Arizona Polymer Flooring, a manufacturer of flooring products and concrete coating systems, promoted Mark Haen to sales representative for the Rocky Mountain region, which covers Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Colorado, Montana and Idaho. Haen is focusing on industrial and decorative concrete projects. He joined the Glendale, Arizona-based company in 2013 as a technical sales representative.