Apr 27, 2016

NAC Architecture

Hanley

Buzan

Cheang

Holland

Love

In Seattle, NAC Architecture promoted Brian Love and Melissa Holland to senior associate, and Chan Cheang to associate. In Spokane, NAC promoted Trish Buzan to principal, Brooke Hanley, Kelly Hendrickson and Ryan Palmquist to senior associate, and Nathan Hauber to associate. Love has over 10 years of experience as an architect. He is working on Hazel Wolf K-8 School in Seattle and the Vera Project, a music and arts space at Seattle Center, to create modular seating. Holland is an architect who has been with the firm 11 years. She is working on Renton Middle School. Cheang is an architect with experience overseas. He is working on Mount Si High School in Snoqualmie.

Hauber

Palmquist

Hendrickson

Buzan is technology director. She worked on integrating technology and connections among offices during mergers. Hanley is an architect who is working on North Central High School in Spokane. Hendrickson is an interior designer, with projects that include Salk Middle School in Spokane. Palmquist is a designer who is working on the Looff Carrousel in Spokane. Hauber is an electrical engineer, with projects that include University District Health Clinic in Spokane. NAC provides planning, design, engineering and capital facilities consulting services.

Life Science Washington

Alexandre

Life Science Washington, a life science trade association, has a new president and CEO: Leslie M. Alexandre. She was director for the Office of Research Development and Collaborations at Georgia Regents University Cancer Center, and president and CEO of North Carolina Biotechnology Center. There are about 800 life sciences organizations in the state employing nearly 100,000 people.

Marchex

The Seattle-based mobile advertising analytics company Marchex named Ziad Ismail chief product officer to oversee the product and engineering organization. He was senior vice president of product and engineering at Marchex.

Glumac

Velkov

Zhu

Bernardo

Troy

Aliaga

In Seattle, Glumac promoted Michael Aliaga to mechanical supervisor and associate, and Dana Troy to associate, and hired Adam Bernardo as a mechanical designer, Yitian (Tim) Zhu as an energy analyst and Elena Velkov as a marketing specialist. Marianna Jacobsen-Gruenwald transferred from Glumac's San Francisco office to Seattle. Aliaga was hired 10 years ago and oversees five engineers. He focuses on commercial, hospitality and institutional projects. Troy was hired nine years ago, and has worked as a mechanical engineer and energy analyst. He works on commercial and educational projects, including for University of Washington.

Jacobsen-Gruenwald

Bernardo has a background in hospitality and restaurant projects in the U.S., China and Australia. Zhu will support clients on energy programs and LEED certification. His clients have included Starbucks and Marriott. Velkov has a bachelor's in journalism from University of Florida, and a background in green building and clean energy policy. Jacobsen-Gruenwald has over 20 years of experience as a CAD/production manager. She specializes in electrical work, environmental codes and commercial projects. Glumac provides mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering, building commissioning, building modeling, lighting design, technology integration, building energy optimization, and LEED and LBC certification consulting.

BHC Consultants

Gray

Kenneth Gray of BHC Consultants received his Washington engineering license. Gray has six years of experience in civil engineering and construction of wastewater projects. He is providing construction services for the city of Everson. BHC is a municipal services consulting firm.

Apr 26, 2016

Pacific ADR

Hillman

Attorney Roger Hillman recently joined Pacific ADR Consulting as a panel member. Hillman has worked on health care and insurance matters, as well as commercial disputes. Pacific ADR is a mediation and arbitration service provider founded by Gregg Bertram.

Nintex

Singh

Erkel

Nintex named Baran Erkel vice president of corporate development and Robyn Singh vice president of human resources. Erkel has experience in strategy development, M&A, strategic investments and partnerships, and worked at Citrix. Singh also worked at Citrix as global HR leader for the Mobility Apps Business Unit. The Nintex Workflow platform automates processes to generate documents.

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Cleator

Lease Crutcher Lewis promoted 28-year industry veteran Jeff Cleator to president of its Washington operation. Gary Smith, who has been president since 2012, is now focusing on major pursuits and project execution in an executive role. Cleator started at the company as an intern and worked into the roles of project engineer, project manager, senior project manager, Commercial Division manager and vice president. He is a graduate of the College of Built Environments and the Executive Management Program at the University of Washington. He also is a member of the Lean Construction Institute and founded the company's continuous improvement initiative called Lewis Lean.

The Walsh Group

Berndt

Edman

Lykins

Peterson

Horne

At its Tukwila office, The Walsh Group hired Richard Horne as quality control manager, Craig M. Peterson Jr. as project engineer, Denny Lykins as project superintendent, Jeff Edman as project manager and Rhiannon Berndt as administrative assistant. Horne has 14 years of experience as an MEP inspector, quality control manager and senior electrical field engineer. Peterson has over 10 years of experience in project controls, coordination and project management. Lykins previously was construction manager for an electrical project in Chicago. Edman has managed projects for 20 years that involve high-tech, data centers and clean rooms. Berndt has over four years of administrative experience. She is attending school for a degree in construction management then civil engineering. Horne, Lykins and Edman are all working on the Denny Substation project. Peterson is working on a seismic upgrade at Naval Base Kitsap.

MCA of Western Washington

Shinn Mechanical, Auburn Mechanical and JH Kelly each won a Safety Excellence Award from the Mechanical Contractors Association of Western Washington. Shinn was selected for its use of DOSH consultant services, strong involvement of upper management and foremen, and low EMR and recordable rate. Auburn Mechanical was cited for high training hours, DOSH involvement, low recordable rate and strong executive involvement. Kelly was chosen for its extensive safety programs, end results, safety manual, innovation and activities involving families.