Feb 14, 2018

OAC Services

Billbe

Richardson

Bergquist

Rock

Jobs

Miller

Jurgensen

Balzarini

Wyatt

Seney

In Seattle, OAC Services promoted Dave Jobs to senior associate and Brad Rock, Wesley Bergquist, Kyle Richardson, Alisa Billbe and Nathan Seney to associate. In Olympia, it promoted Kasey Wyatt to principal and Cynthia Balzarini to project manager. In Spokane, it promoted Jeff Jurgensen to senior associate and Jonathan Miller to senior project manager. Jobs has over 20 years of project management experience, and has worked on justice, school, hospital, municipal and high tech projects, including the King County Children & Family Justice Center. Rock has 11 years of experience, and leads construction management of the Seattle Asian Art Museum expansion. Bergquist developed OAC's relationships with Northwest nonprofit clients that include Hopelink, Food Lifeline and The Richard Hugo House. Richardson has over 30 years of experience in construction and project management, a background in transportation, aviation, heavy-civil and commercial construction delivery, and has worked on modular projects. Billbe has over 10 years of technical experience, and has done tenant improvements and renovations. Her work includes The Steve Ballmer Global Innovation Exchange Building in Bellevue. Seney has nearly 20 years of experience, and is on the architectural and engineering team. He introduced new building exterior remediation services to the firm. Wyatt manages the Olympia office and leads the EDU group, which does project and construction management for education facilities. She has 22 years of experience, including on school, public works and municipal projects. Balzarini has over 16 years of experience in construction management and is on the EDU team. Her work includes the Washington State School Directors' Association Headquarters. Jurgensen founded OAC's Spokane office. He has led construction projects in Eastern Washington, and has over 26 years of experience that includes school, transportation, health care and data center projects. Miller has done school and municipal projects in Eastern Washington. His work includes Central Valley School District's continuing bond program.

JayRay

Kolb

Tacoma advertising and communications firm JayRay hired Leigh Kolb as assistant advisor. Kolb has a background in nonprofit marketing, travel and photography. She has created content and marketing strategies for Adaptive Sports Center and Oh Be Joyful Church in Colorado.

Erickson

Wideman

Portland-based aerospace manufacturer and aerial services company Erickson Inc. hired Stephen Wideman as vice president and CFO, and Micheal Hausinger as corporate controller. Wideman was vice president of finance and corporate treasurer at Flir Systems. He has experience in corporate financial management, financial planning, investor relations, financial risk management and fixed-income asset management. Hausinger, a CPA, was executive director of finance with Farouk Systems. He has experience in accounting and finance, and spent seven years in defense and aerospace.

Seattle Aquarium

Seattle Aquarium presented its first Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Sylvia A. Earle, the Conservation Research Award to Dr. Megan N. Dethier and the Scott S. Patrick Inspirational Award to George Willoughby. Earle is chair of Deep Ocean Exploration and Research, and an explorer-in-residence at National Geographic Society. Dethier is a research professor in the biology department at the University of Washington who is in full-time residence at the Friday Harbor Laboratories. Willoughby is a longtime aquarium board member.

HDR

Knittel

Thomas Knittel is the new design principal in HDR's Seattle's architecture studio, overseeing design direction of the studio's projects. Also, he and managing principal Duncan Griffin lead HDR's center of regenerative design. Knittel was a design partner at McLennan Design, which he started with former colleagues from BNIM. HDR provides engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services.

David Evans and Associates

Ilgenfritz

Ric Ilgenfritz joined David Evans and Associates as transit and railroad services planning manager and vice president, and leader of its downtown Seattle office. He has worked on major transit and transportation infrastructure projects. He spent over 16 years on the executive leadership team at Sound Transit, where he led the crafting of the ST2 and ST3 system plans. DEA provides design services for transportation, water, environmental, land, energy and marine infrastructure systems.

ZGF Architects

Diaz

In Seattle, ZGF Architects hired Paul Diaz as a computational and sustainable design specialist. Diaz has over six years of experience in those fields.

Elliott Bay Design Group

Fielding

Theresa Fielding joined Elliott Bay Design Group's Seattle office as a project manager/senior engineer. She has over 18 years of naval architecture experience. She will work on commercial vessel designs and modification of vessels, along with structural design, analysis and standards development. EBDG provides naval architecture, marine engineering and production support.

Hermanson Co.

Hamilton

Kent-based Hermanson Co. hired Scott Hamilton as a project manager in its critical environments group. He has almost 30 years of mechanical construction experience and works on Harrison Hospital in Silverdale. Hermanson provides mechanical construction, design-build engineering and service/maintenance.

Swift Co.

Gareth Loveridge and Mike Koski-Harja joined Barbara Swift as members in leading Swift Co., a Seattle-based landscape architecture and urban design firm. Loveridge and Koski-Harja have over the last 10 years contributed to and led projects that include 400 Fairview, Sound Transit's University of Washington Station and Troy Block. Current projects include Seattle Center Arena, Sound Transit Northgate Extension Link stations and Skanska's 2+U.

DLR Group

In Seattle, DLR Group hired Tanvi Dhar (architecture), Cole Franklin (structural engineering) and Claire McConnell (architecture). DLR provides architecture, engineering, interiors, planning and building optimization.