Sep 04, 2019

Dibble Engineers

Brewer

Johnson

Peterson

Pugh

Chollman

Kirkland-based Dibble Engineers Inc. hired Amy Chollman as a project engineer, Josh Pugh as a project manager, Lindsey Peterson as a design engineer and Bruce Johnson and Michael Brewer as CADD designers. Chollman is working on a structural collapse investigation, single-story commercial structures and residential remodels in the greater Seattle area. For the past five years, she was with regional firms in Oklahoma City, designing Federal Emergency Management Agency tornado shelters and hospitals, and working on the Oklahoma Capitol Building restoration. Pugh has a doctorate in structural engineering from the University of Washington, has been a consulting engineer for over 10 years and taught structural engineering at Seattle University. He is working on new residential projects and retrofit projects using various construction materials.

Peterson is an engineer in training with a bachelor's in civil engineering from Gonzaga University. She is working on new and existing residential buildings and an anchorage system for an aerial tram. Johnson is working on home remodeling, repair and new construction projects as a structural CADD designer. He has over 20 years of experience as a CADD drafter and was with Aerotek, providing drafting of life safety, fire alarm and other security systems. Brewer has 15 years of industry experience, including the last five creating shops drawings for architectural metal fabrications at Five Star Metals in Seattle. DEI is a structural engineering firm.

Symetra

Bellevue-based Symetra Life Insurance Co. and the Seattle Seahawks honored two teachers at Parkwood Elementary School in Shoreline. Carla Salmon, a kindergarten teacher, and Renee Iverson, a third grade teacher, received Heroes in the Classroom awards. Both received $2,000 for classroom supplies and two tickets to the Seattle Seahawks' opening game on Sunday. The program will honor 16 local K–12 teachers during the 2019 NFL season.

FEMA

FEMA Region 10 recently held its inaugural Youth Preparedness Camp in Stanwood, Snohomish County. The weeklong event, staffed by camp and emergency management professionals, taught 40 students how to assist in the immediate aftermath of a disaster when a professional response may be delayed or limited. The students, in grades 8-12, came from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska.

Bassetti Architects

Bharatkumar

Kicinski

Janjic

In Seattle, Bassetti Architects promoted Aleks Janjic to associate and Kristian Kicinski to director of sustainability. In Portland, the firm promoted Deepa Bharatkumar to associate. Janjic is senior technical architect on a new high school and new elementary school for the Issaquah School District. Kicinski will lead Bassetti's mission to advance green building, sustainability and high performance design and will facilitate the training of staff to increase their knowledge of high performance design. Bharatkumar will continue to develop her senior architect skills, mentor teammates and lead projects. She is managing several projects for Vancouver Public Schools.

Shannon & Wilson

Harney

Darrah

Geotechnical and environmental engineering firm Shannon & Wilson appointed Christopher Darrah and Michael D. Harney to its board of directors. Darrah is a vice president who has spent his career at the firm. He joined the Seattle office in 1987, transferred to Fairbanks, Alaska, in 1992 and is now the Fairbanks office manager. He has worked on hazardous assessment, cleanup and monitoring projects in Alaska.

Harney is a senior associate geotechnical engineer. He has over 18 years of experience in geotechnical design, construction and research and has worked on civil engineering and construction projects involving a range of soil and rock types. His geotechnical engineering includes studies and recommendations for projects, among them highway and rail transportation, water and wastewater infrastructure and hydropower dams and facilities, and a U.S. Department of Energy nuclear power facility.

Abbott Construction

O'Neill

Anton

Guest

Herrera

The Seattle office of Abbott Construction hired Bob Herrera as project superintendent, Donna Guest as senior project engineer, Shasta Anton as project administrator and Aidan O'Neill as project engineer. Herrera has over 30 years of construction experience, with a strong background in public works and medical facilities. Guest has 30 years of construction experience that includes a variety of project types in Oregon, Hawaii and Washington. Anton has over 10 years of experience in customer relations, with four years in event management. O'Neill worked for six years at a residential concrete subcontractor before becoming a project engineer two years ago.

Washington River Protection Solutions

The U.S. Department of Energy announced it intends to extend the current Hanford tank operations contract with Washington River Protection Solutions for up to 12 months, from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30, 2020. The extension is valued at $725 million. Washington River Protection Solutions is a team of companies led by Aecom with partner Atkins. The dedicated subcontractor for the contract is Orano.

Aug 30, 2019

Seattle Art Museum

Seattle Art Museum and the Betty Bowen Committee selected five artists as finalists for this year's Betty Bowen Award: Andrea Joyce Heimer, Anthony Hudson, Adair Rutledge, Lynne Siefert and Anthony White. The award honors a visual artist residing in Washington, Oregon or Idaho for original, exceptional and compelling work. The winner gets $15,000 and their work displayed at SAM. The committee may also grant two special recognition awards of $2,500. Winners will be announced next month.

Zenith West Gymnastics

Lacey Kuckelman and Georgia Innocenzi opened Zenith West Gymnastics in 12,000 square feet at 33 W. Montana Ave. in Tacoma. The gym has multi-level programs for preschoolers, recreational gymnasts and elite athletes. Kuckelman is head coach and Innocenzi is co-head coach. A grand opening event will be held 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 7.

City of Tacoma

The Tacoma Fire Department launched what it calls the first Safe Station program in the state. The program addresses opioid use and is at Fire Station 1, at 901 Fawcett Ave. There is no cost to use Safe Station services, which include medical assessment, transportation to a medical facility, addiction treatment assessment for outpatient services, first medication for opioid use disorder and connection to long-term treatment services.

Airship

Portland-based Airship bought San Francisco-based Apptimize, a testing company for mobile apps and other digital channels. Terms of the deal were not announced. Airship has a digital platform for companies to manage customer communications.