May 25, 2022

Parametrix

Brink

Greg Brink has joined Parametrix as national director of strategic advisory services. He will lead the company's growing Strategic Advisory Services practice. Brink has 20 years of experience in management and strategy consulting. His experience includes capital project, program, and portfolio planning and delivery using management consulting for engineering management, project controls, and capital program/project delivery.

He comes to Parametrix from Value Management Strategies, Inc. where he served as executive vice president. He has worked with clients such as King County Wastewater Treatment Division, Seattle Public Utilities, Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, Sound Transit, Oregon Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Overseas Building Operations, among others, providing consulting and advisory services to support projects, programs, and business process improvements. He has served as principal consultant, executive program/project manager, and client engagement lead for multiple concurrent client efforts delivering in excess of $30 billion of capital portfolios, programs, and projects.

At Parametrix, Brink will lead the firm's Strategic Advisory Services team, providing management consulting, asset management, owner advisory services, business process improvement, and strategy consulting services for program and project planning, development, and delivery for public agencies across the Western United States.

Building Work

Hill

Van Liere

Building Work has two new team members. RJ Van Liere joins the company as a project architect. With nearly two decades of experience, he has deep expertise in design for K-12 and higher education buildings. Currently, Van Liere is managing construction administration on the Metropole project, designing a historic structure renovation for Fort Flagler State Park, and wrapping up a renovation for Seattle Public Schools.

Architect, Michelle Hill has been hired as a project manager. Hill brings over a decade of experience navigating Seattle codes with an emphasis on adaptations to existing buildings, including structural, energy, and accessibility improvements. Currently, Hill is overseeing construction administration for a facade restoration project on the State Capitol Campus in Olympia, and is leading an intensive renovation of The Seattle Public Library Green Lake Branch. Hill also serves on the AIA Seattle Board of Directors, leading the JE:DI Council.

CollinsWoerman

Dickerson

Rivera

Clinton

CollinsWoerman has added new staff in its Seattle and Spokane offices. In Seattle, Candice Clinton has been hired as specifications writer, Gerald Heizelman as project coordinator, and Kristina Rivera as marketing coordinator/copywriter.

Clinton is returning to CollinsWoerman with over 22 years of expertise in writing specifications for healthcare, high-rise commercial and multi-housing projects. She is a member of the Construction Specification Institute and an advocate for sustainable practices.

Heizelman joins CollinsWoerman with over 32 years of experience in project coordination and management within the A/E/C industry. His expertise lies in ensuring building components required by MEP as well as structural and local jurisdictions work with one another and fit within the building envelope. Rivera brings a background in public relations storytelling and journalistic writing. She's worked with organizations ranging from global companies to social purpose start-ups to create content for PR campaigns, social media, websites and more.

In Spokane, Tim Dickerson has been hired as project architect. Dickerson joins CollinsWoerman with over 15 years of experience in commercial and healthcare project management and design throughout the Pacific Northwest. His project experience ranges from small-scale tenant improvements to multi-level parking and office structures.

FFA Architecture and Interiors

Bokman

FFA announced the hiring of Abigail Bokman as marketing manager. Bokman received her bachelor's degree from Pacific University and brings many years of marketing experience – the last six in Portland's AEC industry – to the firm. She is a longtime member of the Portland Chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services and a member of the Architecture Foundation of Oregon's Dine and Design Committee. In her new role, she leads FFA's marketing and business development activities, and works directly with market leads to build strategic planning initiatives.

Oculus Inc.

Roth

Oculus Inc. has added Karl Roth as a senior project designer to the company's Portland office. Roth brings with him 24 years of experience in the architecture field, specializing in zoning and code analysis, site design, planning, programming, building design and architectural visualization. Roth has extensive experience as a lead designer on projects ranging from hospitality to residential to commercial architecture. In his current role as senior project designer, he is supporting both the St. Louis and Portland offices with architectural concept and design services for projects including Hallmark Inns & Resorts' The Whaler at Nye Beach in Newport, Ore.; Scandinavian Designs showrooms in Illinois, North Carolina, and Florida; Soap Lake National Spa & Resort in Soap Lake; the Sunrise Garden Inn conversion in Tukwila; and the new Block 216 food hall in downtown Portland.

Roth has been a lead designer on numerous project types, including senior living, commercial, multi-family, residential, and institutional. Notable projects include the luxury senior living community Preston Greens in Lexington, Ky.; the AC Hotel in Madison, Wisc.; and the new Salem Family YMCA in Salem, Ore., which is set to open to the public in Fall of 2022. Roth received his degree in Environmental Design from the University of California-Davis. He is a founding board member of Mission Street Parks Conservatory in Salem, Oregon.

Riley Group

Castaneda

Shaw

Grace Shaw joined RGI's team as an administrative assistant. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from Gonzaga University. At RGI she will aid with final report and document preparation, word processing, and production as well as providing effective administrative project support. Sandra Castaneda joined RGI's team as an AutoCAD and word processing expert. She earned her Associates Degree in Engineering Graphics & Design Technology while attending North Seattle Community College. Since joining RGI, she has been assisting project managers by aiding with the development of technical documents, drafting site specific figures and related project graphics.

Whatcom Community College

Whatcom Community College (WCC) was awarded $686,975 from the National Science Foundation to improve the academic preparation of entering engineering students and ultimately increase the number and diversity of engineering graduates. The grant is titled “Preparing Early Engineers through Context, Connections and Community” and will be led by WCC engineering faculty Eric Davishahl as grant principal investigator and co-led by WCC faculty members including, Patrick Burnett (engineering), Mei Luu (mathematics), Anna Booker (history), Anna Wolff (English), along with senior personnel, Seth Greendale (mathematics) and Tran Phung (physics). It runs from May 15, 2022 through April 30, 2027. The project proposes to: (1) address disparities in community college students' academic, social, and emotional preparation for an engineering major using a holistic approach; (2) accelerate engagement of participating students within existing curriculum, community, and support systems; and (3) increase course success rates, improve program retention, and reduce equity gaps in engineering transfer preparation and associate degree completion. The project team will develop and pilot a two-quarter, integrated learning community with a place-based curriculum to welcome students into the engineering transfer pathway with a holistic model for academic preparation. This project will feature cross-disciplinary collaboration of faculty in engineering, math, physics, English, and history working together on design, implementation, and assessment.

CoreStack

Bellevue-based CoreStack, a global cloud governance provider, announced the appointment of Robert Ford as vice president of enterprise strategy. Ford is an experienced former Microsoft IT executive, CIO, and a digital transformation expert. In his 26-year long stint with Microsoft, he led field-based IT teams across EMEA and APAC, core engineering teams, strategic planning, and marketing & communications teams. Prior to joining CoreStack, Ford was CIO of Northwest University. As an enterprise strategist, Ford has partnered and advised many organizations around the world, providing strategic direction, proven best practice, and practical hands-on guidance to advance cloud ambitions.

Summit Bank

Summit Bank appointed Stacy Koos to the newly created position of senior vice president and market development officer for the Eugene/Springfield region. In this position, Koos will explore new business opportunities in the existing Eugene/Springfield market, as well as expand Summit's footprint to the north in communities such as Albany and Corvallis. The announcement was made by Jenny Bennett, Summit Bank's Eugene/Springfield market president. Koos has spent the past three years as Summit's commercial banking team leader and was a key driver of the bank's growth in the region. A veteran banker of more than 25 years, she has extensive experience in commercial banking, lending, and branch management. A graduate of Northern Colorado University, Koos is active in several civic and business organizations, including as the vice-chair of the Albany Millersburg Economic Development Corporation and the vice-chair of the Samaritan Albany General Hospital Board. Summit Bank has offices in Eugene, Central Oregon, and downtown Portland. In 2021, Summit Bank was named the Top Small Business Administration Community Bank Lender in the state of Oregon, and in 2022, has been named to Oregon Business Magazine's Top 100 Best Places to Work.