Dec 07, 1995

Traction Systems Inc.

The 1995 Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Award, handed out yearly by the Navy as an acknowledgement of food service excellence, was won by Admiral Nimitz Hall, at the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. Nimitz Hall, which won the Ney award in the "large ashore" category, contracts with Seattle-based Traction Systems to provide food service. Traction workers also helped win the award for the Mayport, Fla., Naval Station in 1993 and 1994.

Seafirst Bank

Robert Meredith, district director of the U.S. Small Business Administration for the Seattle District, has announced that Seafirst Bank was named Washington state's top small business lender for fiscal year 1995. According to the SBA, Seafirst has out performed Washington state banks and financial institutions for the second consecutive year, by generating 200 small business loans, totaling $24 million, for the fiscal year ending September 1995. The bank will be honored by the Seattle SBA district office with its coveted Gold Medal award.

Hallmark Mortgage

Hallmark Mortgage of Bellevue has added a Bellingham location to its net branch system. The new Bellingham branch is led by manager Linda Mercadante. Bernie and Brenda Bringhurst are in charge of sales management and loan processing. Joining them will be Jeff Albrecht, Lori Aswegan, Pete DeHaas and Ken Kelso, all veteran loan consultants with experience in both conforming and credit challenged loans.

Robert R. Randall Photography

Robert R. Randall Photography has launched a World Wide Web site at http://www.halcyon.com/r3images/. The site was designed entirely by Randall and includes images from its sports & fitness and fashion portfolios. Samples from stock photography and links to other web sites are included as well. The Seattle photographer also has added a digital imaging and retouching services. Recent projects include assignments for Glamour Magazine, Sierra On-Line, the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, Esterline Corp., and Seattle Magazine.

Northwest Strategies

Northwest Strategies, a Seattle-based communications, public relations and marketing firm, has promoted Scott Cave to vice president of public affairs. Cave joined the company in March 1991, after serving as a consultant to the firm since June 1990. In 1993, he became the firm's special projects manager. Prior to joining Northwest Strategies, Cave had his own firm, Cave & Associates, and worked as a cost consultant to local governments, including Pierce and Clark counties. From 1985 to 1987, he worked as a revenue analyst/economist for the Ohio Office of Budget and Management.

Dec 06, 1995

Puget Sound Auto Auction

Carl Koch has been named general manager of Auburn-based Puget Sound Auto Auction in Auburn. He will oversee daily operations for the facility, which is operated by national vehicle redistribution company ADT. Koch has more than 28 years of experience in the automotive industry, including two years as general manager of ADT Automotive's Tri-City Auto Auction in Pasco. Prior to joining Tri-City, he was general sales manager for Town & Country Chrysler Plymouth Dodge Jeep Eagle in Nampa, Idaho. He also spent seven years as a wholesale buyer for various dealerships in the Midwest.

Convention Hosts

Pat Villa has been named director of convention services for Convention Hosts, a destination management company based in Seattle. Villa is a 13-year veteran of tourism and meeting planning, most recently serving as manager of sales for Convention Hosts from 1992 to 1994. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in association management, directly responsible for major trade shows, statewide dealer conventions, sales and implementation of exhibitor booths, contract preparation and on-site management and support for exhibitors. Villa returns to Convention Hosts following a year's position at Tillicum Village, where she was sales manager for corporate events, company retreats, and convention groups of 100 or more.

McKnight & Company

McKnight & Company Inc., a public relations and marketing communications firm founded in Seattle 12 years ago, has announces plans to move to Bellevue. Effective Dec. 7, the company will be located at 11555 S.E. Eighth St., Suite 201, Bellevue, WA 98004. According to chief executive officer Jeanne McKnight, the new Bellevue office is a more central locations for clients in the Puget Sound region.

DEA

Ronald Q. Anderson, former Northwest regional administrator for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), has joined the Bellevue office of David Evans & Associates, Inc. (DEA) as senior transportation manager. In his WSDOT position, he was responsible for managing a $400 million annual program and a workforce of 1,500. The $1.55 billion I-90 project was completed during his tenure as well as the expansion of the region's high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) system.

Graham/DLR

John Graham Associates/DLR Group has appointed three new senior associates in the firm. Robert Hoffman was transferred to Seattle from the firm's Tampa office four years ago and is currently working on two new elementary schools for the Longview School District. Steve Hubbs, electrical engineer, has worked on the Boeing 777 office building in Everett and an expansion of the Ala Moana Center in Honolulu. Denise Slomian coordinates the firm's marketing efforts. She has been with the firm for eight years. Doug Foster, who has recently joined the firm, is at work on the Ala Moana Center as well as schools in Longview and in Camas.

Cummings

Brenda Ross, project architect and CADD manager with Cummings Associates Architects Inc., has been named an associate in the firm. Most recently she has served as project architect for the Bellevue High School Technology Facility Refurbishment and as the owner's construction representative for City of Kirkland Park Department projects.

Golder

Rens B. M. Verburg has joined the Redmond office of Golder Associates Inc. as a senior geochemist. He holds a Ph.D. in geochemistry and mineralogy from Penn State and specializes in environmental issues surrounding metals mining, smelting and refining. He will support the environmental, mining and biosciences groups at Golder.

Nielsen-Wurster

Elizabeth A. Vaughan has joined the Seattle office of Nielsen-Wurster Group, Inc. as a senior consultant. A graduate of Spring Garden College and Villanova University School of Law, she most recently worked with Hill International Inc. in New Jersey.

FFA

Phil Rude has joined Fletcher Farr Ayotte (FFA) in Portland as a project manager, and is currently working on the parking structure expansion for the Port of Portland at Portland International Airport. Brett Schulz, a graduate of Pratt Institute, is a new project architect for FFA. He is working with the U.S. Postal Service on several new design and construction projects.

Berger/ABAM

Sieu Quan recently joined Berger/ABAM Engineers Inc. as an engineer. He has a master's degree in structural engineering from the University of Washington and has developed a system for screening bridges for possible structural failure. He has also worked as a Chinese interpreter for the Port of Seattle. Quan is now at work on a structural analysis for the Port of Seattle's Terminal 18 upgrade project.