Nov 15, 2000

Carpoint.com

Carpoint.com, the MicrosoftNetwork online automotive service, announced that Ruth D'Souza has been named general manager of Carpoint.ca, the Canadian version of Carpoint.com. As part of the MSN.CA network, the Carpoint.ca auto channel reaches 3.5 million Canadian users each month. D'Souza will oversee all business aspects of the Carpoint.ca online automotive service, including developing and managing strategic business relationships and developing business opportunities, product design, consumer and industry marketing, and dealer recruitment.

Columbia Bank

Don Hirtzel has joined Columbia Bank, a full-service commercial bank with 28 banking offices in Pierce, King, Cowlitz, Kitsap and Thurston counties, as executive vice president and manager of the northern region. Hirtzel will lead the bank's initiative to increase its presence in the King County market. Hirtzel comes most recently from U.S. Bank, where he was senior vice president and region manager of business banking.

Mellon Financial

Mellon Financial, an investment and wealth management company, announced that Nancy Pellegrino and Lawrence Symonds have joined Mellon Private Asset Management as sales officers, responsible for building new business relationships with high-net-worth individuals and families in the Pacific Northwest. Pellegrino brings more than 17 years of experience in financial services. She joins Mellon from Banc One Securities Corp. in Columbus, Ohio. Symonds has more than 20 years of experience in financial services sales and marketing. He joins Mellon Private Asset Management from New England Financial in Seattle.

Qpass

Qpass, a Seattle-based provider of digital commerce services, announced the promotion of three members of its executive management team. Sterling Wilson, previously chief financial officer and senior vice president of operations, has been promoted to chief operating officer. Scott Mahan, former vice president of finance and administration, has been appointed chief financial officer and VP, administration. Robin Mentzinger, formerly human resources director, has been named to the newly created position of vice president, human resources.

CantaMetrix

CantaMetrix, a Bellevue-based business-to-business technology company, has appointed William Koenig as CEO and executive staff. Koenig will permanently fill the post held since launch by CantaMetrix co-Founder John Castle. In addition, Koenig has announced the addition of three executives to newly created positions: Christine Reed has been named VP, marketing; Ridge Nye has been appointed VP sales & business development; Jon Carlson has assumed the position of VP of development and operations; and Martin Westermann is the new managing director of European operations.

Mediapassage

Jim Farrell, former director of AP Adsend, has been appointed executive vice president of Mediapassage, a Seattle-based provider of e-commerce solutions for planning, placement, and payment of ad media transactions. Farrell will work with advertisers and agencies to develop services. Among his responsibilities will be the development of ArtSend.com and SpotSend.com, the company's proprietary systems for trafficking print and broadcast ad materials

Daigle Design

Thompson

Dan Thompson has been hired at Daigle Design, a graphic design and Web communications company in Bainbridge Island, as a graphic designer. Thompson is a recent graduate of Northwest College in Poulsbo.

Freiheit & Ho Architects

Persing

Jim Persing has been hired at Bellevue-based Freiheit & Ho Architects as manager of the firm's new structural engineering division, called Advanced Structural Concepts. Persing has 31 years of professional experience. Advanced Structural Concepts provides structural engineering design, investigation and construction phase services for all types of new construction as well as modification of existing structures.

Hackworth Architecture/Planning

After 12 years of working with Hackworth Architecture/Planning of Seattle, Peggy Wyatt has been promoted to vice president of the firm. Wyatt leads most of the firm's major planning projects. In her new position, she will be more involved in the firm's management.

KPFF

Diedrich

Paul Diedrich has been named associate at KPFF Consulting Engineers in Seattle. Specializing in high-profile structural engineering projects, Diedrich is the project manager for Immunex's new headquarters on Pier 90. His other recent work includes residential projects for Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen, the Shock Physics Research Facility at Washington State University designed by The Miller/Hull Partnership, and 1144 Eastlake with GTS Development and Teusch Partners. Prior to joining KPFF, Diedrich was a principal at TRA Architecture Engineering Planning Interiors Ltd.

Mulvanny G2 Architects

Thompson

Carla Thompson has been named principal and corporate marketing director at Bellevue-based Mulvanny G2 Architects. Thompson will be responsible for Mulvanny G2's corporate-wide strategic planning, firm image, communications and public relations. She has 20 years of architecture and engineering marketing experience and for 14 years was the director of marketing at Seattle-based Hart Crowser, an environmental consulting firm.

Nakano Associates

Yamaguchi

M. Jim Yamaguchi has been hired as a senior associate at Seattle-based Nakano Associates LLC. Yamaguchi has more than 20 years of professional landscape architecture experience. His current projects include the Fifth and Bell Building, Anacortes Public Library, Bellevue Transit Center, First Hill Light Rail, Friendly Grove Park, and Holly Park Phase Three. Nakano Associates specializes in landscape architecture, parks and recreation planning, and urban design for public and private clients.

Boxwood

Jeff Phillips has joined Boxwood, a Seattle architectural firm, as an intern architect. He is working on the Stillwater Creek Vineyard visitor center in Royal City, Wash., and is creating 3-D computer models of the McClellan Street light rail transit station in Seattle.

Hydro-Geosciences

Hydro-Geosciences has hired three new employees. Jack Gardner has joined the firm as a project hydrogeologist. He has 11 years experience with geologic, geotechnical and environmental investigations, including projects for Sound Transit and the U.S. Department of Energy.

David Scofield, a senior engineering geologist/engineer, specializes in geologic hazards and geotechnical investigations, groundwater dewatering, water resources hydrogeology and tunnel projects. He is involved on a water resources project for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and soon will be working on Washington Department of Transportation projects. He was previously with the geotechnical branch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Jean Strachan has joined the firm as a scientist and senior administrator for the Redmond office.

With offices in Redmond and Portland, Hydro-Geosciences provides services in geologic, hydrogeologic, geotechnical and geo-environmental consulting. The firm also performs geotechnical construction monitoring services for heavy civil and mining projects.