Feb 08, 2001

John L. Scott Real Estate

John L. James joined John L. Scott Real Estate as manager of the residential agency's Lynnwood office. James came from ehome.com. He also worked at Coldwell Banker, RE/Max International and Marcus & Millichap. He said he's big on John L. Scott's investment in using digital technology. Also at John L. Scott, Karis Malagon became an agent in the firm's Bellevue Place office. Malagon has held his broker's license since 1988 and has held a general contractors license for 10 years. He specializes in building development and new construction.

Cushman & Wakefield

Greg Laycock, who brokers sales of apartment buildings, became a senior director of Cushman & Wakefield's Seattle office. Laycock moved to Cushman & Wakefield's Bellevue office in September 1999 from Grubb & Ellis.

Apartmentscomp Inc.

Apartmentcomps Inc., the Seattle firm that runs a Web site for apartment investors and managers, continued adding metropolitan markets to its data base, including Seattle. The company added rent comp reports for Seattle, Albuquerque and Kansas City to bring its coverage to 9,000 properties in 12 states. CEO Dan Sanchez said he plans to reach 20,000 properties in 30 major markets in the next six months.

Willis

Engstrom

Willis, a global insurance broker, has named Chris Engstrom CEO of its Seattle office. Engstrom brings local market knowledge and 16 years of insurance industry experience. He previously served as senior vice president for Wagle Insurance Cos. in Seattle, owned by Kemper Insurance. Willis is the largest private risk management consultant and insurance broker in the world, employing more than 10,000 professionals in 250 offices.

DealPlanner

Bergquist

Robert Bergquist has joined DealPlanner, a Seattle-based financial services software company, as president and CEO. Prior to DealPlanner Bergquist was a shareholder and founding member of the technology e-commerce team at Graham & Dunn, a Seattle-based law firm. Last year he served as the executive chair and president of the MIT Enterprise Forum.

Eisenhower & Carlson

Petrich

Trompeter

Thompson

Blair

Four attorneys have recently joined the Seattle and Tacoma offices of law firm Eisenhower & Carlson. David Petrich joined the firm's Tacoma office as a member practicing in estate planning and probate and guardianship. Ronald Trompeter joins as a member practicing civil litigation in the Seattle office. Tracey Thompson joined as an associate in the Tacoma office and practices in the area of labor and employment law. Lance Blair joined the Seattle office as an associate and practices in the areas of commercial litigation and insurance coverage

Feb 07, 2001

Callison

Callison Architecture has appointed Steve Epple as its new chief operating officer and board member. In his new position, Epple will be responsible for the firm’s operations areas, overseeing financial, office management, human resources, marketing and information services. Epple has been a principal of Callison since joining in 1996 and has served on the firm’s Executive Committee and as director of operations for the retail centers studio. Epple holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design and Architecture from Ball State University and a Master of Business Administration from UCLA. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Callison has also named seven new principals. Martin R. Anderson is an award-winning architect who has spent his career focused on specialty store design, working with many national and international retail and entertainment leaders. Anderson is a marketing lead for store projects in the Asia Pacific market and serves on Callison’s Design Awards Committee. Prior to joining Callison in 1999, he served as creative director of the Florida-based Pavlik Design Team and is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design.

Dawn A. Clark leads Callison's international department store management and design teams. Since her return to Callison in 1997, she has served as senior project and client manager for Seibu Department Stores in Japan, Korean store projects and most recently, Harrods of London. Clark originally joined Callison in 1987, managing new Nordstrom stores and Nordstrom’s nationwide remodel program. Clark has a Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Janet Paden Faulkner is a specialist in the design of health care environments. Her responsibilities have included project management and design for some of the firm’s largest health care clients including the Sisters of Providence Health System and St. Charles Medical Center. She joined Callison in 1988. She received a BA from North Texas State University and is a registered architect.

William F. Gartz has been focusing on the management of national and international hotel and resort design projects for the last 16 years. He has worked with many of the major operators, including Starwood, Westin, Sheraton, Radisson, and Holiday Inn, as well as resort developers such as Intrawest and Raintree Resorts International. He is managing the design of a new Village for the Mammoth Mountain resort that includes three new residential buildings. Gartz is a member of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA). He earned his B.A. in Environmental Design from the University of Washington and a Master’s of Architecture from the University of Wisconsin.

Since joining Callison, Paul Makowicki has been responsible for management of many of the firm’s large-scale retail centers projects and leads the firm’s efforts in continuous improvement of the project delivery process for international projects. His projects have included delivering the 3.3-million-square-foot Grand Gateway mixed-use project in Shanghai, China, and SkyMart Shops at the Hong Kong International Airport. Makowicki joined Callison in April 1994 from Mahlum & Nordfors in Seattle. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Syracuse University.

Caryl Thornton Sherpa is a senior project manager with many years of experience focused on interiors projects for a diversity of clients. Since joining Callison, Sherpa has completed projects for Northern Trust, REI Corporate Offices and HQ Worldwide (formerly Vantas). She is currently managing two projects for the law firm of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP, a 48,000-square-foot expansion in Menlo Park, Calif., and the other in Seattle. Active in the community, she is Board President of Environmental Works, a community design center, and is a member of the Corporate Council for the Arts.

Since joining Callison 15 years ago, Erie O. Stone has focused on retail project delivery, with overall project management for Nordstrom’s nationwide remodel program. With his leadership in team coordination and project quality, Stone provides oversight for every project detail and operations of the Nordstrom remodel team. He has a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies and a Bachelor of Architecture from Washington State University.

Otak

Otak announces the addition of Ron Jee and Jeff Parker to their bridge and structures engineering team. Jee is a professional engineer with 28 years of experience in managing, engineering, designing and inspecting structural projects for transportation facilities throughout the West. Jee will be responsible for project management and oversight for bridge and structures projects. Parker has more than 10 years of consulting engineering experience specializing in the design and inspection of transportation and building structural projects. He will be responsible for design and contract documents for transportation and structural projects. He is currently working on the new Wheatland Ferry Ramp and Pole Improvement project in Marion County, Ore., and the Walluski River Bridges project in Clatsop County, Ore.

Kennedy/Jenks

Kennedy/Jenks Consultants announced that David L. Parry has joined the firm as Northwest Region Public Works practice leader. Parry assumes responsibility for growing the firm's municipal service practice in the Northwest. He will be based in the Seattle office and work with municipal services staff in the Federal Way, Seattle and Portland offices to expand Kennedy Jenks's presence in the water/wastewater market in the Northwest. He has more than 20 years experience in the program management, facility planning, design and construction management of wastewater treatment, solids processing and distributed power facilities.

Van Horne

Andrew Wisdom has joined the staff of Van Horne & Van Horne Architects as a designer. Wisdom has eight years experience in architecture, plus a seven-year degree background in construction and residential design. He is working on Monument Park in Lewis County, and on various residential projects around Puget Sound. Van Horne & Van Horne Architects is also currently designing a new studio for Pottery Northwest at Sand Point, and the International Seaplane Base in Renton.

Navigant International

Navigant International/Northwest, a Seattle-based travel agency, has named Marla Rosenberg regional director of sales and service. Rosenberg will direct the company's sales efforts throughout the region as well as manage its client service staff that serves more than 1,000 Navigant corporate offices.

Ogden Murphy Wallace

Ogden Murphy Wallace, a Seattle law firm, announced that Wayne Tanaka has been elected managing member of firm, Karen Sutherland has been elected assistant managing member, Michael Wickstead has been named chair of the firm's business department and James Haney has been named chair of the firm's municipal department. Tanaka will also continue his role as the firm's lead municipal attorney. Sutherland also chairs the firm's employment and labor law practice group. Wickstead is the senior attorney in the firm's bankruptcy and creditor/debtor group. Haney focuses his practice on municipal representation.

Country Companies

Joshua Kuchenmeister, Ryan Parker, John Hayes, Randy Dutra, Erik Hansen, Christine Nguyen, Andy Sook, Lauri Vanderslott and John Jeub have been named agents for the Country Companies insurance group. Kuchenmeister, Parker, Hayes, Hansen, Nguyen and Vandersloot's offices are located in Beaverton, Ore. Dutra's office is in Everett. Sook will work out of his office in Oregon City, Ore., and Jeub out of his office in Tualatin, Ore. All the agents recently completed the company's new agent school.

Korn/Ferry

Robert Ferguson has been named office managing director in Korn/Ferry, an executive recruitment company, in its Seattle office. Previously, Ferguson was a managing director in the executive recruiting firm's Princeton, N.J., office. He has had extensive experience with healthcare-related clients, especially in FDA-regulated industries.

Data I/O

Data I/O, a Redmond-based device programming and handling solutions company, announced the appointment of John Vicklund as vice president of human resources. Vicklund brings with him more than 25 years of human resource development and management to the newly created position. He served as vice president of human resources for 20 years at Eldec Corp., a Crane company and electronics manufacturer.

pr.com

Portland-based communications company Waggener Edstrom announced an agreement to acquire pr.com, a Kirkland-based public relations and communications agency. According to the agreement, pr.com will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Waggener Edstrom, keeping its company name and leadership team of Teresa Fausti, president and CEO, and David Wilson, chief financial officer and chief operating officer, as well as its existing account teams. The agreement will allow both agencies to expand upon their respective strengths in delivering communications counsel and services to their clients