Jan 08, 2003

Interface Engineering

Interface Engineering announced Matt Gregg, a mechanical engineer, has earned his professional engineering registration in Washington.

Gregg joined Interface in 2000 as a mechanical systems designer. He specializes in energy studies for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design projects, tax credits, and various utility and state programs. He evaluates the effectiveness of energy efficiency measures, and also has experience designing heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems. He has worked on schools, retail, restaurants, office buildings and telephone switch centers.

Port of Tacoma

The Port of Tacoma recently named Policarpo "Poli" R. Luis engineering project manager.

Luis has 25 years engineering management experience in local and federal government, telecommunications, commercial, utilities, general engineering, construction and maintenance. Most recently, he was construction project manager for AT&T Wireless Services. He has held other management and engineering positions with Wilbanks Corp., U.S. Windpower, GTE Sprint and others.

Zipper Zeman Associates

Zipper Zeman Associates announced associate David A. Baska recently obtained his Ph.D. in earthquake engineering from the University of Washington. For his doctoral research, Baska developed an improved method of predicting lateral spread displacements. The new procedure combines the mechanics of the liquefaction process with the database of existing case histories and will likely become the standard of practice. Baska also researched ground motions from Cascade subduction zone earthquakes. He modeled the rupture process, wave propagation and site response at 13 sites around the Northwest.

Edwardo Garcia joined the firm as a staff geotechnical engineer. He obtained his B.S.C.E. from the University of Arizona, and comes to ZZA after working for several years in the Tucson area.

Michelle Iaci joined ZZA as marketing coordinator/project administrator. She has worked in the Seattle engineering community for 15 years, and is currently co-editor of the Seattle Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers' newsletter.

Zipper Zeman provides geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting and engineering geology services, with offices in Lynnwood, Seattle and Fife.

Architects Rasmussen Triebelhorn

Peter T. S. Rasmussen of Tacoma was elected regional director of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards at the annual meeting in Boston. Rasmussen is president and founding principal of Architects Rasmussen Triebelhorn. The firm's projects include the Pierce County Detention and Corrections Center, the Kitsap County Work Release Facility and Pierce County Superior Court addition and Sheriff's Department remodel.

Davis Wright Tremaine

Paul Loving joined the law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine in its Portland office and the firm named two attorneys from Seattle to partnership. Loving, previously assistant general counsel with Nike and an associate at Stoel Rives, will focus his practice on intellectual property, trademark and technology licensing, sports law, and Internet and e-commerce. In Seattle, Holly Hearn, labor and employment law, and Jeffrey B. Youmans, labor and employment law and general civil litigation were named partners.

Washington Restaurant Association

The new Seattle chapter of the Washington Restaurant Association will hold its first meeting at The W Hotel on Friday, Jan. 10, at 9 a.m. The new chapter will focus on marketing the hospitality industry regionally and locally, and on boosting Seattle tourism. People in the hospitality industry, including non-association members, are encouraged to attend. The Washington Restaurant Association, founded in 1929, represents more than 12,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a work force of 187,000 employees. For more information, call the WRA at (800) 225-7166.

Wells Fargo

Kelly Marthaler has been named manager of the Wells Fargo Wedgwood store; Catherine Newman was named vice president and team leader for the Evergreen Village, Medina, Overlake and Redmond stores; and Jeff Jordan was named team leader for the Juanita Village, Kirkland and Totem Lake stores. Most recently, Marthaler worked as an independent financial consultant in Seattle, Newman worked as a Wells Fargo team leader in Kirkland, and Jordan worked as a Wells Fargo team leader in Bellevue.

Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs

Reorganization of the Seattle Arts Commission has resulted in creation of the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs that will be housed within the City of Seattle's Executive's Office at 700 Fifth Ave. The move will be completed by Jan. 27 and phone numbers will remain the same. The Seattle Arts Commission will continue as a 15-member citizen advisory group supporting the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, with new commissioners appointed by the mayor and city council.