Nov 12, 2003

W&H Pacific

W&H Pacific added two team members in its Bothell office -- Ted Everage, land development director, and Michael Mickiewicz, land surveying director. Since January, W&H Pacific has hired 20 employees in its Bothell office, boosting its staff level to 77.

Everage joins W&H Pacific with more than 30 years of experience as a civil engineer and land surveyor, including company, project and construction management, as well as design, evaluation, quality control and value engineering. He will be responsible for business development and managing the land development group.

Mickiewicz has a diverse portfolio of public works and municipal projects, as well as commercial, residential and mixed-use development. His 30-year career includes overseeing boundary and topographic surveys, construction support, ALTA surveys, FEMA mapping and elevation certificates, Washington State Department of Natural Resources tideland lease surveys, and railway design and construction. He is responsible for overseeing the Bothell office's survey field and crew of 20 people, and is involved with a variety of public and private sector clients.

Hart Crowser

Hart Crowser promoted Wayne Adams and Rick Moore to principals in the Seattle and Edmonds offices.

Wayne Adams, a licensed geologist in Washington and California, manages the firm's Edmonds office. He is program manager for a large contract assisting with the evaluation of slopes and streams on 225,000 acres of California timber land.

Rick Moore, a licensed engineering geologist and hydrologist, is an environmental specialist in the firm's Seattle office. He specializes in assessments for complex industrial and multi-use sites with regulatory compliance issues, and state-level regulatory and permitting programs.

Parametrix

Mike Fisher recently joined Parametrix's project planning, control and delivery capabilities. Fisher will be responsible for expanding and tailoring project controls, cost estimating and risk management.

Fisher has 20 years of professional project management and controls experience. Fisher has worked on multi-million dollar, multi-year federal nuclear environmental management projects. Current work includes involvement on the Oregon Department of Transportation statewide bridge assessment project. Other projects Fisher will be supporting include the SR 520 project, and planning efforts currently under way for the Port of Seattle.

Reid Middleton

Mike Young was recently promoted to project engineer at Reid Middleton. Young is providing the daily lead for construction of the 10th Avenue culvert replacement project in Des Moines. He also worked on the south safety area expansion project at Paine Field in Everett, and projects at Shoreview Park in Shoreline and Leary Way Northwest improvements in Seattle.

He received his master's degree in construction engineering from the University of Washington and his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Seattle University. Young is an associate member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Public Works Association, where he serves on the Construction Committee. He is also a certified Construction Specifications Institute Construction Document Technologist.

Armour Unsderfer Engineering

Armour Unsderfer Engineering added Michelle McPeek as a CAD technician. She has worked as lead drafter on Washington Mutual and Wisconsin Aquarium projects.

In addition, Kit Chan has joined as project manager. He has knowledge in wood, concrete and masonry designs, as well as CAD experience. He has managed and designed buildings in California, Texas and Georgia, as well as several remodels in the Northwest. He is currently working on the King County Water District 119 project, which is in the design phase.

United Way of King County

United Way of King County, a not-for-profit community-impact organization, moved its headquarters to 720 Second Ave. in Seattle. The organization's former location, the Loman Building at 107 Cherry St., was sold to Condominium Marketing Group. The new owner will convert that structure into an apartment building.

Puget Energy

Puget Energy named Bertrand A. Valdman senior vice president and the next chief financial officer of its subsidiary, Puget Sound Energy. Valdman will succeed Puget Energy's current CFO Steve McKeon when he retires in January. Valdman is currently a managing director for JP Morgan Securities.

Theatre Communications Group

Benjamin Moore, managing director of Seattle Repertory Theatre, was elected to the board of directors of the Theatre Communications Group, a national organization of not-for-profit theatres. Moore joined Seattle Repertory Theatre in 1985 following 15 years with the American Conservatory Theatre.

Cole & Weber/Red Cell

Cole & Weber/Red Cell, a Seattle-based marketing agency, added Cynarah Alacantara, Caroline Johnston and Kimberly Koskenmaki to its client services division in the Seattle office. Alacantara, account executive, and Johnston, account supervisor, will focus on the agency's Microsoft account. Koskenmaki is an account executive on the University of Phoenix and Texas Instruments' DLP accounts.

Weber Shandwick

Weber Shandwick, a public relations firm based in New York City, promoted Tim Fry to senior vice president and Wayne Hickey and Michelle Gettle to vice president in the Bellevue office. New hires include Brooke Shepard, group manager, and Jason Wellcome, account executive. Kara Udziela was promoted to account director in the Portland office.

University Mechanical Contractors

Rick Himmel, lead design engineer and quality control manager at University Mechanical Contractors, recently became a LEED Accredited Professional. Himmel's achievement is part of the company's focus on sustainability. University Mechanical also announced Kevin McLean has joined as a project manager for the Special Projects Group. McLean holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Oregon State University and has 22 years of industry experience.

Rockman LLC

April Bettinger of Rockman LLC and The Miller Quarry LLC has earned her Certified Graduate Associate designation from the Master Builders Association and Building Industry Association of Washington. Bettinger completed six courses specifically related to the building industry to get the designation. Rockman and The Miller Quarry, located in Lake Stevens, provide aggregate, trucking and excavating services.

Abacus Engineered Systems

Abacus Engineered Systems of Seattle has named Bob Georgeoff vice president of sales. Georgeoff has more than 15 years of experience in business development and operations management. Most recently he worked for Siemens Building Technologies, where he was responsible for the western U.S. energy services business.

Northwest Energy Efficiency Council

The Northwest Energy Efficiency Council has awarded its Building Operator Certification Level I status to William O'Neill, maintenance mechanic with the National Fisheries Service, and Clay Ciolek, construction supervisor at Harborview Medical Center. The pair spent a year in training and project work to get certified.