Sep 28, 2005

Northwest Capital Management

Portland-based Northwest Capital Management, an investment and wealth management consulting firm, named Thomas E. "Arthur" Coyne chief investment officer. Coyne will be responsible for research and asset allocation modeling. He led asset allocation and fixed income research at Arnerich Massena & Associates in Portland.

Thumbspeed

Thumbspeed, a Bellevue-based developer and publisher of mobile applications, named Kendra VanderMeulen and Steve Elfman to its board of advisors. Ivar Michelsons is the new vice president of product management. Michelsons has more than 19 years of experience in product management, business development and entrepreneurial finance, including work at Adobe and Visio. VanderMeulen recently was InfoSpace Mobile's executive vice president. Elfman is executive vice president of technology and operations at InfoSpace.

Yarrow Bay Grill

Marcie Becher has been named Yarrow Bay Grill Catering's new catering director. She was manager of the Yarrow Bay Grill in Kirkland prior to this promotion.

Radiance Capital

Radiance Capital, an equipment financing company, is moving its headquarters from Seattle to downtown Tacoma. The company provides financing to a small businesses that need new or used equipment. The CEO is Tim Cavanaugh.

The Berger Partnership

Watland

Bech

Bjork

The Berger Partnership, a Seattle landscape architecture firm, added designers Marin Bjork, Karen Bech and Rachael Watland. Bjork is working on the Washington Cathedral in Redmond, and Bech is doing work on the Suncadia Resort in Roslyn. Watland is helping on two Seattle projects: the Four Seasons Hotel and 2201 Westlake.

Harmsen & Associates

Peterson

Monroe-based Harmsen & Associates announced Scott Peterson is a LEED Accredited Professional. Scott is working on a rain garden project in Monroe. Harmsen & Associates offers civil engineering, landscape architecture and land use planning.

ESM Consulting Engineers

Bowen

ESM Consulting Engineers named Mike Bowen vice president and director of survey services. He is working on intersections for the Washington State Department of Transportation as well as resorts. Eric Abbott, who was made an associate, is a civil engineering project manager on a master planned community in DuPont. Senior project manager Jaime Saez is working on the Mount Rainier Resort at Park Junction. Carla Mincey is an administrative and human resources manager. Matt Cyr is an assistant land planner. ESM does civil engineering, land planning and landscape architecture. Its corporate office is in Federal Way.

PND

Fisher

Anderson

Porter

PND added engineers to its Seattle office. Brian Porter and Matthew Anderson are engineers in training. They and Tim Fisher received their bachelor's degrees in civil/structural engineering from the University of Washington. Porter worked for Bechtel National in the past, and is now designing a port expansion in Ketchikan, Alaska. Anderson is doing construction engineering for concrete anchors for the Wanapum Dam in Grant County. Fisher is working on the Port of Everett's 12th Street Marina and marine inspections for the Port of Bremerton.