Nov 15, 2006

Harris Group

Harris Group has named two new employees to its process solutions division. Doug Townsend was named senior project manager and Paul Schoen was named senior process engineer. Townsend has 34 years of experience as a process engineer, project engineer, project manager and a director of project engineering. Schoen has 20 years of process engineering and project management experience in chemical, pharmaceutical and design/build engineering.

Walker Macy

Walker Macy has named Zeljka Carol Kekez as a principal. She has worked as the firm’s marketing/business development director. Kekez will lead in strategic planning, human resources and business management.

PCS Structural Solutions

PCS Structural Solutions recently promoted Paul Brienen to principal and Kirk Keppler to associate. Brienen recently completed a core wall non-linear analysis of the Washoe Medical Center hospital tower and the design of the 1,700-stall Washoe Parking Garage in Reno. He is working on Great Wolf Lodge Hotel and Rainier Brewery Work Lofts in Seattle. Keppler is completing construction administration services for the Washoe Medical Center and also working on MultiCare Health System.

R. W. Beck

R. W. Beck recently hired eight employees, seven in Seattle and one in Nashville, Tenn., to do transmission and distribution design work. Thomas A. Bagnell, electrical engineer, will focus on high voltage electrical substation design and layout. James Bailey, a transmission and distribution engineer, has a background in civil and structural engineering, and will do transmission and distribution line design. Scott Bradshaw, a senior project manager, will do project management on major projects in Puget Sound. Senior transmission and distribution designer Eric Elsevier will do line layout, prepare documents and develop drawings for electrical transmission and distribution lines. With experience in relaying, controls and substation design, electrical engineer Sara Goodarzi will perform protection and substation design. Designer Eric Hildebrand provides layout and drawing support for both electric and gas system projects. Layne N. Le, electrical engineer, has more than four years of design experience with electric power and generating systems. Based in Nashville, Larry McCullum is a transmission and distribution project manager with more than 20 years experience.

0/8 Seafood Grill, Twisted Cork Wine Bar

On Nov. 24, Chef Dan Thiessen and business partner Matthew Bomberger will open the 0/8 Seafood Grill and Twisted Cork Wine Bar in the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. The restaurant and bar are at 900 Bellevue Way in Bellevue.

Fortune Bank

Fortune Bank, a commercial bank currently in organization, has named founder and board member Brett Smith as executive vice president and SBA general manager. Fortune plans to open for business this month in Seattle.

Washington State University

Washington State University alumnus and Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Scott E. Carson and his wife, Linda Carson, have donated $1 million to WSU's College of Business. The gift will provide need-based scholarships to WSU students participating in the business school's international activities.

Oki Developments

Oki Developments has promoted Nancy Cho to chief executive officer of Oki Developments and Oki Golf. Cho has been the company's president since 1995. Oki Golf has five public and two private courses, and is headquartered in Bellevue.