May 16, 2007

Tetra Tech/KCM

Seattle-based Tetra Tech/KCM has made a series of new hires. Joe Llona is LEED-accredited and a certified sustainable building advisor. Mike Rehder is a LEED-accredited architect whose management experience includes Boeing's Future Factory project in Everett, Snohomish County's Campus Redevelopment Initiative and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's South Terminal Expansion Project. Michael Lombardi is an architectural designer and has worked on municipal, commercial and zoological projects, including exhibits for the San Antonio and Los Angeles zoos. Seth Orgain specialized in residential construction in San Francisco for five years before moving to Seattle. Returning employee Richard Hensel is an electrical/control systems engineer with experience in energy management, electrical and controls engineering. Scott Gore is a project/electrical design engineer. He is working on projects for King County, Boeing and the city of Everett. Jesse Forsythe joins the electrical division's CAD team with experience in 3D Solid Modeling. He works on Autocad with an emphasis on security and fire alarm drawings and design. Lacey Brodigan is a project accounting specialist with two years experience at a Portland architectural firm.

Coffman Engineers

Coffman Engineers hired Joe Brancheau in the Seattle office as IT manager. Brancheau has 20 years experience as an IT systems administrator and was recently an independent consultant.

MulvannyG2 Architecture

MulvannyG2 Architecture promoted four members of its Bellevue retail team to associate. Maggie Cowgill and Elisabeth David were promoted in the Retail Environments Team. Candice Erikson and Mike Schulze were promoted in the Retail Concepts Team. Cowgill is working on projects for General Growth Properties. David is working on a project for Milliken Developments. Erikson is working on several projects for Sur La Table. Schulze is project manager for Kohl's.

Westmar Consultants

Westmar Consultants hired Jerry Johnson as vice president of engineering. Johnson's background includes offshore drilling, inland waterway vessels, coastal facilities and mining. Matt Laccinole was recently promoted from manager to vice president of U.S. operations. Kirkland-based Westmar provides engineering services for industrial, marine and material handling construction projects.

Thomas Hacker Architects

Portland-based architecture firm Thomas Hacker Architects promoted Dana Ing-Crawford and Nathan Hamilton to associates. Ing-Crawford is LEED-accredited and concentrates on programming and project management. Projects include the Eugene City Hall complex and the Cargo Building at the U.S. Port of Entry at Blaine. Hamilton, LEED-accredited, is working on the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center in Santa Cruz, Calif. Past projects include a LEED-gold certified library for Multnomah County Library and the New Theatre for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Ore.

LRS Architects

LRS Architects had added five people to the staff. Zlatan Hadrovic, Mark Vogel, Jeff Ovington and Chris Bachman join the firm as job captains with Gary Miniszewski as a senior planner. Hadrovic, a Bosnian national, has 33 years of experience that include infrastructure for the 1984 Sarajevo Olympic Games. Vogel has experience in health care, civic and education projects, and multi-family housing. Ovington is working on the Riverhouse Condominiums in Tualatin, Ore. Bachman returns as a job captain, a position he held for five years before a two-year hiatus in Illinois. Hadrovic, Vogel and Bachman are working on the Senior Living project in Sparks, Nev. Miniszewski has 35 years of experience as a city planner.

Callison

Callison promoted three senior staff members to principal: Robin Holt, John Mason and Ron Singler. Holt has 20 years of architectural experience in national and international hospitality, retail and mixed-use projects. Mason leads Callison's graphic design, with 25 years of experience. Singler leads retail design teams.

EDAW

EDAW made several staff promotions and additions in its Seattle office. Charles Everett has been promoted to managing principal. Sandy Fischer is director of planning and design. Jan Mulder is a senior environmental planner.

Hatton Godat Pantier

Bill Maibauer has joined Hatton Godat Pantier as a senior project engineer. Maibauer has 25 years experience in land development with an emphasis on water and sewer system design, construction cost estimating and preparation of specifications. His experience includes public, commercial, industrial and residential projects throughout Puget Sound.

Wood Harbinger

Wood Harbinger promoted Doug Bussard, Bruce Higgs and Erik Larson to senior associate. Bussard focuses on electrical distribution and utility systems, and worked at Tacoma Public Utilities and Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton. Higgs specializes in HVAC, plumbing, medical gas and fire suppression systems for military, industrial, health care and commercial projects. Larson, a mechanical and fire protection engineer, focuses on industrial systems including aircraft paint and maintenance hangars, special purpose warehouses and laboratories. Sean Bollen, Joe Leysath, Ralph Maier, Jim Meniketti, Murray Peck, Bruce Pitts and Dave Porter were promoted to associate.

Graham & Dunn

Seattle-based law firm Graham & Dunn hired Kathleen T. Petrich for the Intellectual Property Team. She got her law degree from the University of Puget Sound in 1992.

YMCA Youth & Government

The YMCA Youth & Government Board of Directors chose William Downing, King County Superior Court judge, to receive the 2007 Robert F. Utter Award. Downing was honored for working with the YMCA Mock Trial Program for 20 years.

The Seattle Propeller Club

The Seattle Propeller Club named Port of Tacoma Commissioner R. Ted Bottiger its 2007 Elected Official of the Year. Bottiger, a former state legislator and senate majority leader, was recognized for his leadership in the maritime community.