Dec 05, 2007

MulvannyG2 Architecture

MulvannyG2 Architecture hired Scott Douglas as a principal in its corporate mixed-use team. Douglas has 26 years of experience and will oversee corporate mixed-use projects including the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association project in Bothell, and Bellevue Towers. Douglas was development manager on the Escala and Leland Place condo projects and worked on One Pacific Tower in Seattle.

Coffman Engineers

Coffman Engineers hired Daniel Kiral as an electrical designer in its Seattle office. Kiral has more than 10 years of experience in AutoCAD operation. His past projects include the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas and the Soka University of America in Aliso Viejo, Calif.

Caron Architecture

Caron Architecture hired five new employees. Andrew Kluess has eight years of experience with large-scale public projects on the national and international levels and is working on construction administration on several local projects. Nora Ng has four years of experience with commercial and mixed-use design and is working on multi-family projects. Nathaniel Harrold is returning to Seattle to join Caron after spending time on the Gulf Coast as a volunteer designer and project manager. Daniel Stewart and Nick Pancheau are recent transplants to Seattle. Stewart has two years of experience in residential design and Pancheau is a recent graduate of Montana State University.

Mahlum Architects

Mahlum Architects named three new associates, Erica Hildebrand and Jay Hindmarsh in its Seattle office and Amy Noe in Portland. Hildebrand, an employee for five years, heads the company’s in-house graphic design team. Hindmarsh has been an employee for two years. In addition to his architectural design duties, Hindmarsh leads the effort to recruit and hire architects for the firm’s Seattle office. He is working on Clark Hall at the University of Washington and will soon be working on the renovation of Nathan Hale High School. Noe has been with Mahlum for eight years. She helped expand the firm’s interior architecture and design practice before moving to Portland two years ago. Her recent projects include the North Portland Clinic for Providence Medical Group, Pacific University’s first LEED gold student housing project.

CB Engineers

CB Engineers hired Vicky Williams as a senior electrical designer in its Bellevue office, Patrick Cooper as a senior plumbing designer and Jason Hewitt joined the firm as a mechanical engineer. Williams has 28 years of experience in the electrical field including commercial and multi-use residential. Williams worked on Mirabella in Seattle, 2200 Westlake in Seattle and Horizon House in Seattle. Cooper has more than 30 years of experience on projects ranging from medical to high rises. Hewitt, a LEED accredited professional, has experience with energy-efficient HVAC design, energy modeling and analysis. The firm also hired Kyle Thornton as an electrical CAD operator and Richard Juntunen and Max Kang as mechanical designers. Thornton is working on the USS Arizona Memorial Visitors Center, Pacific Connections Garden at Washington Park Arboretum, Icon Tower at 600 Wall St., and the Ft. Lewis Locomotive Maintenance Building. Juntunen’s experience includes telemetry, controls, and instrumentation. Kang was born in South Korea and is working on high rise projects in the Seattle area.

First Sound Bank

Seattle-based First Sound Bank promoted John Maihofer from cash management officer to assistant vice president. Maihofer joined First Sound in 2006 and began his banking career in 2000.

Big Fish Games

Seattle-based Big Fish Games, a developer and distributor of online games, has acquired Thinglefin, a developer of massively multi-player online, or MMO games. Toby Ragaini, Jeremy Friesen and Ryan O'Rourke founded Seattle-based Thinglefin in May and will work at Big Fish Games.

U.S. Trust, Bank of America

U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, a private wealth management organization, hired Pamela Rhodes as private client advisor in Seattle. Rhodes worked with and was a cofounder of Stable Partners.