Dec 14, 2007

Trellis

Trellis restaurant in Kirkland hired Joshua Theilen as executive sous chef and Sandra Watson as pastry chef. Theilen has worked at Restaurant Zoe and the Sorrento. Watson has worked at the Third Floor Café and Macrina Bakery. Trellis is located in the Heathman Hotel.

Puget Sound Regional Council

The Puget Sound Regional Council hired Chris Strow as principal economic policy analyst. Strow has served two terms as the Washington state representative for the 10th District. PSRC organizes the Prosperity Partnership, a coalition of 250 Washington government and business groups dedicated to developing a common economic strategy.

Hubspan

Seattle-based Hubspan promoted Trisha Gross to president and CEO. Gross has 20 years experience and was executive vice president of sales, services and marketing. She replaces Al Higginson, who now serves as Hubspan's chairman. Hubspan is a provider of business to business integration solutions.

Dec 13, 2007

Espresso Americano

Camano Island-based Espresso Americano International hired three senior advisors to develop and grow its EABrevita.com concept. They are Paul Evanson as chief operating officer, Kelly Traw as vice president of marketing and Steve Allen as technical adviser. EABrevita.com is a membership-based cooperative drive-thru concept. Espresso Americano has almost 200 licensed espresso bars and drive-thrus around the world. It has offices in Washington, Honduras, China and Japan.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen, a marketing services firm, hired Chris Sallquist as experience director. Sallquist has 15 years of experience in agency business and was with Digital Kitchen. Hydrogen has offices in Seattle and San Francisco.

Mastro Properties

Susan Chang has been hired as an attorney at Mastro Properties in Seattle. She graduated from Seattle University School of Law in 2003 and worked for two years in private practice before joining Mastro as general counsel and assistant finance director.

John L. Scott

Sheila McGraw is the new principal broker at the John L. Scott Real Estate office in Federal Way. McGraw has been in real estate since 1993 and with John L. Scott for six years. The Seattle Center Office added two new members. Sheri Esguerra is transferring from the Auburn office and Tony Tran is transferring from the Bellevue Main office. Six members of the Watson Gamble & Associates real estate firm have joined the Seattle Center office after closing their downtown, boutique firm. Greg Gamble, principal, and Risë Gamble, operations and marketing, and associates Brett Percy, Ralph Warner, Robert Eckberg and Mari Riksheim are now with JLS.

Dec 12, 2007

DeVry University

DeVry University has moved its Bellevue location to 600 108th Ave. N.E. This gives DeVry about 5,400 square feet of space, including a bigger lounge/vending area, and an informational center and computer lab.

WSDOT Freight Systems Division

The Washington State Department of Transportation has completed hiring for its Freight Systems Division. Dale A. Tabat is truck program and policy manager. Tabat will also serve as the division's liaison with the Washington Trucking Association and legislative staff. George Xu is planning and strategic assessment manager. Vickie Sheehan is the passenger rail and freight communications manager. The new employees join Scott Witt and Andew Wood. WSDOT's Freight Systems Division directs strategy and policy for the state's three freight systems of international and national trade flows, state's manufacturers and farmers, and distribution of retail and wholesale products.

Zumobi

Seattle-based Zumobi hired Pat Binkley as vice president of engineering. Binkley has 15 years experience in software development and was with Modiv Media. Zumobi, formerly ZenZui, is a mobile phone browsing company.

SvR Design

SvR Design Co. hired Patty Buchanan as a civil engineer and assistant group lead and Jeff Roeser as the CAD group lead. Buchanan is a professional engineer and LEED accredited professional with eight years of civil design experience focusing on environmentally responsible design. Buchanan did design work for the Kitsap SEED project, stormwater work on the Yale Avenue project for the Blume Co. and a feasibility study for the Bayview Center development for the Goosefoot Co. Roeser is a professional engineer with seven years of experience. He is responsible for managing CAD staff, scheduling projects and maintaining the firm's CAD standards and programs.

Taylor Gregory Butterfield Architects

Taylor Gregory Butterfield Architects of Edmonds hired Adora Maguire as a business development coordinator, Josh Weisbrod as a draftsman and Melanie Matheson as administrative support. Maguire has more than 18 years of experience in marketing and will oversee marketing.

Hopper Dennis Jellison

Hopper Dennis Jellison Engineers, Planners and Landscape Architects hired Tim L. Neisinger as a design engineer at its Pasco branch. Neisinger is an Everett native who has worked on a variety of civil engineering projects.

Triad Associates

Two members of Triad Associates' site design and landscape architecture department, Katherine (Kellye) Hilde and John Salisbury, have received landscape architect licenses from the state of Washington. Hilde has seven years of experience, four at Triad, specializing in park design, land planning and site development design, and residential landscape and planting design. Salisbury has 16 years of experience, with the last three at Triad. His specialties include playfields and parks, site security, trails and street landscape enhancement.

Joseph Greif Architects

Joseph Greif Architects in Seattle hired Matthew Smith as an associate to work as a project designer and manager. His projects include a Queen Anne luxury triplex in Seattle and four homes in Madison Park. Bragdon Shields was also promoted to principal. Shields has 17 years of experience. He is working on a Hunts Point residential renovation and the Summer House in Vaughn Bay.

Interface Engineering

Interface Engineering promoted three employees to principals and partners: Steve Dacus, a senior mechanical engineer specializing in energy design, commissioning and sustainable strategies; Doug Smith, a senior mechanical engineer and LEED accredited professional leading the Washington mechanical design team from the Kirkland office; and Dave Williams, a senior mechanical engineer and LEED accredited professional who is team leader of Interface's health care design group. A dozen employees were promoted to associate. They are: Senior Technology Designer Steve Kelly who heads the technology design group; Senior Mechanical Engineer and LEED accredited professional Duane Monroe, a senior staff member with the health care design group; Kenton Aikens, a senior engineer in the fire/life safety design group; Senior Electrical Designer Mark Jackson, head of Interface's retail team for nearly 10 years; Senior Mechanical Designer Scott Holum, in Interface's plumbing design group; Senior Mechanical Engineer Brian Butler, a LEED accredited professional and team leader; Andrew Lasse, a senior mechanical engineer and team leader; Dennis Obritschkewitsch, a senior electrical designer who evaluates future and current projects; Senior Mechanical Engineer Kevin Duell, a LEED accredited professional and team leader; Melissa Crosman, who leads the marketing team; Senior Designer Kathleen Roach, who leads Interface's fire/life safety design group; Becky Ellsworth, a senior electrical engineer and team leader; Senior Electrical Engineer Ken Spencer, a LEED accredited professional and team leader and Senior Electrical Designer Chris Larson, a LEED accredited professional and team leader.