Mar 05, 2008

Wilson Engineering

Wilson Engineering of Bellingham said senior party chief J. Thomas Brewster has obtained his Washington State Professional Land Surveyor’s license. Brewster is a certified flood plain manager, a GPS specialist, and a land and hydrographic surveyor. Brewster began his surveying career in 1988 and has worked at Wilson since 1994.

BHC Consultants

BHC Consultants said Stan May received his certification from the American Institute of Certified Planners. As senior planner, May assists jurisdictions with critical areas regulations, comprehensive plan updates, GIS analysis and development code updates.

Kennedy/Jenks Consultants

Kennedy/Jenks Consultants hired Don J. Larson as a business development coordinator in its Portland office. Larson has more than 17 years of experience in management and technical services. Larson has managed public and private sector environmental projects for a large national environmental firm.

Sparling

Sparling promoted Greg Livengood to principal. Livengood joined the firm in 2005 and has designed and managed more than 25 projects for military, commercial, retail and educational clients. Livengood will co-lead one of five electrical design studios. Sparling also hired Catherine Duvall as project manager and Catherine Flatt as electrical designer. Duvall has more than eight years of experience and is working on projects at Virginia Mason Medical Center and Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup. Flatt is currently lead electrical designer on a project for the University of Washington Medical Center. She is also working on a project for the Department of Defense at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

SkB Architects

SkB Architects hired Jim Brown as a senior architect and Todd Jacobsen as a senior designer and business development strategist in the firm’s Seattle office. Formerly with LMN Architects, Brown has 17 years of experience and has completed 18 major projects, including convention centers, performing arts facilities and public assembly projects. Brown will take on the role of creative and business strategist at SkB Architects. Formerly CEO of Utility Inc., Jacobsen has 13 years of experience and has designed retail and corporate environments for clients like Gene Juarez Salons, Jackson Hole Ski Resort, The North Face, Patagonia, Adidas, Brooks Running and Eddie Bauer. Jacobsen will be responsible for design, business development and marketing.

BCRA

BCRA hired architect Kent McLaren. McLaren has worked in the South Sound architectural scene since 1985, and has completed projects across the United States. McLaren is focusing on mixed-use, residential, commercial, senior living and civic markets

American Public Works Association

The Washington State Chapter of the American Public Works Association elected Michael J. Terrell as president. Terrell is capital projects manager for the Seattle Department of Transportation. The chapter also elected Kristina B. Nelson as vice president, Jay Burney as secretary, Jill Marilley as treasurer and Ryan Lyyski, Salima Nagji, Art Louie and Toby Rickman to its board of directors.

Sterling Financial

Sterling Financial Corp. hired Deborah L. Wardwell as investor relations director. Wardwell has 20 years of investment experience and was an investor relations consultant for community banks in the Seattle area.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen, a Seattle marketing firm, is restructuring. Tom Scherer and Rick Peterson are the founding partners. Peterson will transition from creative direction duties to president, and Scherer will remain as VP executive creative director. Cindy Dunbar has joined the firm as director of account management. Tracy Mirabelli, who co-founded Hydrogen along with Peterson, Scherer and Bill Fritsch in 2001, remains as chief financial officer. Fritsch has left the firm.

Medical Micro Machining

Medical Micro Machining, a manufacturer of small parts for the medical, dental and electronic industries, has relocated from Simi Valley, Calif., to the town of Colfax. The company is owned and operated by Rob and Kathy Whitmore. The business will operate out of a new 4,500-square-foot space in rural Whitman County. The site has enough room for expansion, and a second building, if it is needed.