Mar 26, 2008
Hopper Dennis Jellison Engineers, Planners and Landscape Architects hired
Trissa L. Gifford as a marketing assistant in Vancouver and civil engineer
K.C. Schwartzkoph in its Portland office. Gifford has experience in sales and marketing. Schwartzkoph is a registered civil engineer with more than seven years of experience in design, production of construction documents, surveying and project management.
Triad Associates promoted
Thomas P. Matt to senior project engineer. Matt joined Triad's engineering team 3-1/2 years ago and has 16 years of experience, specializing in commercial and residential site development engineering.
Keir Vondruska joined Magellan Architects as a project architect. He has 12 years of experience and is working on two projects for the Lake Washington School District: a 6,500-square-foot tenant improvement for the support services offices and a renovation at BEST High School. He is also project architect for Puget Sound Energy's Factoria Service Center, a 36,000-square-foot office and vehicle service facility targeting LEED silver.
David Leibbrandt was named president of Murray, Smith & Associates. Leibbrandt joined the firm in 1985, and has served as senior vice president since 1996. He has overseen water, wastewater, stormwater and transportation projects for municipalities and public agencies and has worked on international professional exchanges focused on public drinking water systems. Leibbrandt replaces firm co-founder Philip Smith, who served as president since 1996. The firm also promoted
Thomas Lindberg to shareholder and associate. Lindberg, previously president of Flowater Engineering, is a water system engineering specialist and has served municipal clients in Washington for the past 19 years. Lindberg joined the firm in 2006, assuming project management and strategic business responsibilities for its Northwest Washington service area.
KPFF promoted
Amie Sullivan to associate. Sullivan came to KPFF in 2005 and has served as project manager on high-end residential and resorts. Projects have included Roche Harbor Hotel, Tumble Creek Golf Facilities, Harbour Island Estate, Aspen Mountain Lodge Estate and Jackson Hole Snake River Sporting Club.
Sparling promoted five people to associates:
Chris Haas, Kelly Mamer, Mark Peckover, Lee Swanson and
Gayla Murillo. Haas joined Sparling two years ago as an electrical project manager. He specializes in commercial, corporate campus and research facility projects. Mamer came to Sparling's Seattle location in 2004 as an electrical engineering project manager. He transferred to the firm's San Diego office when it opened in September. Mamer is working on projects in health care, retail, academic and research markets throughout the West. Peckover is an electrical engineering project manager in the Portland office. He joined the firm in 2006 and is working on projects for Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Prineville, St. Charles Medical Center in Bend and George Rogers Park in Lake Oswego. Swanson joined the firm in 2000. He specializes in health care projects and has managed more than 100 projects, including those at Virginia Mason Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center. Murillo joined Sparling in 2002. As controller and accounting manager, Murillo leads a staff of five accounting specialists and oversees the firm's accounting practices and controls. She has more than 20 years of experience.
William L. Weigand, a partner in Davis Wright Tremaine's Seattle office, has been elected to the board for Family Services, a Seattle area nonprofit committed to helping families and individuals in need.
Arbor Village, a continuing care campus in Kent, named Jarrett Houser as executive director. Houser has 12 years of experience as a senior living professional and was area director for Aegis Living. Arbor Village is owned and operated by Cascade Living Group.
Seattle-based Hubspan hired Tom St. Onge as vice president of business development. St. Onge has 15 years of experience and recently worked with IBM Global Services. Hubspan provides business-to-business integration solutions.
King County selected Robin Friedman as director of the Office of Emergency Management. He will lead emergency management, planning and preparedness for the county, and was director of security and emergency management for Seattle Public Utilities. Jeff Bowers, acting director of OEM, will assist Friedman in the transition and resume his position as assistant director for the office.
