Feb 11, 2009
Sparling hired four recent electrical engineering graduates as electrical project designers. Prior to joining Sparling,
Ryan Parfait was a contract engineer for Boeing where he worked to develop electrical and electronic hardware for airplane laboratory test systems. At Sparling, he has provided electrical design for several remodel and upgrade projects at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, as well as Valley Medical Center in Renton.
Paul Erskine previously worked on projects at Nordstrom and local school districts. At Sparling, he has supported a number of commercial projects for Amazon.com, REI and Microsoft.
Matthew Bailey interned as a project designer with Sparling for two summers before being hired as a full-time employee. He is providing design for several military projects, including Fort Lewis Medical/Dental Clinic and Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Washrack and Hangar 5.
Murray McKinney Jr. interned as a project designer for Sparling for three summers before he graduated. He has provided electrical design for Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee, Swedish Orthopedic Institute, Mount Baker Theatre and The Bravern.
BLRB Architects promoted three staff members.
Doug DuCharme, an educational facility architect, was promoted to senior associate. He has 29 years of planning and design experience and will head the Higher Education Studio at BLRB. DuCharme is project manager for Curtis High School Gymnasium replacement for University Place School District.
Ben Ferguson and
Gene LaVaque were promoted to associates. Ferguson joined BLRB in 2006. He will focus on public and commercial work. He is designer on Sumner Middle School, and project architect and LEED administrator for the city of Tacoma's Pacific Plaza. LaVaque first joined BLRB in 2004 and has 12 years of experience. He is project manager for schools in Puyallup and Sumner.
PCS Structural Solutions' Seattle and Tacoma offices named two new principals and an associate principal.
Doug Goodwin and
Jeff Klein were named principals, and
Bret Maddox was named associate principal. Goodwin has been with the firm for 16 years and is working on the Muckleshoot Tribe Recreation Complex and Mini of Seattle. Klein has more than 12 years of experience and is working on Saint Anthony's Hospital in Gig Harbor, and the Providence St. Peter Hospital expansion. Maddox has more than 16 years of experience and is working on schools in Bellevue and University Place. The firm also promoted
Gareth Floyd and
Aaron Goodwin to directors. Floyd was named director of finance and Goodwin was named director of BIM/CAD operations.
Herrera Environmental Consultants added two people to its board of directors:
Carol Slaughterbeck, vice president of operations and
Phil Coughlan, associate planner. In her 18 years with Herrera, Slaughterbeck has served in a variety of technical and management roles, assisting the company in growing from 10 employees in 1990 to 120 today. Coughlan has been with Herrera for seven years, focusing on strategic business and sustainability planning and implementation. He was previously the co-owner of a recycling firm. Slaughterbeck and Coughlan join the three existing board members, Carlos Herrera, Michael Spillane and Walter Trial.
CFO Selections, a Bellevue-based finance and accounting consulting firm, hired Andrea Lester, CPA, and Joe Schick, CPA. Lester has 20 years of experience in startups and growth stage companies and has worked at Clearwire and InfoMove. Schick has 25 years of experience and was recently CFO of Vertafore.
Rafel Law Group promoted Robert Hyde to principal. Rafel has offices in Seattle and Portland, and focuses on real estate, construction and commercial litigation.
Pizzeria Pulcinella, a Neapolitan pizzeria at 10003 Rainier Ave. S., recently opened. Vince Mottola and Fred Martichuski, owners of Vince's Italian Restaurant in Rainier Beach, had a vision for a Neapolitan pizzeria and formed a company, Pizza Experts, with David Dorough to develop the idea. The 50-seat restaurant is in a historic space that was previously a vacant general store and tavern.
Health care management consulting firm Beacon Partners hired Robert Jablonski as regional manager, where he will be responsible for a team of consultants in the Pacific Northwest region. Jablonski recently operated his own independent health care consulting practice in Seattle.
