Mar 25, 2009

Murase Associates

Murase Associates hired landscape designer Shaney Clemmons. Clemmons has 12 years of experience, with expertise in low-impact development, stormwater management, green roof design and drip irrigation systems. She is working on the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center in Orlando, Fla., and Devon Energy's corporate headquarters tower in Oklahoma City.

DCI Engineers

DCI Engineers promoted seven engineers and hired a marketing assistant at the headquarters in Bellevue. Debbie Wick-Harris joined the civil department in 2005 and has been promoted to co-manager. With more than 17 years of experience, her past projects include 7th and Madison, Fairview Medical Office Building and the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital. Anish Talati joined DCI as a project manager in 2006 and has been promoted to associate. He has 11 years of structural engineering experience and is working on The Bravern in Bellevue. Brent Robinson joined the structural division as a project manager in 2000 and has been promoted to associate. With more than 15 years of experience, his past projects include the Neptune Apartments in Seattle, the Totem Lake Marriott Hotel in Kirkland and the Creekside Village Retail complex in Mill Creek. Christopher White joined DCI Engineers in 2005 and has been promoted to project manager. With more than four years of experience, he has worked on multi-family projects and custom residential, religious and commercial buildings including the Terry Thomas office building in Seattle. Hien Duong joined DCI Engineers in 2006 and has been promoted to project manager. With three years of experience, she has worked on high-end single and multi-family residential, commercial, industrial, educational and medical facilities, and seismic evaluations and retrofits. Duong recently completed design on Northwest Hospital surgery expansion in Seattle. Jacob Gokey joined DCI Engineers in 2005 and has been promoted to project manager. With four years of experience, he has worked on retail, residential, mixed-use and large scale, high-end, multi-building projects, including the Advanta office commons campus in Bellevue. Bill Liang joined the company as a CAD designer in 2007 and was promoted to senior CAD designer. He has 10 years of structural engineering drafting experience, and has been using the Revit Structure program for three years. Dustin Deville was hired in January as marketing assistant. With several years of marketing experience, he will be working on statements of qualification, public relations materials and event planning.

Art Anderson Associates

Art Anderson Associates, a Bremerton-based engineering services firm, hired electrical engineer Wayne Larson. Larson has 19 years of experience with expertise in marine and facilities engineering. Larson recently served as an engineering manager of a Virginia-based defense technology firm, working on control systems for the carrier George H. W. Bush. Prior to that, he provided engineering management, project engineering, and design services to companies in Washington, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

HWA GeoSciences

HWA GeoSciences hired Harold Benny as laboratory manager and Gary Harshman as manager of environmental planning. Benny has more than 30 years of experience in laboratory materials testing and construction inspection. He is the technical interface for HWA's A2LA and AASHTO laboratory accreditation programs and is expanding the laboratory to provide Constant Rate of Strain consolidation tests, resilient modulus and K0 triaxial testing. Harshman has more than 30 years of experience managing and conducting environmental planning studies and reviews throughout the Northwest. He has conducted SEPA and NEPA reviews, and procured permits and approvals for public and private development projects and programmatic actions.

Helsell Fetterman

Helsell Fetterman, a Seattle-based law firm, added four partners. They are Lisa Gilmore, Sean Griffee, Dan Keefe and Jake Winfrey. Gilmore has 14 years experience in family law and is chair of Helsell Fetterman's Diversity Committee. Griffee joined the company directly after law school and has been there for seven years. Keefe's practice involves trial and arbitration primarily focused on defense of personal injury case. Winfrey has spent the past 10 years building a practice focusing on medical malpractice litigation.

Suncadia

Angela Shaughnessy, former director of reservations and revenue management for the Suncadia resort near Roslyn, has been promoted to regional director of reservations and revenue management for Destination Hotels & Resorts, Suncadia's parent company. Suncadia also hired Michael Kosmin as vice president of sales and marketing. Kosmin worked with Lowe Destination Development.

Mar 24, 2009

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

Regional law firm Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt hired Gary Myles to the Intellectual Property Practice Group. Myles was an IP attorney with the Seattle office of Darby & Darby.

Shorebank Pacific

Shorebank Pacific hired DeAnna Poling as senior vice president and regional manager. She will run the Seattle office. Poling has 25 years experience and was recently senior vice president at KeyBank where she led the Correspondent Banking Team in the western region.

Camp Corp.

Local home builder Robert Camp was elected a senior life director of the National Association of Home Builders at the association’s recent International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. Camp participated in NAHB board meetings for 20 years to attain the rank of senior life director, and now has a permanent seat on the board with no continuing attendance requirements. Camp is a member of the Master Builders Association of Pierce County. His company is Lakewood-based Camp Corp.