Apr 22, 2009

Berger/ABAM Engineers

Berger/ABAM Engineers hired Yuan Li in the Federal Way office. Li's experience includes seismic analysis and design of building bridge cranes. She is working on the AP1000 cask crane design project for Westinghouse Electric, including rated-load and seismic analysis, and structural design of a 300-ton auxiliary building cask handling bridge crane for the AP1000 nuclear power plant. The firm also hired Laila Cohagen as a civil engineer in the Federal Way office. Cohagen is working with the public works and transportation group on bridge load ratings for the Washington State Department of Transportation.

Murray, Smith & Associates

Murray, Smith & Associates, a consulting engineering firm specializing in public infrastructure, hired senior engineer John Nottingham in the Everett office. Nottingham is experienced in planning, analysis, design and construction management of wastewater and water infrastructure. He will be involved with municipal projects.

BHC Consultants

Engineering and planning firm BHC Consultants hired Nick Kindel as associate planner, Marc Caldwell as senior CADD technician and Sarah Sifferman as administrative assistant. Kindel previously worked at BHC as an intern and recently returned to the firm after studying planning and adaptive reuse in the Netherlands. His experience includes comprehensive and subarea planning, downtown planning, annexation studies, GMA compliance, planning application review, development feasibility studies, GIS analysis and public meetings. Caldwell provides computer-aided drafting/design support to the BHC engineering group on wastewater, water and stormwater projects. Sifferman provides reception and administrative support to BHC's Seattle office.

GreenWorks

GreenWorks Landscape Architecture, a Portland firm focused on sustainable design, promoted Jason King and Robin Craig to senior associates. Brett Milligan, Alexandra Perove and Tim Strand were named associates. King has 15 years of experience with expertise in eco-roofs, sustainable housing, health care, institutional and recreational projects. His recent projects include the Columbia River Community Hospital, Asante Health System Courtyard, Canby Green Street and Independence Station. King also volunteers professional services for the Verde Native Plant Nursery, Ecoroofs Everywhere, Urban Water Works Board and the Portland Greenmap Project. Craig is working on a new Lane Community College Health and Wellness Facility, TriMet Light Rail Transit improvements, a new K-8 school and Gaston Parks Master Plan. Milligan is working on the Condit Dam Removal, Clean Water Services Low Impact Development Approaches Handbook and Portland Fire Station 18. Perove is working on The Dalles Riverfront Connections and systems planning for the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services. She has worked on urban riverfronts, recreation and urban design projects. Strand is a project manager and landscape designer. He is working on projects for Pendleton, as well as Clay Street Green Street and the Chambers Creek wastewater treatment facility.

Trans-Ocean Products

Providence, R.I.-based Trans-Ocean Products, a producer of surimi seafood, has appointed two area residents to manage its new shrimp business. Norio Yanagisawa of Kirkland and Bryan Hampton of Lynnwood will serve as procurement and product manager, and national foodservice sales manager, respectively. The company has three surimi block plants in Alaska and two floating processor ships in addition to a surimi seafood processing facility in Bellingham.

City of Seattle

Mayor Greg Nickels appointed former Judge Michael Spearman as auditor for the Office of Professional Accountability, part of a system of police oversight expanded last year. Spearman was a King County Superior Court judge from 1993 to 2007. He is a mediator and arbitrator at Judicial Dispute Resolution. He will work with OPA Director Kathryn Olson. The auditor is subject to confirmation by the City Council. Former U.S. Attorney Katrina Pflaumer currently holds the OPA auditor position.

Apr 21, 2009

Jackson Dean Construction

Seattle's Jackson Dean Construction added design-build services to its offering of construction solutions and hired David Glassman as senior architect. Glassman, AIA and LEED AP, has more than 30 years of experience in commercial, retail and light-industrial projects. Prior to joining Jackson Dean, he was a principal and team leader at the region's third-largest commercial architecture firm and operated his own architectural practice for six years.

PSF Mechanical

PSF Mechanical hired Pam Wallace as a service dispatcher and Becky Fune as a payroll specialist. Wallace has more than 15 years of experience, while Fune has more than 10 years of experience and holds an associate's degree. PSF is a design-build mechanical contractor.

Charter Construction

Charter Construction joined Disaster Kleenup International's disaster restoration network. Charter has provided insurance restoration services in the Seattle area since 1983. With its membership in DKI, it has access to DKI's 24-hour call center, its proprietary claims tracking technology, and training seminars and workshops. It also is leveraging DKI's corporate marketing efforts. DKI is headquartered in Wood Dale, Ill.

ProBuild Holdings

Building materials supplier ProBuild Holdings switched to a new regional structure and adopted a new “shared services” model, both of which are expected to bring regional leadership closer to customers and reduce costs associated with back office functions. The changes expand ProBuild from four regions to six. Its new Northwest region is headed by Ed Waite in Lacey. Waite is the former president of Spenard Builders Supply. Denver-based ProBuild operates more than 470 lumber and building product distribution, manufacturing and assembly centers in 42 states.

GreenRubino

GreenRubino, a Seattle-based full service marketing agency, hired Kristin Riefflin as account manager. Riefflin has worked on campaigns for Jones Soda, MTM Luxury Lodging, Salish Lodge & Spa and Suncadia Resort.

Daticon EED

Kirkland-based Daticon Electronic Evidence Discovery, an international provider of eDiscovery services, hired Tom Haug as president. Haug has been at Daticon EED since 2006, serving as vice president of software engineering. He has 25 years of experience in technology fields.

Signature Genomic Laboratories

Signature Genomic Laboratories in Spokane hired Trilochan Sahoo as a laboratory director. Sahoo spent six years as an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.