Jun 24, 2009

DKA Architecture

DKA Architecture has hired five professionals. John R. Bund joined the Seattle firm as a residential and commercial architect and Revit software manager. He is working on Navos Mental Health's outpatient clinic, a 45,000-square-foot facility in Burien. Ed Geiger is the new director of accounting. He has 25 years of experience in finance and real estate development, and for community not-for-profits. David Harmon, an architectural designer, works on museums and residential projects. He's working on the African-American Diversity Cultural Center Hawaii, and on a project to lower energy consumption at two King County Housing Authority properties in Redmond. Andrew Kluess, an architectural designer and construction administrator, serves on the firm's Owners' Representation Group as assistant project manager for the Seattle Schools' Building Excellence Program, working on the Denny Middle School/Chief Sealth High School renovation. Greg Thompson, a designer/drafter, is working on the Navos Mental Health Clinic as well as the 9,000-square-foot Navos Inpatient Services renovation.

Harris & Associates

Harris & Associates of Bellevue hired Dave Breen as manager of construction management. He has more than 35 years of experience in construction, project and operations management, and will oversee Harris' projects in the Northwest.

Infrastructure Technology

Jennifer G. Esteban and Amir H. Nassiri have opened Infrastructure Technology Corp., or Itech, in Bellevue. They formed the company to provide civil and structural engineering for government agencies. Itech has applied with the state for Minority and Women Business Enterprise certification. Esteban has worked on residential and commercial projects in the Puget Sound region. Nassiri has worked on West Coast transportation, and commercial and residential projects, including Fountain Court and Harbor Steps, both in Seattle.

CFO Selections

CFO Selections in Bellevue added three members to its QuickBooks practice. They are Mike Branch, Ed Morin and Charlotte Morin. Branch is an IT professional with 30 years of experience. He was founder and principal at White Rabbit Services. Ed Morin has 25 years experience as an IT professional and entrepreneur. He was a member of The Alternative Board. Charlotte Morin has 18 years of experience in both small companies and large corporate environments. She co-founded and was controller at a retail firm.

Model Metrics

Model Metrics, a cloud computing technology and services company and partner of salesforce.com, has been selected to operate salesforce.com's training center for the greater Seattle area. The Seattle center offers courses for administrators, developers and partners, as well as exam prep courses. Shannon Cunningham leads the training program.

Jun 23, 2009

GreenRubino

GreenRubino, a Seattle-based full service marketing agency, added Keith Safavi as Web tester, Tad Keppler as IT administrator and Stacey Witt as bookkeeper. Safavi was a quality assurance engineer at Trailfire. Keppler was a technical reviews labs director at Porter Novelli. Witt was full charge bookkeeper and office manager at D. Carelli & Companies.

The Carhartt Store

The Carhartt Store, the first free-standing retail store carrying only Carhartt work-wear products, opened June 1 at Cascade Station shopping center in Portland. Buzz Wheeler created The Carhartt Store.

Tacoma Water

A team from Tacoma Water won the water pipe tapping championship for the United States and Canada during the recent American Water Works Association 2009 Conference in San Diego. Employees Doug Reed, Bob Dimond, Geff Yotter and Michael McCaffrey drilled and tapped a water-pressurized ductile iron pipe in 1 minute and 13 seconds to take the title. The event requires speed, accuracy, agility and strength. As the new title holder, the team will get a free trip to next year's conference in Chicago.

Optimum Energy

Optimum Energy, a Seattle-based software developer that makes HVAC systems more efficient, has secured up to $4.5 million in equity financing led by investor Columbia Pacific Advisors. The company's software is called OptimumHVAC.