Sep 30, 2009

Kennedy Jenks Consultants

Kennedy Jenks Consultants has added two client service managers to expand its construction services. Engineer Jeff Faunce is the new company-wide Construction Services Practice leader, based in Seattle. Randy Hunter is the new Southern California Regional Construction manager, based in Irvine, Calif. Faunce has worked on water and wastewater treatment plants, highways, rail and superfund remediation. He recently created a construction management division for a local architecture and engineering firm that grew from zero to 20 people in less than four years. He will coordinate with construction managers and client service managers throughout the firm, and conduct constructability reviews and audits. Hunter has worked on water infrastructure, environmental remediation and buildings. He is responsible for construction management services throughout the Southwest. He and Faunce will coordinate with other client service managers on construction management and design-build pursuits.

Johnson Braund Design Group

Johnson Braund Design Group has two new staff members: architect Greg J. Hartman, who is part of the hospitality design group, and landscape architect Jessica Marquardt. In addition to architecture and landscape architecture services, the firm offers interior design and planning. Johnson Braund works as a national prototype developer for Marriott and consults on local affordable housing projects.

Lynnwood Convention Center

SMG, a venue management and development company, made two new additions to its management team at the Lynnwood Convention Center. They are Erin Mitchell as sales manager and Erica Heininger as administrative/marketing assistant. Mitchell has 26 years of experience in the food and beverage industry and was catering director for Palisade. Heininger was recently the clinical administrative assistant for PeaceHealth Medical Group in Bellingham.

KeyBank

Tia Catli has been selected to manage KeyBank's new branch in Upper Queen Anne, which is nearing completion. Catli began her banking career in 1992 as a teller and became manager of Key's Lower Queen Anne branch in 2003.

K Vintners

Charles Smith of Walla Walla's K Vintners has been named winemaker of the year by Food & Wine Magazine's prestigious American Wine Awards. Located at the base of the Blue Mountains, K Vintners opened its doors in December 2001. Owner and winemaker Smith comes from a family of wine makers but arrived in the Walla Walla Valley after 11 years in Scandinavia where he owned and operated night clubs and managed rock bands. Smith has developed other brands and a range of wines.

Sep 29, 2009

MBA of King and Snohomish Counties

The Master Builders Career Connection, a division of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties, launched a blog site called ConstructionMatch.org. The site gives residential builders, remodelers and contractors a venue to discuss what is going on in the local residential construction industry. It also provides job postings.

ProBuild Holdings

Four ProBuild facilities in Washington have reached the elite level of the Structural Building Components Association's Structural Component Operations Reaching for Excellence (SCORE) certification. The Washington operations are in Auburn, Spokane, Walla Walla and West Richland. ProBuild, a national building materials supplier, also received elite SCORE certification for its Oregon facilities in Clackamas and Klamath Falls. SCORE is a certification program for component manufacturing.

KeyBank

Dan Chiem will manage KeyBank's new branch in Belltown. Chiem began his banking career in 2000 at Bank of America and has worked at KeyBank since 2004 in multiple positions. He recently managed the Ballard branch on Market Street. Chiem is fluent in Chinese, Vietnamese and English.

Washington State Tourism Commission

The Washington State Tourism Commission has elected Katherine Kertzman, program director for Seattle's Southside Visitor Services, to serve as co-chair. The SSVS is the official tourism department for Tukwila, SeaTac, Kent and Des Moines. Kertzman takes over the role from Kim Bennett, CEO of the Southwest Washington Convention and Visitor Bureau.

ZymoGenetics

ZymoGenetics promoted Dennis Miller to senior vice president of research and preclinical development. He will also be on the executive management committee. Miller has been with ZymoGenetics since 2005 working in the research and development organization.