Dec 09, 2009

Golder Associates

Golder Associates hired Todd Hoffman as a senior project reservoir engineer and John Edgerly as a project water resources engineer in its Redmond office. Hoffman specializes in reservoir modeling and has extensive experience in fracture modeling and simulating flow through fractures. Edgerly specializes in hydrologic and hydraulic analysis for surface water and river engineering projects. He has worked in Golder's Calgary office for the past three years.

Otak

Otak named structural/civil engineer, In-Tae Lee, and water resources engineer, Tim Kraft, to principals. Lee, who works in the Lake Oswego office, has been with the firm for six years and has 25 years of experience. Lee's primary responsibility is project management and the design of transportation structures. He recently worked on the Diamond Creek Bridge replacement project in an environmentally sensitive section of U.S. Forest Service land in Douglas County, Ore. Kraft, who works in the Vancouver office, has been with the firm for five years, and has 15 years of experience in engineering and 12 years of experience in construction. His expertise includes sewer and stormwater master planning, conveyance system sizing and design, floodplain studies, stream restoration projects and water-related modeling. He recently worked on the Highway 99 Bridge over Salmon Creek in Clark County.

BrN Engineering

BrN Engineering hired Eric Reeves as a senior project manager and associate. Reeves has more than 20 years of experience in designing, managing and estimating electrical systems for large projects including commercial high rises, industrial applications and hospitals. His previous experience includes regional management for a major electrical contractor to senior project manager, construction supervisor, liaison engineer and owner's representative.

Reference Media

Reference Media, a store specializing in home stereo and theater systems, has a new store in downtown Everett at the corner of California and Colby avenues. The Everett location will expand on the Bellingham store. The Everett location is currently being remodeled.

Holland America Line

Holland America Line hired Chris Martin as director, port operations. Martin has been Holland's manager, port operations since 2004.

Frause

Frause, a Seattle-based communications firm, promoted Sarah Murphy to account executive. Murphy has been with Frause since 2007 as an assistant account executive.

Dec 08, 2009

Kibble & Prentice

Kibble & Prentice, an insurance and financial services company, hired Jason Kreul as a sales executive in the Employee Benefits Division.

KCTS 9

KCTS 9 hired Nancy Geiger as chief financial officer and vice president of administration. Geiger has 20 years of financial and executive management experience and has worked with the University of Washington School of Medicine and Washington Community Mental Health Council. Most recently, she was vice president for finance and administration at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.

Henningsen Transportation Services

Todd Lanter was hired as director of transportation for Henningsen Transportation Services in Hillsboro, Ore., a division of Henningsen Cold Storage Co. Lanter spent five years as director of transportation operations for Ozburn-Hessey Logistics.

Esterline

Bellevue-based Esterline Corp., a specialty manufacturer serving the aerospace, defence and medical markets, promoted Albert Yost to corporate vice president. Yost has more than 17 years of experience, and has been president of Esterline's Advanced Input Systems unit for two years.

J.R. Abbott Construction

Krista Britton joined J.R. Abbott Construction as director of marketing. Britton has more than 12 years of commercial real estate and construction marketing experience. She is responsible for marketing in the firm's Los Angles, Portland and Seattle offices.

MBA, APA

The Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties and the Puget Sound Section of the Washington Chapter of the American Planning Association recognized two area government officials and a city planning department for their leadership. Public Employee of the Year awards were given to Burien's Community Development Director Scott Greenberg and Marysville's Community Development Director Gloria Hirashima. An Outstanding Performance by a Department award was given to the city of Auburn's Community Development Department. The award program was created to honor public employees who best exemplify the spirit of seeking meaningful solutions to the challenges presented by growth while maintaining responsible environmental stewardship.

APWA, WAPA

The city of SeaTac's Department of Public Works Engineering Division won the 2008 Best City Paving Project for Western Washington award from the American Public Works Association and Washington Asphalt Paving Association. The city and its contractor, Tucci & Sons, were nominated for the award for an improvement project to Military Road between South 176th and 188th streets.

Canyon Creek Cabinet Co.

Employees of Canyon Creek Cabinet Co. contributed $5,324 and more than 170 pounds of food to the Sky Valley Food Bank. The Monroe-based company made the donation just before Thanksgiving. It also donated wood to a local group of toy makers, who are making about 200 items — including puzzles, pull-toys and wooden animals — to give to a local women's shelter this month.