Jan 06, 2010

INCA Engineers

INCA Engineers' Bellevue office added 10 employees in the structural engineering department. Tanveer Sahoo does analysis, design, layout, detailing, finite element models and construction supervision of steel, cold-formed metal, wood, reinforced masonry and reinforced concrete structures. Sahoo has designed more than 60 bridges. Nathan Galer analyzes, designs and does detailing work of bridges. Ali Rasekh is a design engineer specializing in structural engineering, seismic analysis and bridge design. Waleed Khalid is a senior design engineer with experience in the design of highway bridges and related highway structures, including plate girder bridges, reinforced concrete bridges, concrete box culverts and retaining walls. Chris Willcox a licensed structural engineer and senior project engineer specializing in seismic design, structural steel design and design of buildings and other structures. Nathan Gollcher is a senior project engineer who has worked on the structural engineering on a variety of structural steel projects. Jason Kikuta does structural modeling, analysis and design of bridge and marine structures. Lisette Terry is a design engineer with experience in building design and construction administration. Sabet Vallejo is a senior project engineer in structural engineering, management and teaching. Vivian Walters is an administrative assistant.

INCA hired five employees in its transportation and survey departments in Bellevue. Forrest Dill is director of design-build services. He has managed and estimated transportation, marine, and environmental projects in the Puget Sound region. Matt Rilling is a transportation project engineer who has worked on federal, state and local roadway, intersection and site improvement projects. Don Proctor is a transportation project engineer who plans, designs, inspects and manages transportation and civil projects. Nigel Poll and Jeff Perham are field technicians in the survey department.

INCA hired support staff in the Bellevue office. Tena Storgaard manages the accounting department. Andrea Shibley is a bookkeeper. Katy Garlington and Carolyn Bradford are executive assistants. Stacy Conger leads the company's human resources. Adam Daar serves as desktop administrator in information technology. Nancy Yee is a senior marketing coordinator.

INCA, a Tetra Tech company, provides transportation planning/engineering, structural engineering, navigation, flood control, mechanical, electrical, construction services and surveying for public agencies.

F5 Networks

F5 Networks, a company specializing in application delivery networking, hired Gary Abad as vice president of North America channel sales. Abad has over 20 years of experience in the technology sector and was previously VP of channel sales for the Americas at Polycom.

Russell Investments

Russell Investments hired Sandra Cavanaugh as managing director, private client services, Russell's business serving financial intermediaries in North America. Cavanaugh will also become a member of the firm's Executive Committee. She was executive vice president, retail channel at SunTrust. Cavanaugh succeeds Greg Stark who is taking a planned sabbatical beginning in February, after which he will extend his period of leave to pursue an executive education program. Stark is expected to return to Russell in a new role after he completes his studies. Sabbaticals are offered to all Russell employees after 10 years of service.

Andover Medical

Andover Medical in Auburn promoted John Sparks to vice president, sales of the U.S. sales and service force. Sparks has 10 years of experience in leading and developing teams, and has been responsible for sales, customer support and other duties within every geographical region.

Jan 05, 2010

Global Diving & Salvage

Seattle-based Global Diving & Salvage hired Eric Crumpton as operations manager for its fleet of underwater vehicles. Crumpton will be based out of the Seattle office. He has 30 years of operations manufacturing experience and recently worked for Deep Sea Systems, Oceaneering and Honeywell.

Western Washington University

Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard was elected to serve a two-year term as secretary-treasurer on the American Association of State Colleges & Universities' board of directors. Shepard recently served as chair of the AASCU Presidential Leadership and Global Competitiveness Commission. AASCU is the leadership association of 430 public colleges and universities.

Swedish Medical Center

Swedish Medical Center hired four Seattle doctors. They are Amy Bland, a gynecologic oncologist; Alexander Farivar, a thoracic surgeon; Jed Gorden, an interventional pulmonologist; and Shannon Tierney, a breast disease surgeon. Bland joined the women's health care practice of Pacific Gynecology Specialists. Farivar joined the Swedish Cancer Institute's Thoracic Surgery Clinic. Gorden is also associated with the Thoracic Surgery Clinic. Tierney is with the Swedish Cancer Institute's Breast Program.

Builders' Hardware & Supply Co.

Douglas Gerbing, former CEO of Builders' Hardware & Supply Co., retired last week. Gerbing was with the employee-owned firm for more than 40 years, also serving as president and board chairman. He is continuing on the board this year as a member; president Greg Lunde is the new chairman. Gerbing recently served as president of the National Door and Hardware Institute and last year received the DHI Founder's Award. The company's board includes: senior vice president Randy Dalseg (treasurer), Sue Gerbing (secretary), corporate vice president Bob Larson (member), vice president merchandising and purchasing Al Sandhop (member), and vice president contract division Clif Tedrick (member). The company also promoted Aaron Davis last fall to vice president dealer division. Builders' Hardware was founded in 1958 and has offices in Seattle, Kennewick, Bellevue and Tualatin, Ore.

JTM Construction

JTM Construction hired Steve Peeples as project manager and Jeff Gordner as superintendent. Peeples has more than 10 years of construction management experience in mixed-use commercial, office and government projects. He holds bachelor's degrees in business and construction management from Washington State University. Gordner has more than 30 years of construction experience with industrial facilities, medical and office buildings, schools, parking garages, distribution centers, retail complexes, cold storage and food processing facilities, and mixed-use developments.