Jan 13, 2010
The Glosten Associates, a Seattle-based marine engineering and naval architecture firm, promoted
Timothy Leach, PE, to principal. The senior naval architect is the firm's resource in finite element analysis and structures. He will continue managing the naval architecture group, and serving as marketing lead with the research vessel community.
Justin Morgan, PE has been promoted to principal. He has 17 years of experience and specializes in structural design and analysis. He manages complex analysis projects, and will continue to manage the Ocean Engineering group and maintain the strength of the analysis team.
Lane Coburn & Associates, an electrical and telecommunications engineering firm, hired
Vicky Williams as an associate and senior electrical designer in the Bothell office. She has more than 26 years of experience on data centers/mission critical facilities as well as commercial, industrial and infrastructure projects.
Bill Waldrop has been promoted to senior associate. He has more than 30 years of experience in mission critical, commercial, municipal, institutional, industrial, airport, seaport and military projects.
Parametrix hired
Joe Merth, PE, as a bridge and structures engineer in the Sumner office. Merth has 16 years of experience with WSDOT bridge and structure projects, and will manage and design federal, state and local agency projects. Merth will be working on the I-5/116th Street Interchange and the Port of Tacoma Pier Improvements, and will continue as a panel member for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program.
Charlie Dougherty, PE, has been hired as a senior water supply and treatment engineer in the Bellevue office, and
Darold Woodward, PE, has been hired as a senior electrical engineer in the Sumner office. Dougherty has 30 years of experience in municipal water engineering projects. He will focus on managing water system planning and design projects. Woodward has 20 years of experience in electrical, SCADA and control systems for water, wastewater, and electric utilities.
TCF Architecture has promoted
Brian Ho to principal. He is a graduate of Montana State University and joined TCF five years ago. TCF is located in the Historic Stadium District of Tacoma.
Michael Newbury, principal at Sparling, was selected for the Washington affiliate position on the AIA Seattle Architecture for Health Panel 2010 Board. Newbury has spent the past 18 years working in the built environment, particularly in health care. The panel is a forum for architects and allied professionals interested in health care design.
Law firm Lane Powell hired Brian Bodine as a shareholder in the Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group. Bodine was previously managing partner of the Seattle office of Merchant and Gould.
The Oregon Zoo's governing agency, Metro, hired Kimberly Smith as the zoo's new director. Smith will begin her duties in March. She has 25 years of zoo experience, most recently serving as vice president of animal care at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. The Oregon Zoo is undertaking $125 million worth of bond-related improvements over the next 15 years.
Food Services of America and affiliated Services Group of America companies have joined the Independent Marketing Alliance. In doing so, FSA joins a select group of regional independent foodservice distributors who own and direct the alliance. FSA is the nation's sixth largest broadline foodservice distributor serving customers in 15 western and midwestern states from nine regional distribution centers in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana and North Dakota.
