Jan 20, 2010

Architects West

Marcus Valentine joined Architects West in Coeur d'Alene as a project architect. He has worked on custom homes, multifamily projects, office, public works, retail and renovations, both as an associate architect and principal. Architects West and Landmark Landscape Architects hired Molly Teal. She recently passed the landscape architect registration exam and the Idaho Board has approved her application for licensure. Teal has worked on an athletic field for West Valley School District in Yakima, and The Landings Community Park in Coeur d'Alene.

Coffman Engineers

Coffman Engineers hired Tim Garoutte in the Seattle office as a senior project manager in the Mechanical Engineering department. He has 20 years of mechanical systems engineering experience and has worked on a variety of projects including HVAC, piping and plumbing systems. Garoutte has worked on facilities at McChord Air Force Base, and labs for the Institute for Systems Biology and MDS Pharma.

Miller Nash

Miller Nash promoted three attorneys to partner. Lisa Lui and Adam Hughes are in the Seattle office and Jason Conger is based in Bend, Ore. Lui joined Miller Nash in 2006 in the business department, focusing on real estate and construction law. Hughes joined in 2003 and focuses on business and employment litigation. Conger joined the firm last year and works on corporate, securities and venture capital law.

International Rehabilitative Sciences

International Rehabilitative Sciences, a Vancouver-based provider of pain management and rehabilitation products and services, named John Konsin as president and CEO. Rick Terrell is retiring from day-to-day operations and will continue to serve as chairman of the board.

University of Phoenix

The University of Phoenix named two college campus chairs at the Western Washington campus. Vanessa Earl will be chair for the School of Arts and Sciences. Ed Miller has been appointed chair for the John Sperling School of Business and Information Technology.

DBM Contractors

Bob Birdsall has retired after working more than 40 years with Federal Way's DBM Contractors. Birdsall began at the firm in 1967 as an equipment operator and worked his way through the ranks to foreman, superintendent, area manager for the North Slope of Alaska's Prudhoe Bay, senior estimator and project manager. In 2007, he became the company's first dedicated full-time safety director after serving as its safety committee chairman for 13 years. He held leadership positions and served on several committees of the International Association of Foundation Drilling's West Coast Chapter. He also taught at the drill rig operators' school for the association.

AGC of Washington

The Associated General Contractors of Washington selected new steering committee members for its Future Leadership Forum, a professional development program for early- and mid-career construction professionals.

The new members are Brian Antonsen of McKinstry Co., Brad Hamilton of Lydig Construction, Garrick Hughes of GLY Construction, Tim Nierman of Parker Smith & Feek, and Katie Trimpe of Turner Construction Co. Returning steering committee members include Kurt Trester of Heery International and Sean Woerman of Lydig Construction.

Krekow Jennings

CLP Resources named Seattle's Krekow Jennings a 2009 Safety Partner of the Year. Krekow was one of 12 CLP customers to get the honor, which is based on hours between incidents, overall safety performance of CLP employees on the customer's job site, and safety culture. Reno, Nev.-based CLP, a subsidiary of TrueBlue, is a national supplier of tradespeople to commercial, industrial and institutional building contractors.