Feb 03, 2010
HWA has hired
Brian Coker as a construction field inspector. With more than 11 years experience, Coker inspects soils, concrete, asphalt, anchors and masonry for municipal, residential, commercial and light industrial projects. He is inspecting construction at Lift Stations 7 and 8 in Edmonds, and will work on Kent's downtown sidewalk project.
WHPacific hired
Mike Horton as director of transportation in the Olympia office. He has more than 32 years as a transportation engineer, mostly at WSDOT. Horton will oversee and manage transportation projects in the Olympia area and participate in business development.
DCI Engineers has added
Donald Tuttle to direct business development in Bellevue. He has more than 20 years of experience, five as director of marketing and business development at MulvannyG2 Architecture. Tuttle will lead national and international business development.
Hargis Engineers promoted
Ron Eliason to principal. He supports staff development and cultivates relationships with academic, health care, civic and correctional clients. Eliason is a mechanical engineer with 20 years of experience.
Kevin Lakey has joined SCS Engineers' Bellevue office. Lakey has 25 years of environmental engineering experience largely focused on Northwest solid waste management projects. That includes permitting, master planning, landfill design, construction quality assurance, and plans for operation and closure. He works on hydrogeologic characterization of sites and has prepared feasibility studies for site remediation.
Otak, an urban design, planning and engineering firm, has promoted 10 people to associate. In Kirkland, the new associates are:
Keith Hume, water resource engineer, water and natural resources;
Lori McFarland, senior project manager/civil engineer, transportation infrastructure services;
Scott Stoneman, senior water resource engineer, water and natural resources;
Steve Wilson, structural engineer, transportation infrastructure services. In Vancouver, they are:
Grant Evenhus and
Jim Neighorn, both civil engineers, transportation infrastructure services. In the corporate office in Lake Oswego, Ore., they are:
Ian Machan, construction manager, transportation infrastructure services;
Gary Wolff, senior water resource engineer, water and natural resources; and
Amanda Owings and
Brad Swearingen, both civil engineers, transportation infrastructure services.
Internists Dr. James Bowers and Dr. Robert Saunders have opened a new medical practice called Primary Care Partners Northwest in Suite 125 of the McMurray Building at 1536 N. 115th St., on the Northwest Hospital & Medical Center campus. Saunders was formerly with Sand Point Internists and Bowers was with Northwest Primary Care.
Stoel Rives, a full-service business law firm, said John Ridge of the Seattle office has been elected a partner of the firm. Ridge practices in the Litigation Group and is associated with the Tax Group.
Fisher Radio Seattle, consisting of KOMO Newsradio, AM 570 KVI, STAR 101.5 and sales for KING FM 98.1, hired Dennis McCormick as local sales manager. McCormick has an extensive background in Seattle broadcasting, digital marketing and advertising.
