May 09, 2012

Carney Badley Spellman

Mastrodonato

Hart

Seattle law firm Carney Badley Spellman named Kenneth Hart and George Mastrodonato as shareholders. Spellman practices commercial and business transactions. Mastrodonato works on state and local taxes. Carney Badley Spellman is a full-service law firm.

Banner Bank

Walla Walla-based Banner Bank hired Dianne Larsen as senior vice president and director of marketing. Larsen worked for Clearwire. Banner Bank is a full-service bank.

Holland America Line and Seabourn

Holland America Line and Seabourn promoted Joe Palermo as director of ship refurbishments. Palermo worked as director of corporate service. Holland America Line and Seabourn is a luxury cruise line based in Seattle.

DCI Engineers

DCI Engineers, a civil and structural consulting firm, hired Sean Winnington and Jason Justice in the Spokane office. Winnington is a structural CAD designer, and holds an A.A.S. in computer aided drafting and design from ITT Technical Institute. He is working on construction detail documents. Justice joins DCI Engineers as a structural CAD designer. He has an A.A.S. in mechanical engineering technologies from Spokane Community College and five years of CAD experience. Justice is working on the Casarones conveyor, an industrial project in Chile. DCI is based in Seattle, with offices in Spokane, Everett, Portland, San Diego and Austin, Texas.

GeoEngineers

GeoEngineers added three people to its Redmond office. Erik Peterson was hired as a CAD technician, John Peters is an environmental engineer and Carla Walton is a geotechnical engineer. The firm also hired Tim Hanrahan as a senior environmental scientist in Spokane. He has 18 years of experience in fluvial geomorphology and a PhD in fluvial hydraulics from Washington State University. GeoEngineers is an earth science and technology consulting firm with five offices in Washington.

May 08, 2012

Rushforth Construction

Tacoma-based Rushforth Construction appointed Marc Streleski director of business development. Streleski on June 1 will take over for Don Lloyd, who is retiring after 19 years at the company. Streleski, a project manager, has been with the company for 10 years. Prior to joining Rushforth, he worked in real estate development, overseeing construction of senior housing, multifamily, health-care and church projects. Lloyd has spent more than 30 years in the construction industry.

Omega Morgan

McCalla

Omega Morgan, a heavy-equipment transport company based in Portland, named John McCalla CEO and president. McCalla comes from Warn Industries, also in Portland, where he held the top executive leadership position. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University.

Coaxis

Portland-based Coaxis, parent company of Viewpoint Construction Software, acquired Construction Imaging Systems. A press release said it was a strategic move to enhance the value of Viewpoint's software portfolio. Details of the deal were not released. Viewpoint added 46 employees this year and may hire more to handle anticipated growth.

Associated Builders and Contractors

Joshua D. Bean from Klebs Mechanical in Anchorage, Alaska, won a gold award in plumbing at the 2012 National Craft Championships competition held recently in San Antonio by the Associated Builders and Contractors. A field of 127 craft trainees competed for top honors in 12 competitions representing 10 crafts. Bean's training sponsor was the ABC Alaska Chapter.

Cornish College of the Arts

Cornish College of the Arts and the Northwest Development Officers Association said Jane Ewing, vice president of institutional advancement, will receive the association's 2012 professional achievement award on June 8. Cornish College is a visual and performance art institute.

Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau

Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau hired Lori Magaro as executive assistant. Magaro worked as marketing and public relations manager at Ray's Boathouse. Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau is a nonprofit marketing organization.

UW Center for Commercialization

University of Washington's Center for Commercialization hired Rob Arnold, Michael “Luni” Libes, Ted Weiler and Chris Wood to the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence program, which introduces entrepreneurs to UW faculty who help translate research results into practical applications.