Sep 12, 2012

Otak

Vujevic

Gonzales

Lawrence

Reiter

Fabik

Buisman

Seeds

Shelby

Sarkkinen

Timmins

Otak promoted Kevin Timmins and Doug Sarkkinen to principal. The following were promoted to associate: Mark Shelby, Windi Shapley, Jack Seeds, Keith Buisman, Ian Fabik, Sadie Reiter, Will Lawrence, Alejandra Gonzales and Niko Vujevic. Timmins is a senior water resources engineer with 13 years at the firm. He has been project manager on public projects in Oregon and Washington, including the East Lents floodplain restoration in Portland. Sarkkinen is a senior structural engineer. He has 24-plus years of experience that includes concrete structures and bridges, among them two pedestrian suspension bridges in Olympic National Park. He is also a forensic and expert witness. Shelby is a landscape architect and urban designer. He has 20-plus years of experience that includes streetscape and park design, multifamily and senior housing, master planning, hotel planning and commercial development. Shapley is a project engineer with 12 years of experience that includes design and permitting, and project management. Seeds is a project surveyor with more than 18 years of land surveying experience. Buisman is a civil engineer with nine years of experience, including on master planned residential communities, mixed-use and multifamily projects, and infrastructure planning. Fabik is a project engineer with nine years of engineering experience with an emphasis on design and construction document preparation for transportation projects. Reiter is an engineering technician who has 20-plus years of experience and does CAD management and prepares construction documents. Lawrence is a land surveyor who provides field survey and technical support. Gonzales is an architect with seven years of experience in architectural design, construction documentation and project management. Vujevic is an urban planner with four years in management and seven years in planning, including several large-scale master planning projects. Gonzales and Vujevic work in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The other people promoted work in Washington and Oregon. Otak provides engineering, urban design, architecture and planning.

KPFF Consulting Engineers

Ciolko

KPFF Consulting Engineers promoted Adrian Ciolko to associate. Ciolko joined the civil/structural group in 2011 to launch the Chicago office, which assesses the safety and vulnerability of transportation structures and facilities. Previously, he led a bridge consulting unit and a structural engineering lab for CTL. KPFF is a civil and structural engineering firm with offices in Washington and elsewhere.

Frause

Flaherty

Nguyen

Seattle-based Frause hired Viet Nguyen as vice president of corporate and public affairs, Callen Flaherty as creative services project coordinator and Chelsea Hossaini as an account executive in Portland. Frause offers public relations, public affairs, marketing, advertising, research and design services.

U.S. Bank

U.S. Bank named Naoko Sasaki Huffman vice president and senior wealth planner for its Private Client Reserve in Seattle. Huffman was senior vice president and wealth strategist in the Seattle office of U.S. Trust/Bank of America Private Wealth Management. U.S. Bank Wealth Management offers services to build, preserve and transfer wealth.

King County

King County Executive Dow Constantine named Walt Hubbard director of emergency management. Hubbard has been acting director of the agency for the past several months and has experience in crisis management, with a focus on Green River flooding and winter storms.

Sep 11, 2012

Junk King

Rick Fardig bought a Junk King franchise with a territory that covers most of King and Pierce counties. Junk King was founded in 2005 and is based in San Carlos, Calif. The company hauls and recycles for individual homeowners, businesses, realtors and property managers. All franchises have a 60 percent recycling and donations target. Fardig's operation is at 1809 Tacoma Point Drive E. in Lake Tapps.

Kerr Contractors

Woodburn, Ore.-based Kerr Contractors bought the milling division of Kodiak Pacific, also of Oregon. Kerr is a regional heavy-civil general contracting firm. As a result of the purchase, Kerr says it has become the largest road milling company in Oregon, and one of the largest in the Pacific Northwest. Kerr's milling division is headed by milling manager/estimator John Mengler.

Global Diving & Salvage

Seattle-based Global Diving & Salvage hired Ryan Smith as general manager for the Gulf Coast regional office in Houston. Smith was vice president of shipyard representation at L&R Midland and has 12 years of maritime industry experience. Global is a diving and marine services company specializing in deep diving to 1,000 feet.

Auction of Washington Wines

The Auction of Washington Wines raised more than $2.1 million for uncompensated care at Seattle Children's Hospital and Washington State University's Viticulture & Enology Program. The 25th anniversary honoree is Chateau Ste. Michelle, whose support of the Auction of Washington Wines event began in 1988. The auction helps the wine industry provide funds for children across the Northwest.

Symetra

Bellevue-based Symetra hired Craig Raymond as senior vice president and chief strategy officer. Raymond served as chief risk officer and chief actuary at John Hancock Financial. Symetra is a financial services company providing employee benefits, annuities and life insurance.