Jan 30, 2013

Frause

Kriegler

Frause, an independent communications firm, has hired Lauren Kriegler as an account supervisor. Kriegler has marketing and public relations expertise and also worked as a journalist. She will focus on media and analyst relations, product launches, M&A transactions and creative concept development. Frause has offices in Seattle and Portland.

Goldfinch Bros.

Everett-based Goldfinch Bros. hired Dan Bagger as business development manager in the residential division. Bagger worked at Reeb Millwork. Goldfinch Bros. is a full-service glass and glazing company serving commercial and residential customers in the Puget Sound region for more than 120 years.

Cairncross & Hempelmann

Seattle law firm Cairncross & Hempelmann named Stephen P. VanDerhoef, business litigation principal and former chair of the litigation group, as new managing partner; Scott Bell as new strategy partner; and Matt Hanna, real estate principal and former chair of the real estate group, as new finance partner. John Hempelmann will continue as chairman.

Landau Associates

Wilder

Brandt

Ives

Landau Associates hired Jeffrey Fellows as a senior associate engineer, Evelyn Ives as a staff engineer and Devan Brandt as an office technician in the Edmunds office, and Jim Wilder as a senior associate in Seattle. Fellows has experience in environmental engineering, project management and operations. Ives is working on industrial projects. Brandt supports the field, lab and vehicle operations, and maintains field GPS systems. Wilder is an environmental engineer with 36 years of experience in air quality and permitting, noise control and environmental documentation. Landau is a Pacific Northwest geotechnical and environmental engineering and natural resources consulting firm.

Baylis Architects

Bowman

Hull

DeFlorio

O'Neill

Williamson

Baylis Architects hired Ann Williamson as a project manager, Sean O'Neill and Andrew DeFlorio as intern architects, Heather Hull as a job captain, and Meghan Bowman as an administrative assistant. Williamson will work in the multifamily studio on 3636 Stone Way in Seattle. Her 23 years of experience includes mixed-use, multifamily, medical, recreational, religious and single-family projects. O'Neill has six years of experience on residential projects. He will work in the multifamily studio on a project in Bellevue. DeFlorio will work on apartment projects in north Seattle and Bellevue. He has three years of digital drafting and design experience. Hull has seven years of experience that includes low-income apartments and high-end commercial buildings. She will work on apartment projects in northeast Seattle. Bowman holds a bachelor's in communication from Washington State University and has six years of office administration and marketing experience. Baylis is a regional architectural and planning firm with offices in Bellevue and Seattle.

NK Architects

Ceyhun

Ales

John Ales and Haluk Ceyhun joined NK Architects as project architects. Ales has more than 20 years of experience in architecture, design and construction, and a background in green building, renewable energy and sustainability. He was in the U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard. Ceyhun is focusing on multifamily projects. He has more than 12 years of experience in educational, health care and multifamily buildings, and previously worked as an architect in Germany and the Czech Republic.

Environmental Science Associates

Battalio

Environmental Science Associates promoted Robert (Bob) Battalio to chief engineer and vice president. He will oversee engineering services in flood management, restoration design and coastal engineering, and help set the firm's direction. Battalio has more than 25 years of experience in coastal and estuarine engineering, wetlands, creek restoration and waterfront projects, including work with the National Park Service on tidal inlet and shore processes at Crissy Field. ESA is an environmental science and planning firm.

Mayer/Reed

Portland-based Mayer/Reed promoted Ron Heiden and Kathy Fry to associate. Heiden is a senior landscape architect and project manager overseeing design. He directs technical production of urban design and natural resources projects, including the Port of Portland headquarters. Fry joined the visual communications group in 2008 as a designer and project manager. She has 10 years of experience in wayfinding, signage and exhibit design, including TriMet's Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail. Mayer/Reed provides landscape architecture, urban design, visual communications and product design.

GeoEngineers

GeoEngineers hired Kevin Burkett as an applications developer in the technology solutions unit in Seattle and Zachary Simpson as a staff geotechnical engineer in Redmond. In Tacoma, it hired Lara Linde as a staff geologist, Hannah McDonough as a staff hydrogeologist, Mark Hirsch as the CAD group leader and Gregg Selby as client services manager in the applied technology unit. GeoEngineers is an earth science, engineering and technology consulting firm headquartered in Seattle, with 12 U.S. offices.