Apr 17, 2013

Notkin

Notkin Mechanical Engineers hired Peter Eberle, Yan-Hon (Moses) Chong and Brian Robinett as project engineers; Robert Lauderdale and Daimian Bingham as mechanical designers; Richard Rhodes as a CAD technician; Holly Newman as controller; and Sophana Kong as front desk coordinator. It rehired Larry Brown as a project manager and Pam Babitsky as a CAD designer. Eberle has 14 years of experience in mechanical design and commissioning for health care, cultural arts, higher education and federal clients. Chong has six years of experience in HVAC design and energy analysis for education, health care, research and mixed-use clients. Robinett has 10 years of mechanical and plumbing design experience for educational, health care and municipal projects. Lauderdale has six years of experience in mechanical and plumbing design for federal, health care and educational projects. Bingham has three years of experience in commercial HVAC and kitchen ventilation design. Rhodes has worked for recreational, hospitality and federal clients. Newman has 20-plus years of accounting experience with electronic commerce, digital technology, banking and nonprofits. Kong will provide operations support. Brown has 30 years of experience in mechanical engineering, specializing in infrastructure replacement projects. Babitsky has 30-plus years of experience in drafting for engineering and contracting firms. Seattle-based Notkin provides analysis, design and sustainability consulting services for health care, education and government clients.

Sparling

Sparling hired Marc Jenkins as an acoustician in its Lynnwood headquarters. Jenkins holds a bachelor's in applied physics from Brigham Young University. He is working on acoustically treating noise in HVAC systems at University Village South Building. Sparling provides electrical engineering, technology and audiovisual consulting, acoustical and lighting design, with offices also in Portland and San Diego.

Otak

Otak engineering, urban design, architecture and planning firm hired Kjell Stendal as a marketing coordinator in the Kirkland office. Stendal has experience in writing, editing, communications, proposal development and database management. He was a proposal writer and marketing coordinator for a digital marketing company in Seattle. Otak has offices in Washington, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon and Abu Dhabi, UAE.

SRG Partnership

SRG Partnership promoted Jeff Yrazabal to principal in Portland and hired Erica Hildebrand as visual communications manager in the business development team in Seattle. Yrazabal has practiced architecture for 13 years. His projects since joining SRG in 2005 include the Washington State University Veterinary Biomedical Research Building. He is working on the Hillsboro Ballpark. Hildebrand has 18 years of experience in graphic design and branding for architectural and environmental design firms. SRG provides programming, planning, architecture and interior design.

Gustafson Guthrie Nichol

Seattle-based landscape architecture firm Gustafson Guthrie Nichol hired Cheryl dos Remedios as marketing and communications associate. She has a background in art, project management, public works and landscape preservation. She will lead GGN's public communications and marketing. GGN also has an office in Washington, D.C.

Glosten Associates

Seattle-based engineering consultancy The Glosten Associates hired Hugh Townsend as a senior marine consultant. He supports the PelaStar technology team and works on the new Offshore Wind Floating Platform demonstration project that is being designed for the coast of Cornwall, UK. Townsend previously was president, CEO and chairman of Reid Middleton. He has experience in civil and structural engineering and marine project management, and has worked for 30-plus years in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and elsewhere.

Coffman Engineers

Coffman Engineers promoted Timber Chinn to a new vice president of human resources position and Jim Ivers to chief financial officer. This coincides with a leadership transition as the company's CFO Pat Piermattei moves to a part-time, senior vice president job. Chinn will work on employee relations, compensation and benefits, recruitment, training and development, safety, wellness programs, and regulatory compliance. She has been with the firm for 30-plus years. Ivers will lead the financial and risk management operations and participate in decisions about the 401(k) plan, real estate, and mergers and acquisitions. He joined Coffman in 2007 as controller. Piermattei was CFO for the past 32 years and will continue to support the company with financial and legal duties. Coffman provides civil, structural, industrial mechanical, process piping, commercial mechanical, electrical engineering and controls, lighting, project management, commissioning, and corrosion control engineering. It has offices in Seattle, Spokane, Los Angeles, Anchorage, Honolulu, and Hagatna, Guam.

Union Bank

Rogers

San Francisco-based Union Bank named Ross Rogers regional managing director for wealth markets in the Pacific Northwest. Rogers was president and CEO of Comerica Securities, a subsidiary of Comerica Bank.

Bainbridge Island

Bainbridge Island City Manager Doug Schulze said Matthew Hamner has been hired as police chief. Hamner is chief executive officer of the Indianapolis Police Department, where he has been employed since 1990.

Pierce County

Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy selected Lowell Porter to lead the Department of Emergency Management effective May 13. Porter spent 25 years with the Washington State Patrol, starting as trooper cadet and ending as chief. Porter succeeds Steve Bailey, who retired in December 2012 after a successful career in fire fighting and emergency management.