May 15, 2013

Swenson Say Faget

Brown

Johnson

Rittereiser

Swenson Say Faget hired Brian Rittereiser and Sean Johnson as project engineers, and Bethany Brown as a staff engineer. Rittereiser previously worked at Coughlin Porter Lundeen, SEFNCO Communications and Central Washington University. He is working on 1200 East Pike, a multifamily project on Capitol Hill. Johnson has experience in bridge and building design with ABJK, and engineering with FLSmidth. He is working on seismic retrofit of the Alaska State Capitol Building. Brown holds a master's of civil engineering from Washington State University. She was an engineering aide for the city of Pullman and an intern for the Oak Harbor engineering department. She is working on the Thea Foss Site 1 mixed-use project in Tacoma. Swenson Say Faget is a structural engineering firm with offices in Seattle and Tacoma.

WHPacific

Hendrix

Turvin

Milionis

WHPacific hired Allison Milionis and Mark Turvin as proposal development specialists, and Lauren Hendrix as a public relations and events specialist. Milionis has been a contract writer with clients that include the U.S. Green Building Council and communications manager for Rockefeller Partners Architects in El Segundo, Calif. Turvin was a senior proposal writer for Kiewit Corp. He has been a writer and editor for more than 10 years and has taught writing at community colleges. Hendrix has held public affairs, communications and marketing roles for Coca-Cola, Anadarko Petroleum and Office Depot. WHPacific provides architecture, building engineering, energy, environmental, land development, surveying, transportation and water resources services.

Metrix Engineers

Gavras

Metrix Engineers hired Shawn Gavras as a project manager. Gavras has more than 20 years of experience with industrial, commercial and educational facilities projects. Metrix is a mechanical engineering firm in Renton.

Hart Crowser

Hart Crowser hired Kevin Schleh as a senior geologist and Max Gummer as a geotechnical engineer in the Portland office. Schleh manages environmental cleanups, with a focus on integrating remediation and geotechnical work for redevelopment. His experience includes reducing the impact of cleanup at actively used sites such as schools. Gummer joins the geotechnical group that Hart Crowser acquired in Portland about a year ago. Hart Crowser is an environmental and engineering consulting firm headquartered in Seattle, with offices in Edmonds and Vancouver, Portland and Anchorage.

Amerigroup

Virginia-based Amerigroup said its Washington health plan has expanded to the Tri-Cities, now serving members in Benton and Franklin counties. Amerigroup Washington began operations in 2012, and is serving Medicaid members through Washington's Healthy Options Medicaid and Washington's Basic Health in 24 counties.

Gibberin

Kirkland-based Gibberin hired Gary R. Beyer as chief executive officer. Beyer held executive positions at Oracle, Compaq, HP and Boeing. Gibberin is a viral communications platform that enables people to connect with individuals and groups via spoken messages.

Overlake Medical Center

Bellevue-based Overlake Medical Center received two awards from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and a Hospital Safety Scores ‘A' rating by The Leapfrog Group. The nonprofit regional medical center has medical clinics throughout the Eastside.

AAOA Healthcare

Kirkland-based Affiliated Services LLC-AAOA Healthcare has been awarded United Advantage platinum status by UnitedHealthcare for 2013. AAOA Healthcare provides group insurance benefits and services to small and mid-size employers in the state. Agencies are scored on a variety of measures including client retention, and overall performance based on business volume and net growth. Patrick Chestnut is president and CEO of AAOA Healthcare.