Jun 04, 2013

Saltchuk Resources

Ernst & Young said Mike Garvey won the Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award for the Pacific Northwest. Garvey is co-founder and retired chairman of Saltchuk Resources. The award honors Garvey for his business and philanthropic activities. Ernst & Young said he has grown the Seattle-based transportation company into a portfolio of 22 businesses, from air cargo to trucking, with approximately 7,000 employees and more than $2 billion in revenues.

GCG

New York-based GCG promoted Amanda Horn and Lori Castaneda to assitant vice president of West Coast operations. Located in SoDo, GCG provides legal administration services for class-action settlements and other claims administration, bankruptcy cases and legal noticing programs.

WSU College of Pharmacy

Kathryn E. Meier and Brian J. Gates will assume associate dean positions at the Washington State University College of Pharmacy on June 17. Meier has been on faculty for 10 years. Gates is a consultant pharmacist at Providence Visiting Nurse Association in Spokane and provides classroom lectures in geriatrics.

Foushee & Associates

Dixon

Davis

Stob

Groth

Guymer

Foushee & Associates promoted Robert Guymer to COO and Derek Groth to project manager, and added Jonathan Stob, Matt Davis and Jeff Dixon as project engineers. Guymer has been at Foushee for 23 years, where he has focused on construction of technology facilities, offices, private educational facilities, medical offices, industrial buildings and retail stores. Groth's recent projects include Seattle Goodwill JTE and Ignition Partners. Stob was an intern at the firm and is graduating this month from the University of Washington's construction management program. Davis and Dixon recently received bachelor's degrees in construction management from Washington State University.

Swinerton Builders

Peterson

Hemeon

Robinson

The Seattle office of Swinerton Builders hired Ross Robinson as assistant project manager, Devin Hemeon as project engineer and Bret Peterson as superintendent. Robinson previously worked at BNBuilders and has been in the construction industry for six years. Hemeon previously worked for PWC Construction and has eight years of industry experience. Peterson previously worked at Panattoni Construction and has been in the industry for 35 years. Swinerton is based in San Francisco.

Walsh Construction Co.

Aghazarian

Gayane Aghazarian joined Walsh Construction Co. as integrated design project engineer for the Washington region. Aghazarian has 10 years of architecture and construction experience. In her new role, she is using modeling tools to support the project team during the preconstruction and construction phases.

Global Diving & Salvage

Krawiec

Seattle-based Global Diving & Salvage hired Tracy Krawiec as a dive safety specialist in the Health, Safety & Environment Group. Krawiec has more than 16 years of diving experience, serving as diver, dive supervisor, project manager, and in various management positions. He is based in the Seattle office.

May 31, 2013

Lane Powell

Regional law firm Lane Powell hired Patrick J. Franke as shareholder, Jessica F. Hoerschelmann and Matthew D. Viers as attorneys in the Seattle office. Franke was a partner at Graham & Dunn. Hoerschelmann and Viers worked at Graham & Dunn.

Sound Telecom

Seattle-based Sound Telecom hired Scott Walker as sales account executive in the Spokane office. Walker has a sales background including small business consulting, sales management and team building. Sound Telecom is a nationwide provider of 24-hour telephone answering services, contact center solutions and cloud-based phone systems.