Jun 19, 2013

Landau Associates

Bower

Johnston

Steve Johnston will retire as president and chief executive officer of Landau Associates effective June 28 after 10 years in that position. Jay Bower will become the new CEO. He was environmental services director and chief operating officer. Bower joined Landau in 1998 and has 29 years of experience as a civil engineer. Johnston has 35 years of experience in project management and environmental permitting. He has held various executive positions during his 26 years at Landau, which is a regional environmental, geotechnical, permitting, and compliance consulting firm.

Elliott Bay Design Group

Leffers

Complita

Rice

McKinney

Elliott Bay Design Group hired marine engineers Zach McKinney and Jeremy Rice, and summer interns Tom Cusumano and Eileen Tausch in its Seattle office. EBDG promoted Mike Complita to vice president of shipyard services, and he and Curt Leffers with the firm earned the project management professional designation. McKinney has experience with barges, ferries, military and fishing vessels, and workboats, and a background in detail design and specialty projects. Rice has 18 years of experience in the maritime industry. He has a background in engineering and design for deck barges, OSVs, tugs, research and passenger vessels, and engineering support for retail barge design and LNG concept design. Cusumano is pursuing a bachelor's in naval architecture at the University of New Orleans. Tausch graduated with a bachelor's in naval architecture from the University of Michigan. The firm provides naval architecture, marine engineering and production support services, with offices in Seattle and New Orleans.

DCI Engineers

Brink

Seattle-based DCI Engineers, a civil and structural consulting firm, promoted Jeff Brink to principal-in-charge of the new San Francisco office. He will focus on multifamily and technology markets. Brink has 15 years of experience in design and evaluation of mixed-use, commercial, industrial and municipal buildings, and has been with DCI for eight years. He worked on Schnitzer West's The Bravern complex and a multifamily project Goodman Real Estate plans in the BelRed area of Bellevue. DCI also has offices in Spokane; Portland and Eugene, Ore.; San Diego, Irvine and San Francisco, Calif.; and Austin, Texas.

Otak

Redman

Ranganath

Stewart

Otak hired Dave Stewart and Sheila Ranganath as water resource engineers and Jessica Redman as a wetland scientist in the water and natural resources group. They will work in the Kirkland office. Stewart is an engineer and certified floodplain manager who has a background in water resource issues. He is working on the Smith Island Levee Setback and Estuary Restoration for Snohomish County. Ranganath is an engineer with a background in water resources planning and technical studies. She is working on watershed plans for Everett's surface water plan. Redman has 11 years of multidisciplinary science experience. She was a fisheries observer and at-sea monitor in Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, Northeast Atlantic and Hawaiian Islands, and is working on the Redmond Connector. Otak is an urban design, architecture, planning, and engineering firm with offices in Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Environmental Science Associates

Keany

Environmental Science Associates hired Jim Keany in the Seattle office as a senior program manager in the Northwest biological resources and land management practice. Keany has more than 30 years of experience in aquatic and terrestrial ecology. His recent work includes analyzing the effects of FEMA's flood insurance program in Washington and Oregon. ESA is a West Coast-based environmental science and planning firm.

PacLand

PacLand hired Kano Melvin as a project designer. Melvin has more than five years of experience in drafting for civil engineering and architectural projects. PacLand provides engineering and planning in the Pacific Northwest.

Un-Cruise Adventures

Kreilkamp

Seattle-based Un-Cruise Adventures hired John Kreilkamp as group and charter business development director. Kreilkamp has 25 years of sales and operations experience in the travel industry from his time at Cruise West, and most recently worked in sales and customer relations with Alaska's General Communications. Un-Cruise Adventures has a fleet of eight vessels that make trips to Alaska, Hawaiian Islands, Mexico's Sea of Cortes, Columbia and Snake rivers, and Coastal Washington and British Columbia.

Prime Pacific Bank

Glenn Deutsch, president and CEO of Prime Pacific Bank, announced the two Lynnwood branches will be consolidated. Customer accounts at the 4710 196th St. S.W. branch will be transferred to the branch at 2502 196th St. S.W. The branch at 4710 will close on Sept. 20.

Perkins Coie

Seattle-based law firm Perkins Coie was honored by AARP and the Society for Human Resource Management as one of the 2013 Best Employers for Workers Over 50.