Nov 13, 2013

NAC|Architecture

In Seattle, NAC|Architecture hired Lisa Peterson, Felicia Nitu and Jinwoo Lee as architectural interns, Corinne Markle as an interior designer and Kelly Waks as an administrative staff member. Peterson is working on Mat-Su Knik Middle/High School in Palmer, Alaska. She holds a bachelor's in biology from New Mexico State University and a masters in architecture from the University of Texas at Austin. Nitu is working on Jane Addams K-8 at Pinehurst for Seattle Public Schools. She holds a masters of architecture from Parsons The New School for Design in New York. Lee is working on a new facility for The Hamlin Robinson School in Seattle. He has a bachelor of architecture degree from the Institute of Technology in Chicago. Markle holds a bachelor's in interior design from Washington State University, and is assisting on Renton Middle School. Waks has a bachelor's in journalism from Seattle Pacific University. NAC provides planning, design, engineering and capital facilities consulting services.

Waks

Markle

Lee

Nitu

Peterson

BHC Consultants

Giese

Kelsey

BHC Consultants hired Christopher Kelsey and Thomas Giese as principal engineers. Kelsey has 23 years of experience in design of water and wastewater systems. He was project manager for the Arlington wastewater treatment plant, and will manage projects and help develop new clients in the Puget Sound region. Giese has 19 years of experience with wastewater, water and reclaimed water projects. He will strengthen and expand the treatment process group. He was lead process engineer for the Arlington project. BHC is a Seattle-based engineering, planning, and code compliance consulting firm.

Golder Associates

Feenstra

Cromptom

Hines

Hanson

Khoja

Fain

Stone

Golder Associates hired David Stone, Annika Fain, Ali Khoja, Drew Hanson, Neal Hines, Becky Crompton and Jessica Feenstra in its Redmond office. Stone holds a Ph.D. and is a senior mining consultant with 30 years of experience. He previously owned an engineering consulting firm. Fain is a senior project coastal scientist with nearly 10 years of experience as an environmental consultant in San Francisco and Seattle. Khoja is a geotechnical engineer who designs foundation systems and retaining structures, evaluates liquefaction potential, and performs seismic response analyses. Hanson is a geographic information systems specialist who provides GIS support for projects. Previously, he was a GIS terrain database analyst. Hines is a senior project geochemist who performs analytical chemistry, chemical deposition and speciation analyses, and karst geohazards assessments using GIS. Crompton is a hydrologist who interned with Golder in 2012. Feenstra is a geologist specializing in geohazard assessments. Golder is a global ground engineering and environmental consulting firm, with Northwest offices also in Portland and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Foushee & Associates

Bryan

Duncan

Snyder

Byers

Hall

Fujimoto

Sorensen

Milton

Bellevue-based Foushee & Associates promoted John Hall to senior project manager, Tyson Byers to project manager, Jeff Snyder to senior project engineer and Eric Duncan to controller. The company also hired Eric Bryan and Ken Milton as superintendents, Kurt Sorensen as project manager and Anna Fujimoto as project engineer. Hall has been with the company for 27 years, Byers five years, Snyder six years and Duncan 14 years. Hall, Byers and Snyder are LEED Green Associates. Bryan has 30 years of construction experience, including lean construction methods. Milton has 27 years of construction experience and is a certified ICC Building Inspector. Sorensen has been in construction for 12 years on projects in Washington, Nevada and California. Fujimoto has five years of construction experience.

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Eick

Bob Eick returned to Lease Crutcher Lewis after working at the firm from 1997 to 2010. Eick returns as senior project manager (his former role) and biotech/life sciences lead. He is focusing the company's efforts on the biotech and life sciences markets. He has been in construction since 1988 and holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Washington.

PCL Civil Constructors

Moore

Jeff Moore was promoted to operations manager in the Seattle Transportation Infrastructure Group of PCL Civil Constructors. Moore specializes in civil infrastructure improvements and has been with the company since 1986. In his new role, he is overseeing construction support services, including engineering and quality control.

Swinerton Builders

Swinerton Builders promoted Dave Worley to Northwest division manager, where he is overseeing the company's project management and field operations. Worley joined Swinerton's Seattle office in 2002 and has 20 years of industry experience. Northwest division revenues are expected to top $100 million in 2014.

Seattle Public Schools

Kenneth Gotsch is the new assistant superintendent for business and finance. He starts Dec. 2 in the position vacated by Duggan Harman. Gotsch will oversee the departments of finance and audit response, and provide leadership on financial issues involving human resources. He comes from Chicago, where he was vice president for business affairs/chief financial officer at Columbia College Chicago. He also worked as CFO for the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Department of Commerce

The Washington State Department of Commerce recently appointed Ken Casavant, professor of economics at Washington State University, to the Community Economic Revitalization Board. He was appointed to a three-year term as the board economist.