Sep 17, 2014

Callison

Peregoy

Means

Hjorten

Dinkins

Davis

Tarner

Rodriguez

In the Seattle office, architecture and design firm Callison promoted to director Cindy Davis, Craig Dinkins, Paul Hjorten, Joseph Marek, Stefanie Means, David Peregoy, Janice Rodriguez and Lisa Tarner. Davis manages the global research and information center and the LEED certification process. She is a founding member of Architecture, Building Engineering, Construction & Design, a caucus affiliated with the Special Libraries Association. Dinkins has worked on retail projects for over three decades. He focuses on exterior detailing and project management. Hjorten does design and project management for stores, corporate offices, financial institutions, arts and entertainment, and industrial facilities, and has 20 years of industry experience. Marek is a senior project architect with more than 20 years at Callison. He works on corporate, residential, retail and high-tech projects. Means is an interior designer with more than 10 years in the industry. She focuses on retail. Peregoy has 10 years of experience and specializes in retail design. Rodriguez has 24 years of experience in mixed-use, commercial towers and retail centers. Tarner concentrates on specialty retail and roll-out retail programs.

The Glosten Associates

Roberts

Lane

Haley Lane and Richard “Rusty” Roberts joined The Glosten Associates as writers supporting engineers in research, specifications development and report production, and supporting technical publishing, proposal development and social media communications as part of a new communications group. Lane holds a bachelor's in environmental science and natural resource management from University of Washington and was a UW research assistant. Roberts holds bachelor's in natural and mathematical sciences from Whitman College, and in materials science and engineering from Columbia University. Seattle-based Glosten provides naval architecture and ocean, marine and electrical engineering.

Elliott Bay Design Group

Tausch

Summers

Elliott Bay Design Group hired marine engineers William (Bill) Summers in its New Orleans office and Eileen Tausch in Seattle. Summers has more than three decades in the offshore and oilfield industry, including marine engineering vessel modifications and new vessel operations. Tausch holds a bachelor's in naval architecture from University of Michigan. She was an intern at EBDG's Seattle office and helped work on a multipurpose supply vessel. EBDG provides naval architecture, marine engineering and production support services. It also has an office in Ketchikan.

Professional Service Industries

Professional Service Industries appointed Bret Reid as principal consultant for construction services in Tacoma. Reid has about 16 years of experience in quality assurance testing and inspection in the field and lab. The firm provides environmental engineering and testing, and is based in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.

Port of Everett

Klekotka

Washington State Department of Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson has appointed John Klekotka, the chief of engineering and planning at the Port of Everett, to represent public ports on the Transportation Improvement Board. The independent state agency distributes and manages street construction and maintenance grants to 320 cities and urban counties in the state. He is responsible for the port's $25 million annual capital project budget.

McKinley Irvin

McKinley Irvin, a family law firm, said Gordon W. Wilcox has joined the firm. Wilcox has more than 30 years of family law experience, specializing in complex financial, property and business matters.

Sep 16, 2014

Saltchuk Resources

Saltchuk Resources of Seattle hired Betsy Seaton as senior vice president of operations. She began her career at Boston Consulting Group and spent 22 years at Weyerhaeuser, mostly recently as VP for strategy and corporate development. She has a J.D./M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. Saltchuk provides services in shipping and logistics; marine resources; trucking; air cargo and petroleum distribution. Annual revenues are $3 billion.

Andersen Tax

Andersen Tax has promoted Jan Armstrong, Scott Beauchene and Lance Vanetta, part of the Private Client Services Practice group, Valuation Services Practice group, and State and Local Services Tax group respectively. They will join the team of five managing directors in the Seattle office. Andersen Tax was formerly WTAS.

Rush Commercial

Ferencik

Brain

Wieser

Strelinger

Parker

Cartwright

The Commercial Division of The Rush Companies hired Michele Cartwright as operations coordinator, Darin Parker as safety manager, Brooks Strelinger and Jeff Wieser as project engineers, Philip Wucinich as project manager, Jeff Brain and Jim Williams as superintendents, and Cory Ferencik as assistant superintendent. Rush is based in Gig Harbor. It provides design, development, construction and property management for commercial and residential projects.

High Country Contractors & Developers

Hinkle

DiCenzo

Renton-based High Country Contractors & Developers added Mac DiCenzo as superintendent and Cody Hinkle as project engineer. DiCenzo has 17 years of local commercial construction experience on new and tenant improvement projects. Hinkle this year earned a bachelor's degree in construction management from Washington State University. He is working on the company's Jefferson Square project. High Country has been in business for 20 years.

Abbott Construction

Charboneau

Abbott Construction hired Darian Charboneau as project manager in the Seattle office. Charboneau has 20 years of project management and estimating experience across a wide range of markets. He holds bachelor's degrees in construction management and business administration from Oregon State University.

CITC of Washington

The Construction Industry Training Council of Washington is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Since the school's inception, more than 1,400 craft workers have graduated from the Bellevue-based apprenticeship program. CITC operates nine apprenticeship programs and offers 108 continuing education courses in the electrical, HVAC and plumbing fields. About 7,000 construction professionals enroll in the continuing education classes each year.