Jun 09, 2015

Venture General Contracting

Wilson

Orvold

Wells

Brown

Boutte

Gutenberg

Seattle-based Venture General Contracting added Neil Gutenberg and Jim Boutte as superintendents, Lester Brown as project engineer, Mark Wells and Justin Orvold as carpenter foremen, and Erica Wilson as assistant controller. Gutenberg has 27 years of experience building hospitality, financial, education, tenant improvement, medical and government projects. Boutte has 24 years of experience working on public, education, tenant improvement and commercial projects. Brown has four years of experience with commercial, public, multifamily and hospitality projects. Wells has 20 years of experience with commercial, residential and hospitality projects, including rebuilding homes in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Orvold has 25 years of experience in commercial, multifamily and residential carpentry. Wilson has 15 years of construction finance experience, with stints as project accountant, accounting department manager and national corporate auditor.

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Tran

Parker

Olsen

Jenness

Bemiller

The Seattle office of Lease Crutcher Lewis hired Bret Bemiller as senior project manager; Jessica Jenness, Garret Olsen and Sean Parker as project engineers; and Tuan Tran as staff accountant. Bemiller, LEED AP, has 26 years of industry experience and holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Colorado State University. Jenness, PE, SE, has been a structural engineer since 2006, and earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Gonzaga University. Olsen, LEED GA, has been in construction for four years since earning his bachelor's degree in construction management from Central Washington University. Parker, EIT, recently earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Boise State University. Tran has four years of accounting and business consulting experience, and holds a degree in finance and management information systems from the University of Washington.

Watts Constructors

Averill

The Gig Harbor office of Watts Constructors hired Gary Averill as quality control manager. Averill has 10 years of experience working on projects at Naval Base Kitsap and Joint Base Lewis-McChord. He will be working on the Manchester Barge Mooring Pier repair for the Navy.

Sequoyah Electric

Nagel

Cheryl Nagel was named president of the Puget Sound Chapter of the Construction Financial Management Association. Nagel is Sequoyah Electric's chief financial officer. She has 25 years of construction accounting and management experience.

Aldrich + Associates

Bothell-based Aldrich + Associates is now a fully lean certified organization. All employees took a six-week class through the Associated General Contractors of Washington to achieve their lean construction certification. Aldrich also launched new systems for lean processes in project delivery.

Woodland Park Zoo

Jensen

Woodland Park Zoo Society President and CEO Dr. Deborah Jensen announced she will resign at the end of July. Bruce Bohmke, chief operations officer, will serve as acting president and CEO during the search for her successor. Jensen has led the zoo for 13 years, through a change of management from the city of Seattle to the society. It has an operating budget of $36 million. She will become distinguished practitioner in residence at the College of the Environment at the University of Washington this fall.

JayRay

Hember

Jay Hember joins JayRay as senior art director. He worked with the MultiCare marketing team and was associate creative director at Russell Investments for 17 years.

Jun 05, 2015

Bellingham Technical College

Perry

Bellingham Technical College said Dr. Kimberly Perry will be its next president, starting in July 20. Dr. Patricia McKeown will retire at the end of June. Perry has been superintendent/president of Butte-Glenn Community College district in California, and also was vice president of academic affairs at Los Angeles City College. BTC offers 34 degrees and 51 certificates.

Shelf Awareness

Strandberg

Shelf Awareness, a Seattle company that produces e-newsletters for booksellers and readers, hired Neil Strandberg as director of operations and technology. Strandberg has 30 years of experience in the bookselling business, and was director of technology for the American Booksellers Association. Before that he worked at Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver. He will oversee e-newsletter platforms, IT initiatives and systems.