Jun 30, 2015

Andersen Construction

Spadaro

Munguia-Arias

Irwin

Conom

Schaefer

The Seattle office of Andersen Construction hired Neal Schaefer as senior superintendent, Lisa Conom as project coordinator in the Special Projects Division, Mike Irwin and Jose Munguia-Arias as superintendents, and Tiffany Spadaro as BIM/VDC manager. Schaefer has 30 years of industry experience and is managing field teams at the Kinects Tower project. Conom has 13 years of experience in project management, administration and estimating. Irwin has nearly 40 years of experience. Munguia-Arias has 10 years of industry experience and is in charge of concrete modeling. Spadaro has been in construction for about 13 years, focusing on BIM/VDC for the last eight years.

Mortenson Construction

Reller

Sangeorzan

The Seattle office of Mortenson Construction hired Mike Sangeorzan as senior project engineer and Dillon Reller as field engineer. Sangeorzan is working with the University of Washington Tacoma campus project team. He is a graduate of Colorado State University. Reller is supporting the Tilt49 office and apartment tower project team. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction engineering technology from Montana State University.

AGC Education Foundation

Lessard

Matt Lessard, president of Wilcox Construction, is the newest member of the AGC Education Foundation board executive committee. Lessard holds bachelor's degrees in construction management and business administration from Washington State University. In March Lessard and his wife, Suzanne, established a scholarship endowment for WSU construction management students. Brad Neudorfer of Auburn was the first recipient.

Smokey Point Distributing

Drivers for Smokey Point Distributing won the highest-level safety award from Great West Casualty Co., a Nebraska-based insurer of truckers and fleets. It is the fifth consecutive year the drivers have won the award, which requires one or fewer at-fault accidents over 1 million miles driven. Smokey Point has a local terminal in Arlington.

Greater Seattle Business Association

Louise Chernin, president and CEO of the Greater Seattle Business Association, has been appointed to the Seattle College District Board of Trustees by Gov. Jay Inslee. GSBA says it is the largest LGBT Chamber of Commerce in the U.S. Chernin will be one of five members of the board, replacing Courtney Gregoire, whose term has expired.

Dorsey & Whitney

The law firm Dorsey & Whitney said J. Michael Keyes has joined the Intellectual Property Litigation Group in Seattle as a partner. He focuses on trademark infringement, copyright infringement, unfair competition and false advertising. Keyes was with K&L Gates.

Kadel's Auto Body

ABRA Auto Body & Glass and its principal owner, Hellman & Friedman, said they will acquire 23 Kadel's Auto Body locations in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. This is part of ABRA's national expansion plan. Kadel's Auto Body is an investment managed by KCB Private Equity of Pasadena, California.

Jun 26, 2015

The Partners Group

Cruickshank

Rod Cruickshank, president and CEO of The Partners Group in Bellevue, has been named director of the Council of Employee Benefits Executives. The Partners Group's services include employee benefits, business consulting, retirement planning and investment services, commercial and individual insurance.

SNBL USA

SNBL USA, an Everett company that does preclinical research, said Charlie Barker has joined the executive team as director of scientific services. He has 22 years of experience in the toxicology field, including research labs and drug development.