Nov 26, 2015

EndoGastric Solutions

Redmond-based EndoGastric Solutions, a provider of therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), said Michael K. Burke has been named chief financial officer. Burke has over 30 years of experience, and most recently was senior vice president and CFO of Landauer.

Gallina

Bryan Rush has joined the Washington Partner Group at Gallina in Bellevue. He has 20 years of experience, specializing in taxation with an emphasis on construction, real estate and related industries. He was a principal at Clark Nuber PS focused on the real estate industry.

LoanStar Home Lending

LoanStar Home Lending in Portland said after two years in business the Portland office has grown to 120 loan officers and 315 employees. Loan volume is projected to reach $750 million this year and the company projects it could reach $1.5 billion in new originations in 2016. The firm said in a press release that residential mortgage growth is recovering after the recession. LoanStar has branch offices throughout the West, and is licensed in Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

NEBC brownfields forum in Portland

The NEBC is holding a free brownfields forum on Wednesday, Dec. 16, from 10 to noon at Refuge PDX, 116 S.E. Yamhill St. in Portland. Portland's Central Eastside has a long history of industrial/commercial enterprises. The Portland Development Commission says the area is a focal point for economic development. This forum will look at past and future land use in the district, and the role brownfields properties may play. Speakers are Troy Doss of the Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability, Noel Johnson of Killian Pacific, Debbie Kitchin of InterWorks and the Central Eastside Industrial Council, and Geraldene Moyle of Portland Development Commission. Register at http://www.nebc.org.

Nov 25, 2015

Stantec

Opsata

Rohrer

Cunningham

Yam

Safadi

Leistritz

Mamadaminov

Siderius

Hager

Hofbeck

Stantec hired 10 staff members in Lynnwood to assist the buildings group. They are Amar Safadi as a project manager, electrical; Rebecca Yam as a lighting designer; Anna Cunningham as a marketing coordinator; Alexia Rohrer as a project management assistant; Adam Opsata and Mary Hofbeck as acousticians; and Scott Hager, Charles Siderius, Umid Mamadaminov and Sean Leistritz as project designers, electrical. Safadi worked for a consulting engineering firm in Columbus, Ohio. At Stantec, his projects include Swedish First Hill Medical Center expansion. Yam has been a lighting designer for eight years, and is working on Salmon Bay Center. Cunningham has done marketing for over seven years, and worked for McKinstry. She creates proposals, qualifications packages and other material. Rohrer has 10 years of administrative support experience. She helps produce proposals, plans and specifications. Opsata holds a master's in acoustics and a bachelor's in music. He is working on Our Lady of Fatima Church. Hofbeck has worked in acoustical positions for nearly 20 years. Her projects include Chester Elementary School in Spokane. Hager has 12 years of experience in engineering design and project management for commercial, health care and government projects. He is working on Kadlec Regional Medical Center Lab. Siderius was an electrical engineering intern for Sparling in 2014 and holds a bachelor's in electrical engineering. He is working on Lincoln Square. Mamadaminov has master's in renewable energy engineering and industrial electronics. He is working on Amazon tenant improvements in Seattle. Leistritz has been an electrical field engineer for two years and is working on Swedish First Hill Medical Center. Stantec provides consulting in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management and project economics.

Reid Middleton

Nielson

Aguilar

Means

Everett-based Reid Middleton hired Kim Means as a project surveyor, and Kevin Aguilar and Drew Nielson in the designer I position. Means is in the survey group and has over 20 years of experience. Aguilar is in the structural engineering group and has experience at Structural Hawaii and Seattle City Light. Nielson is in the structural engineering group. He interned at a management company in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, and at Alaska Water and Wastewater Utility. Reid Middleton provides civil and structural engineering, planning, and surveying services.

Transportation Solutions

Diaz

Isabel Diaz joined Transportation Solutions as a transportation engineer. Diaz has experience in traffic engineering and operations. She worked in engineering in Puerto Rico. Transportation Solutions is a transportation engineering and planning firm in Redmond.

The Blueline Group

Reyes

The Blueline Group hired Hector Reyes as a CAD designer. Reyes has over 17 years of CAD experience. He has worked on stormwater, commercial, subdivision, water and wastewater treatment projects, and for the Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Agency for International Development. Blueline provides civil engineering consulting.

Threshold Group

Cohn Rupp

Threshold Group hired Stephanie Cohn Rupp to fill a new position: managing director of impact investing. Cohn Rupp will work with Chief Investment Officer Ron Albahary. She was CEO of Toniic and has more than 15 years of experience in global impact investing, fund design, microfinance and crowd funding. She spent five years with Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm, and was a consultant to the World Bank and UNESCO. She is based in San Francisco. Threshold Group is a family-owned wealth management firm with clients in 25 states and offices in Seattle, Gig Harbor and Philadelphia.

Plaza Bank

Plaza Bank promoted Michael J. Clabby, executive vice president and chief credit officer, to acting president and CEO. Clabby succeeds Michael Paul. He joined Plaza Bank in 2012 and before that was regional chief credit officer for First Interstate Bank. Plaza Bank's headquarters are in downtown Seattle, and it serves businesses, professional firms, nonprofits and individuals.