Dec 28, 2018

Zeevo Group

McDowell

Seattle-based business, finance and information technology consulting firm Zeevo Group added Paul W. McDowell to its advisory board. McDowell is vice president and treasurer of Scottsdale, Arizona-based GoDaddy. He is a senior finance executive with more than 20 years of experience, working at British Airways, Covidien and Medtronic.

First Financial Northwest

In Renton, First Financial Northwest Bank appointed Randy Riffle as executive vice president and chief credit officer. Riffle was a member of Key Bank's Pacific region executive team and has 20 years of banking experience.

City of Seattle

The Seattle Office of Economic Development launched FutureFounders VR Fellowship, a paid, four-month training program in virtual reality app development. The goal is to create career pathways for underserved communities.

Dec 27, 2018

Maven

Kraft

Andrew Q. Kraft joined Seattle-based Maven as chief revenue and strategy officer. Kraft comes from AppNexus, where he led strategic partnerships. He also spent years building the membership base for Interactive Advertising Bureau. Seattle-based Maven is an expert-driven group media network platform.

Precept Wine

Nelson

Lindsey Nelson was promoted to marketing director of the Grape & Grain division at Precept Wine in Seattle. Nelson was an intern at Precept while obtaining her bachelor's degree in marketing and international business from the University of Washington. She became sales coordinator upon graduation and moved into the Grape & Grain division in 2013, where she was promoted in 2015 to brand manager.

Impinj

Mecklai

In Seattle, RFID technology company Impinj hired Hussein Mecklai as executive vice president of engineering. Mecklai has over 20 years of experience leading engineering organizations, most recently as vice president and general manager of the product architecture group at Intel. He is leading Impinj's entire engineering organization.

El Centro de La Raza

Seattle-based El Centro de La Raza is seeking people interested in careers in financial services. Participants in the workforce development program must be 18 years old, have a GED and six months of customer service experience, be authorized to work in the U.S. and not have an adult criminal record.

Dec 26, 2018

NAC Architecture

Brewington

Townsend

Allen

Flatow

Rouns

In Spokane, NAC Architecture hired Adam Rouns as an architect, Doug Flatow as an electrical designer, Julie Allen as a lighting designer, LeaAnne Townsend as a human resources coordinator and Ashlee Brewington as an accounting and payroll analyst. Rouns is working on the Lewis & Clark High School addition in Spokane, and the Cascade High School CTE renovation in Leavenworth. He was with Wolfe Architectural Group. Flatow is working on MultiCare Clinic renovations in Spokane and Spokane Valley, and the Kamiah Medical Clinic addition and modernization in Kamiah, Idaho. He was with MW Consulting Engineers. Allen is working on the Lewis & Clark High School addition and the MultiCare BiPlane Lab renovation. She was with Sazan Group in Seattle. Townsend is responsible for benefits, recruiting, on-boarding, and management support. She has a bachelor's in business administration with a major in human resources from Eastern Washington University. Brewington holds a bachelor's in accounting from Central Washington University and a master of accountancy from Gonzaga University. NAC specializes in planning, design, engineering, and capital facilities consulting services.

Board & Vellum

Burdeen

Seattle-based Board & Vellum hired Jill Burdeen as an associate. Burdeen has over 15 years of multifamily and mixed-use design experience, from townhouses to mid-rise apartment buildings. She has a bachelor's from Indiana University and a master's in architecture from Illinois Institute of Technology. Board & Vellum provides architecture, interior design and landscape architecture.

Blueline

Erlandson

Pope

In Kirkland, Blueline hired Kai Pope as an engineer/construction inspector on public works projects. In Tukwila, it hired Blake Erlandson as a landscape designer on residential and commercial projects. Pope has a bachelor's in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Washington and interned for Clark Construction Group in Seattle. Erlandson has a bachelor's in landscape architecture from Washington State University and was a landscape designer for New Horizons Landscape in Redmond. Blueline provides civil engineering, land use planning and landscape architecture.

Rice Fergus Miller

Palmer

Bremerton-based Rice Fergus Miller hired Stan Palmer as an architect in its H3 studios (health care, hospitality and housing for seniors). Palmer has over 20 years of experience in diverse project types. Rice Fergus Miller is an architecture, interior design, planning and visualization firm.

SCJ Alliance

Connolly

In Lacey, engineer Bob Connolly joined SCJ Alliance as a senior project manager who also does client management, business development and community involvement. Connolly helped lead Skillings Connolly for over 30 years. He designed sites for schools, colleges, libraries, fire stations and residential developments, and his work has included Lacey College Street Library. SCJ specializes in civil engineering, transportation planning and design, landscape architecture, environmental and urban planning, and public outreach.

WSU

Torres

Carolina Torres was named the first endowed chair in tree fruit postharvest systems at Washington State University, where she will lead research on stresses that harm fruit quality. Torres will start Feb. 1 and will be based at the WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center in Wenatchee. She is a horticulturist and WSU alumna currently working at the University of Talca, Chile.

Pike Street Capital

Private equity fund manager Pike Street Capital bought US BioTek Laboratories, a Shoreline-based provider of specialty testing services for food-related allergies and intolerances. US BioTek was founded by Raymond and Margaret Suen, who remain investors in US BioTek as they move to advisory roles. Seattle-based Pike Street Capital focuses on buyouts in industrial technology in the lower-middle market.