Apr 14, 2020

Pyramid Analytics

Balnave

Business intelligence platform developer Pyramid Analytics appointed Bill Balnave as director of solutions engineering and customer success. Balnave has over 20 years of experience in the enterprise software space. Prior to joining Pyramid, he held various roles in sales, customer success and product management at Apptio in Bellevue. Pyramid is based in Amsterdam and its U.S. headquarters is in Seattle. Pyramid enables large companies to analyze data in a modular, easy and fast way.

Mod Pizza

Josh Guenser is the new CFO of Seattle-based Mod Pizza. Guenser was senior vice president of finance for the Americas at Starbucks. During his 10-plus years with Starbucks, he also held vice president and director-level roles in finance focused on retail operations, global supply chain and reporting. Prior to that, Guenser spent over seven years at KPMG.

Smarsh

Susan Theder is the newest board member of Portland-based Smarsh. Theder is executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Advisor Group, a network of independent wealth management firms. She has over 20 years of senior leadership experience, including a six-year stint as CMO of Cetera Financial Group. Smarsh archives electronic communications for regulated organizations, including banks and government agencies.

Navex Global

Compliance Week magazine honored Navex Global's Carrie Penman with its inaugural Lifetime Achievement in Compliance Award. Penman is chief risk and compliance officer at Navex, a risk and compliance software and services company based in Lake Oswego, Oregon. The award recognizes longtime practitioners that have upheld the core principles of ethics and leadership throughout their careers.

Glowforge

Seattle-based startup Glowforge, a maker of 3D laser printers that cut and etch various materials, is mobilizing tens of thousands of its customers across the country to make 1 million free ear savers for health care and other essential workers. Ear savers are small, easy-to-print adapters that improve the fit of surgical and N95 masks, making them more comfortable for long-term wear. Owners of 3D printing machines can sign up to help at Glowforge.com.

Rock Project Management Services

Saxby

Renton-based Rock Project Management Services hired Amber Saxby as project manager. Saxby was a project manager at Vanir Construction Management. RPM provides owner's representative services to public and private clients throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska.

Wayne's Roofing

McKee

Sumner-based Wayne's Roofing promoted Bryan McKee to safety supervisor. McKee started as an apprentice with Pierce County Roofers and Waterproofers Local 153 in 2002. Since then, he has completed training in OSHA 30 and 510, has been an asbestos supervisor since 2014, and most recently an instructor for the apprenticeship program. He continues ongoing safety education in his new position. Wayne's focuses on commercial buildings.

Modern Machinery

Blankenship

Michael Blankenship is Modern Machinery's new territory manager in Kent. Blankenship has been with the company for 12 years. Modern Machinery is one of the largest Komatsu dealers in North America, and has been selling and servicing heavy machinery since 1944, according to the company's website.

Mission Support Alliance

The Columbia River Basin chapter of the Project Management Institute awarded the information management team at Mission Support Alliance with the 2020 Project of the Year Award. MSA was recognized for its work on the Hanford data center modernization and closure project, led by project manager Dennis Rains. MSA says the project increased efficiency and will save the Department of Energy as much as $2 million over 10 years.