Jul 15, 2020

Freiheit Architecture

Thorlakson

Bellevue-based Freiheit Architecture promoted Dustin Thorlakson to executive vice president. Thorlakson will continue as a senior project architect while taking on a stronger role in the company's leadership and strategic direction. He was hired in 2012 and has been an integral part of many of its prominent projects including 13 Coins restaurant and Avalara Hawk Tower, both in Seattle's Pioneer Square, and the upcoming Stadium Point Development in Peoria, Arizona. Freiheit Architecture designs commercial architecture focusing on urban mixed-use, office and multifamily.

The Riley Group

Teng

The Riley Group added Robert Teng as a geotechnical intern. He is supporting the department by doing field inspections and laboratory analyses. Teng is a senior at the University of Washington pursuing a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. The Bothell-based firm provides environmental consulting and geotechnical services.

Port Blakely

Marzolf

Seattle-based sustainable forest products company Port Blakely hired Liz Marzolf as vice president of people. Marzolf has held various executive-level human resources positions at Starbucks and WeWork, and was a coaching and organizational development consultant. Port Blakely owns and manages forests in Washington, Oregon and New Zealand.

CellNetix

Zapp

In Tukwila, CellNetix Pathology & Laboratories hired Andrew Zapp as vice president of sales and marketing. Zapp has nearly 20 years of experience in the pathology and health care industries, with leadership roles at Caris Life Sciences, Inform Diagnostics, LabCorp and Abbott Laboratories. CellNetix provides diagnostic pathology and laboratory services to hospitals and clinics throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Pacific Northwest Ballet

Principal dancer Lindsi Dec announced her retirement from Pacific Northwest Ballet. Dec joined PNB in 2001 as an apprentice and was promoted in 2002 to corps de ballet, in 2009 to soloist and in 2014 to principal. In her next role, she will teach private and master ballet classes, work on plans for a private ballet studio, and continue with Solu, the professional dance wear line created with her husband, former PNB principal dancer Karel Cruz.

Harborview Medical Center

InStyle magazine named Dr. Sachita Shah to its Badass 50 list. This year's list profiles 50 female health care professionals across the country who are helping fight COVID-19. Shah was one of the first to treat COVID-19 patients before the nation knew the virus had traveled stateside. She is an associate professor of emergency medicine and adjunct associate professor of global health at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She works clinically at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Geoverse

Bellevue-based Geoverse is partnering with San Francisco-based Orion Labs to provide communications for industries such as hospitality, facilities services and energy. Geoverse specializes in interconnected private LTE/5G networks, while Orion operates a voice communication and automation platform for frontline workers. The first deployment, for the hotel opening next month at 7 Cedars Casino in Sequim, uses Geoverse's private LTE network with citizens broadband radio service to ensure connectivity for guests and staff.

BP

In Anchorage, BP completed the sale of its upstream Alaska business and Prudhoe Bay oil field operations to Hilcorp of Houston. BP said the upstream assets comprise the vast majority of the deal value. Last summer, BP said it would exit Alaska and sell its business there to Hilcorp for $5.6 billion. The sale includes BP's entire upstream and midstream business in the state, as well as interest in the Trans Alaska Pipeline System.