Sep 16, 2020

ABC Legal

ABC Legal Services appointed Brandon Fuller as chief technology officer. Fuller is the founder and CEO of Docketly, a subsidiary of ABC Legal, providing appearance counsel on a digital, custom-built platform. ABC Legal acquired Docketly in 2019 with Fuller remaining as the president of the company. Prior to founding Docketly, Fuller was a software engineer for two different Silicon Valley networking companies. The recent acquisition and Fuller's leadership as CTO will help to align services under one company. ABC Legal is based in Seattle, with more than 2,000 process servers throughout the U.S., as well as internationally in more than 75 countries.

Intercity Transit

Olympia's the Intercity Transit Authority (ITA) announced it is seeking individuals to serve on the ITA board or on the Community Advisory Committee. The ITA, a nine-member board of directors that sets policy and direction for the transit agency, is made up of elected officials who represent the Thurston County Board of Commissioners and the cities of Lacey, Tumwater, Olympia and Yelm, as well as a labor representative and three citizens. There is an opening for one citizen representative to serve a three-year term. The citizen representative must live within the public transportation benefit area. Intercity Transit is the only public transit authority in the state to allow citizen representatives full voting membership on its governing board. The CAC is a 20-member advisory group that provides input to the ITA on local public transportation issues. Nineteen members serve three-year terms. Members are selected to represent a cross-section of the community and geographical representation from throughout the public transportation benefit area.

Seattle Avionics

AFV Partners announced it has acquired Seattle Avionics, a provider of general aviation applications, FAA-certified and geo-referenced charts and flight data, and augmented reality technology. Based in Woodinville, Seattle Avionics was co-founded in 2002 by John Rutter and Steve Podradchik to offer an easy-to-use flight application for the general aviation market. Seattle Avionics creates pre-flight and in-flight user experiences with its cloud-based solutions providing direct user access to flight planning, weather, fuel prices and group document management. Rutter and Podradchik will join AFV Partner's aviation vertical in leadership positions. Tony Aquila is the founder, chairman and CEO of AFV Partners, which was formed in 2019 as a long-term permanent capital investor. The law firm of Kirkland & Ellis advised AFV Partners on the transaction. AFV Partners is headquartered in Argyle, Texas, with offices in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Zurich.

Sazan Environmental Services

Wright

Santiago

Newman

In Seattle, Sazan Environmental Services promoted Jack Newman to director of clean energy solutions, Astrid Santiago to senior project manager and Sam Wright to senior sustainability consultant. Newman is a certified renewable energy professional with more than 10 years of experience in clean energy and sustainability. He is president of the board of directors for Solar Washington and focuses on zero net energy design, microgrid systems and energy storage solutions for Clean Buildings and Clean Energy Transformation Act compliance. Santiago is a value methodology associate and LEED Green Associate with five years of experience in built environment sustainability and data analysis. She manages facility condition assessments, value engineering/constructability reviews and sustainability consulting projects, with a focus on post-occupancy energy performance monitoring and reporting. Wright is a certified sustainable building advisor and Living Future accredited professional with seven years of experience in the green building industry. He is a performance auditor for Living Building Challenge certification, providing technical and process guidance during project planning and design. Sazan Environmental Services helps optimize building design and performance through third-party review, sustainability consulting and asset management services.

Sep 15, 2020

Bellevue Chamber

Nassirian

The Bellevue Chamber welcomed nine new board members. The new board members are: Karen Doherty, senior vice president, HDR; Stephen Uy, head of public policy and community Engagement, Facebook; Matt Samwick, operating manager, Innovation Realty Partners; Elaina Herber, president, Ascend Hospitality Group; Melissa deVita, deputy superintendent, Bellevue School District; Kari Magill, CEO, Rowley Properties; Ray Collum, CEO, EastHub; Jessica Hagen, director of Sales, King5 News; and Gary Locke, president, Bellevue College. Michael Nassirian, CEO of ARVR Academy was elected chair for the 2020-2021 Year. Recently, the chamber launched its “Student Connectivity Fund” along with Comcast and the Bellevue School District to help purchase high speed Internet access for Belleuve students in need.

City of Tacoma

The Tacoma City Council is looking to fill two positions on the Planning Commission, the District No. 1 position and the Development Community position. Applicants seeking the District No. 1 position must reside in that district. Those seeking the Development Community position must be a resident of Tacoma. The Planning Commission develops and updates the comprehensive plan and its elements, and formulates land use and development regulations and processes that implement the comprehensive plan. The commission reviews various planning issues, such as area-wide zoning reclassifications, moratoria, interim zoning, pre-annexation planning, historic district designation, urban design, and transportation and capital facilities programs.

Frazier Healthcare Partners

Frazier Healthcare Partners announced that Vivek Sharma and Girish Venkatachaliah are joining the firm's growth buyout team to develop investment strategies around healthcare data and AI applications. Vivek joins Frazier as partner, data & analytics investment strategies. Vivek will also serve in key board and advisor roles. Girish will work alongside Vivek as partner, data and artificial intelligence. Vivek brings over 25 years of experience in various leadership roles, as both an executive leader at global healthcare companies as well as an operating partner at private equity firm Thomas H Lee Partners. Most recently Vivek served as CEO of Decision Resources Group, a global AI-enabled SaaS platform serving premier pharmaceutical companies. Girish has over 20 years of experience in technology, data analytics and healthcare roles as both an executive leader and across multiple board and advisor positions. Most recently, Girish served as the EVP and chief technology officer at Decision Resources Group, Founded in 1991, Frazier Healthcare Partners is a provider of growth and venture capital to healthcare companies. Frazier has offices in Seattle and Menlo Park, California, and invests across he U.S., Canada and Europe.

Hensel Phelps

Franssen

Project manager Richard Franssen relocated from Hensel Phelps' Northern California District to its Pacific Northwest team in Bellevue. Franssen has 15 years of construction experience, covering over $3.4 billion of design-build and $2.5 billion of aviation projects. He holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Oregon State University.

Trico Companies

Mickelson

Burlington-based Trico Companies hired Todd Mickelson as civil project manager. Mickelson has over 10 years of experience in civil construction and project management, including civil design on the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program and management of Sound Transit expansion projects. He holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Lehigh University and is a certified Project Management Professional with the Project Management Institute.