Oct 07, 2020

KPG

Kreshel

Jeff Kreshel joined KPG to lead utilities engineering services from its Seattle office. Kreshel has over 29 years of experience in planning, design, and construction management of water, wastewater, stormwater and other municipal civil engineering projects. He has collaborated with local agencies to develop long-term infrastructure solutions and has worked with over three dozen cities, counties, special purpose districts and other public agencies. Prior to joining KPG, he partnered with many of KPG's other disciplines on a variety of public works infrastructure projects in the Puget Sound region.

PACE Engineers

Zeman

John Zeman joined PACE Engineers as branch manager of the Wenatchee office. Zeman has 27 years of civil engineering experience and has led the operations and direction of several local and national A/E/C and technology companies. He has overseen facilities, transportation, aviation, mining, ports and maritime, transit, oil and gas and industrial business lines. PACE is a civil and structural engineering, planning and surveying firm with offices also in Kirkland and Everett and in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Johnston Architects

Davis

Kriegel

Seattle-based Johnston Architects hired Jen Kriegel and Jesse Davis as designers. Kriegel holds a bachelor's in English and duel master's degrees in architecture and landscape architecture from the University of Washington as well as a master's in historic and sustainable architecture from New York University. She is working on accessibility upgrades to the Seattle Justice Center and residential renovations. She started working at JA in 2017 as a student intern. Davis holds a master's degree in architecture from the UW and a bachelor's in sociology, philosophy and theology from Point Loma Nazarene University. He is supporting JA with internal Revit library updates, physical model building and digital modeling and video work. He is also designing a detached accessory dwelling unit in Magnolia.

PCS Structural Solutions

Murdock

Neeley

PCS Structural Solutions promoted Wes Neeley in Tacoma and Kyle Murdock in Seattle to associate principal. Neeley joined PCS in 2001. He has experience in K-12 and higher education new and renovation projects, including historic renovation. He is working on Webster School in Seattle, Yelm Middle School and Southworth Elementary in Yelm, and master planning for the PeaceHealth hospital system. In the past few years, he's completed the historic Tacoma Paper and Stationary building for UW-Tacoma. Murdock has been with PCS for over 10 years. He primarily manages its healthcare, life science and private development projects. He is managing the Block 95 project at Swedish First Hill and healthcare campus projects across the region. He is a healthcare marketing lead in PCS's Seattle office and participates in business development and project pursuits. PCS is a 75-person, structural engineering firm with offices in Seattle, Tacoma and Portland.

HomeStreet Bank

HomeStreet Bank, headquartered in Seattle, announced the promotion of David Parr to executive vice president and director of commercial banking. Parr will be responsible for the commercial lending business across Washington, Oregon, California and Hawaii. Parr achieved the bank's annual President's Club recognition for 15 consecutive years. He currently serves as a board member on the Milgard Business School Executive Council for the University of Washington, Tacoma.

Skagit County

The Skagit County Board of Health announced the appointment of its fifth member, Aaron Katz. The Skagit County Board of Commissioners passed an ordinance expanding the size of the Board from three to five members. Previously, the Board of Health appointed Dr. Connie Davis as the fourth member. Mr. Katz spent 32 years as a faculty member at the University of Washington. Mr. Katz received the American Public Health Association's Award for Excellence in 2006 and the Outstanding Teaching Award from the U.W. School of Public Health in 2004. The Skagit County Board of Health convenes at least quarterly to discuss health issues of concern to Skagit County.

ISOutsource

ISOutsource announced that Naveen Rajkumar will be joining ISOutsource as its CEO and president. Naveen was the executive vice president and chief business officer at iLink Digital, Prior to iLink, Naveen was senior vice president and chief information officer at Onvia, and general manager at Aditi Technologies. ISOutsource is a consulting firm focused on technology, strategy and business transformation, and is headquartered in Bothell, with additional offices in Seattle, Phoenix, Portland, and Spokane.

Oct 06, 2020

Robertson Stephens Wealth Management

Ridgeway

Robertson Stephens Wealth Management announced the addition of wealth manager, Michael Ridgeway. Ridgeway joins the firm as managing director and wealth manager and will work in collaboration with current wealth manager, Erik Boe, at the Seattle location. Ridgeway, a Seattle native, brings 27 years of investment and capital markets experience to Robertson Stephens. Previously, he was a founding partner and senior investment committee member at Steelhead Partners, a Seattle based hedge fund. He was also vice president at Ragen Mackenzie, a firm specializing in research and investment banking with Northwest based companies. Ridgeway earned his BA and MBA at Seattle University and serves on the board of the Overlake Hospital Foundation. Robertson Stephens has six office locations across the United States.

Avangrid Renewables

Portland-based Avangrid Renewables, a developer of utility-scale solar, onshore and offshore wind projects, announced the appointment of Bill White as head of U.S. offshore wind and Sy Oytan as deputy CEO of Vineyard Wind. Through its partnership with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Avangrid Renewables is jointly developing Vineyard Wind, the nation's first large-scale offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts, and Park City Wind, which will supply energy to Massachusetts and Connecticut, White served as president and CEO of EnBW North America. He was previously the senior director of offshore wind sector development for the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center. Oytan led offshore wind development efforts for Arup, a multinational engineering firm.

Axia Home Loans

Belleuve-based Axia Home Loans launched Unified Reliance Wholesale, which will focus on servicing mortgage loans on the West Coast, with an emphasis on lending in California. Joining UR Wholesale are Dave Pilotte, Sigrid Hauser and Chris Seinturier, who bring more than 70 years of combined wholesale experience. Founded in 2007, Axia is the nation's first 100 percent employee owned independent mortgage bank. “Mortgage Executive” magazine named Axia one of America's top 100 mortgage companies three years in a row.

Skagit County District Court

Skagit County anticipates a vacancy in the District Court Judge Position 3 in early January 2021. Pursuant to Washington State law, the Board of County Commissioners has the authority to appoint a qualified person to fill any district court judge vacancies. The board will accept applications to fill the potential vacancy until Oct. 30, 2020, from qualified lawyers admitted to practice law in the state of Washington. Applicants must also be registered voters in Skagit County. Additional information is available online at http://www.skagitcounty.net/dcjudge.

ABC of Western Washington

The Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington added 10 new members: Alpha & Omega Electric, Better Than Bueno, CK Remodeling and Services, Geograde Constructors, Harding Logistics, New Generation Construction, Pacific CM, R.I.N.G. Enterprises, Tayes-McLaren Construction and Take Two Construction. ABC is a merit shop construction industry trade association.