Jun 23, 2021

PCS Structural Solutions

Shephard

Filips

Huang

Cate

Jesse

In Seattle, PCS Structural Solutions hired Joe Jesse as a design engineer. In Tacoma, the firm hired Leah Cate as a project manager and Huiyao Huang and Kellie Filips as project engineers. In Portland, it hired Annabel Shephard as a design engineer. Jesse holds a master's in civil engineering from the University of Washington and is working on houses in San Juan County and Medina. Cate holds bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from the UW and is working on the PeaceHealth Emergency Department expansion in Vancouver and Northwest Kidney Centers clinics in Panther Lake and Port Angeles. Huang has a master's in civil engineering from UCLA and previous experience with a Los Angeles-based firm. Huang is working on a four-story apartment complex and a four-story mix-used building in downtown Olympia. Filips holds a master's in structural engineering from Seattle University and is working on the Oakville Elementary School replacement and houses in Washington. Shephard holds a master's in civil engineering and wood science from Oregon State University. She is working on Providence St. Peter Hospital cooling tower replacement in Olympia and Sultan Transportation Facility in Sultan. PCS is a structural engineering firm.

HNTB Corp.

Hovell

Catherine Hovell, Ph.D. joined HNTB as senior project manager and associate vice president in the Northwest division. Hovell has over a decade of design and project delivery experience. She is based in the Bellevue office and supports the pursuit and delivery of major design-build transportation projects in the region. Previously, Hovell worked for another consulting firm in project management, geographic leadership and bridge design, specializing in design-build delivery including projects for the Washington State Department of Transportation and Sound Transit. HNTB is an infrastructure firm.

ALSC Architects

Architects

Simonson

ALSC Architects of Spokane hired Jacob Simonson as a project architect and Kelsey Bacon as a graphic designer. Simonson has nine years of professional experience. His current assignments include White Salmon Valley Aquatics Center, the city of Caldwell Aquatics Facility and the new Downtown Stadium for Spokane Public Schools. Bacon holds bachelor's degrees in graphic design and marketing from Whitworth University. She is creating commemorative books for ALSC's signature projects, along with providing graphic support to the firm's design teams. ALSC provides planning and design services.

Landau Associates

Ciani

Menken

Behm

Pulvino

Seattle-based Landau Associates hired Derek Pulvino as an associate scientist in Seattle, Lauren Behm as a senior marketing manager in Olympia, Jeff Menken as an associate geologist in Portland, Oregon and Whitney Ciani as a senior associate geotechnical engineer in Boise, Idaho. Pulvino has almost 20 years of experience designing, managing and executing environmental compliance, due diligence and remediation projects. Behm has more than 15 years of experience operating in the engineering consulting and public agency space. Menken is a senior project manager with 20 years of experience in planning, implementation and oversight of environmental investigations and remedial activities at state and federal sites. Ciani has provided geotechnical engineering services for 14 years in the Pacific Northwest, focusing on project management, design-build project delivery, construction monitoring, explorations and design. Landau provides environmental, geotechnical and permitting and compliance services.

University of Washington — Bothell

Liu

Yajuan (Susan) Liu, certified public accountant and principal of Hongxin Wealth & Tax Planning Group, was appointed to a 3-year term on the University of Washington — Bothell’s Accounting Advisory Board. The board provides strategic thought leadership and community connections to the school’s accounting program, leaders and faculty. Liu is an expert in international tax planning and tax compliance services to U.S. citizens, green card holders and Chinese investors. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in economics from Nankai University, ranked one of the 10 best universities in China. Before starting Hongxin Wealth & Tax Planning Group in Bellevue in 2015, she worked for eight years as a financial analyst at Microsoft and spent two years at Merrill Lynch as a financial advisor to high-net-worth clients.

Jun 22, 2021

Korsmo Construction

Ohlinger

Franklin

Muwulya

Haider

In Tacoma, Korsmo Construction hired Bill Haider and John Julius Muwulya as project managers; and Laurel Franklin and Chris Ohlinger as project engineers. Haider and Muwulya have expertise in a range of markets, including multifamily housing and educational facilities. Franklin and Ohlinger are focusing on the health care and tribal markets. Korsmo has been a general contractor since 1948.

Hanford Mission Integration Solutions

The Department of Energy recently bestowed the 2021 Classification Award of Excellence to LaMont Schofield, classified material expert and information security manager for Hanford Mission Integration Solutions. Schofield led two high-impact projects that will result in a large reduction of classified documents, improved processes and quality control, and cost savings for the Hanford Site.

Garco Construction

Spokane-based Garco Construction was ranked as the 357th largest contractor in the United States by Engineering News-Record. The company moved up nine spots from its 2020 ranking. Rankings are based on revenues from construction contracts, the construction portion of design-build contracts and construction management work that involves financial risk equivalent to that of a general contractor. Garco has been operating since 1978 and also has a Tacoma office.

APA

APA — The Engineered Wood Association announced the winners of its 2020 Safety and Health Awards, which honor companies in the structural panel and engineered wood industry. Winners from the Pacific Northwest included: Spokane-based PotlatchDeltic for Safest Company Award (Three or Fewer Mills), 1st Place Safety and Health Award/Division I (St. Maries, Idaho, mill), and Safety Improvement Award/Division I (St. Maries, Idaho, mill); Murphy Plywood Co. for 2nd Place Safety and Health Award/Division I (Rogue River, Oregon, mill); and Boise Cascade Co. for 3-Year Safety Award/Division III (White City, Oregon, mill). Tacoma-based APA represents about 175 lumber mills throughout North America.

Superfeet

Pacific Northwest-based insole maker Superfeet agreed to a partnership with private equity firm Westward Partners. Effective June 15, Westward assumed majority ownership of the company. Westward and the Superfeet teams will leverage each other's strengths to expand the availability of the Superfeet shape and personalization technology to more people via current and new distribution channels. The acquisition price was not disclosed. As Superfeet transitions from being 100% employee owned, the company will change structure from an S corporation to an LLC. For more than 11 years, Seattle-based Westward Partners has been investing in privately held businesses based in the Northwest.

F5 Networks

F5 Networks appointed Michael Montoya, chief information security officer at Equinix, to its board of directors. Montoya has a background in leading comprehensive cybersecurity programs for large global organizations. In his current role, Montoya leads Equinix's global cybersecurity risk program. His responsibilities include evolving the company's information security program and defining Equinix's future cybersecurity roadmap, enterprise risk management and compliance programs. Prior to Equinix, Montoya was senior vice president and chief information security officer at Digital Realty, and previously served in numerous leadership roles at Microsoft, including as chief cybersecurity officer, Asia. Montoya also held leadership positions at FireEye, EMC and Avanade. With Montoya's appointment, F5's board expands to 10 members, nine of whom are independent.

University of Washington

University of Washington's Urban Freight Lab launched one of the nation's first zero operating emissions, last-mile delivery pilots in the Uptown neighborhood of Seattle, in collaboration with the Seattle Department of Transportation and tech and delivery companies including AxleHire, Coaster Cycles, BrightDrop and REEF. Using zero operating emissions technologies, the pilot, called Seattle Neighborhood Delivery Hub, allows last-mile solutions providers to more quickly and efficiently test new vehicles, delivery models and technologies. These technologies are an important part of the city of Seattle's strategy to reduce climate emissions outlined in its Transportation Electrification Blueprint, including the goal of transitioning 30% of goods delivery to zero emissions by 2030. The neighborhood delivery hub houses a kitchen, common-carrier parcel locker and cargo-bike delivery service. The hub and associated transport modes are equipped with sensors that track activity. This data will be analyzed by the Urban Freight Lab to evaluate energy reductions and provide feedback for all participants as they work to improve their products and operating models.