Feb 04, 2022

Lighthouse

Seattle-based Lighthouse, a leader in technology-enabled eDiscovery, compliance and information governance services, announced the addition of Daniel Black as executive director of digital forensics within Lighthouse's Client Experience Group. Black brings more than 25 years of experience in the legal industry to Lighthouse and was most recently at Cisco where he led their eDiscovery and forensic investigations team for more than 10 years. Prior to Cisco, he was a freelance eDiscovery consultant, led Stratify's global eDiscovery services team, and spent many years at law firms. He has also been a guest lecturer at Stanford Law School, in addition to being featured in Inside Counsel magazine.

Quiet Sound

Quiet Sound, a collaborative program working to reduce noise and physical impacts to endangered Southern Resident killer whales from large commercial vessels, announced the official launch of its initiatives and monitoring programs. Quiet Sound is the primary, collaborative initiative in Washington state addressing the impacts of noise on local whale populations. Their focus is on giving commercial mariners and large vessels the resources to join together in a voluntary effort to slow down, reducing underwater noise pollution and protecting the 73 Southern Resident killer whales in the Salish Sea. Quiet Sound is working in partnership with the tribal governments, state and federal agencies, scientific researchers, nonprofits and other maritime industry organizations to initiate an advanced whale alert system and vessel slow down initiative. Large vessels and vessel operations centers are asked to use the Whale Report Alert System, available as a mobile app or in a browser, providing real-time, geographically specific alerts of whale sightings. Immediate next steps for Quiet Sound include partnering with Oceans Initiative to engage Puget Sound boaters in underwater noise measurements and advising the Port of Seattle on a research initiative on what is needed to further develop Washington's underwater noise sensing network. Quiet Sound will also partner with the U.S. Navy's Northwest Tech Bridge on a technology challenge to support innovators in developing new onboard whale sensing capabilities.

Alitheon

Alitheon has named Roei Ganzarski president and chief executive officer. As CEO, Ganzarski, formerly a leader and technologist in the electric aerospace industry, will head the advancement of Alitheon's product authentication and identification technology. Most recently, Ganzarski was CEO of magniX, a developer of electric propulsion solutions for commercial aerospace and defense. He was also executive chairman of Eviation Aircraft, maker of the world's first all-electric middle-mile aircraft. Prior to these roles, Ganzarski was CEO of BoldIQ, a global optimization software provider. Before this he spent over a decade with the Boeing family of companies, where his last role was chief customer officer for Boeing's Flight Services division. Ganzarski is a graduate of Wharton's Advanced Management Program. He has an MBA from the University of Washington and a BA in economics from The University of Haifa. Alitheon, headquartered in Bellevue, provides a link between the physical and digital worlds with solutions for the authentication, identification and traceability of parts, products, and people, with its FeaturePrint system.

Feb 03, 2022

Lighthouse

Lighthouse, a leader in technology-enabled ediscovery, compliance and information governance services, announced that The National Law Journal has recognized its Spectra platform as a 2022 Legal Technology Trailblazer. The annual list acknowledges legal technologies that are changing the way law firms and/or legal departments operate. Lighthouse's Spectra platform provides a powerful ediscovery tool in an automated, intuitive experience that simplifies workflows. With Spectra, law firms and legal departments can maximize ediscovery reviews with minimal training and time commitment. For 25 years, Seattle-based Lighthouse has provided software and services to manage data for compliance and legal teams.

T-Mobile

On February 1st, the first day of Black History Month, T-Mobile announced a $2.5 million donation through its Magenta Scholars program to support the Thurgood Marshall College Fund's scholarships for students attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and the new National Black Talent Bank program that helps high school graduates jumpstart their professional careers and gain access to tailored higher education pathways. The company also announced expanded programming and curriculum for its NextTech Diversity and Magenta Edge initiatives, which provide training to underrepresented candidates interested in the telecom industry and connect Black entrepreneurs with resources to help grow their businesses. T-Mobile's Magenta Scholars program was launched in 2021 in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to provide educational opportunities to students attending HBCUs. This collaboration, which started with 18 scholarships valued at $500,000, has now expanded to a total of $3 million in support from T-Mobile, spanning both scholarships and the new National Black Talent Bank program.

Xenon arc

Xenon arc announced the promotions of Alyssa Cunnington to chief operating officer and Mica Zuniga to chief strategy officer. Cunnington has over a decade of experience serving in various senior management roles at Xenon arc and within the materials industry, most recently as senior vice president, exterprise operations. Cunnington was one of Xenon arc's earliest team members. She joined from ChemPoint, a subsidiary of Univar, where she served as product manager in addition to several other roles. Zuniga also brings over a decade of experience serving in leadership positions within the company and the materials industry. Most recently, she served as senior vice president, strategic growth at Xenon arc. Prior to joining Xenon arc in early 2011 as one of the first employees of the company, she held management roles at ChemPoint and SanMar. Xenon arc is a technology-enabled services provider of technical sales, support, technology and distribution solutions to clients and their SMB customers across the food & beverage, industrial, and chemical industries. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Bellevue, Xenon arc also serves South America and Europe through its teams in Brazil, Mexico and the Netherlands.

Xero Limited

Xero Limited has appointed Brian McAndrews as an independent non-executive director to its board, effective 2 February 2022. Based in Seattle, McAndrews is a professional director who brings extensive experience from his career as an executive and CEO for leading technology, software-as-a-service and cloud-based companies. His CEO experience includes leading Pandora Media, a streaming music provider in the US, and aQuantive, a digital marketing services and technology company that was acquired by Microso. With international digital media and technology expertise, McAndrews currently serves on the board of Frontdoor, a platform for home services and as presiding director on the board of The New York Times. He is also senior advisor to a private equity firm based in San Francisco. McAndrews will stand for election by shareholders at Xero's next annual meeting in or around August 2022. Xero is a cloud-based accounting software platform for small businesses with over 3 million subscribers globally.

Feb 02, 2022

Molina Healthcare

The Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation, in collaboration with Molina Healthcare of Washington, recently partnered with Operation Warm to provide 400 warm winter coats to children at Mint Valley Elementary in Longview. Following the coat giveaway, partnering organizations provided additional resources to the larger community. Care-A-Van distributed COVID-19 vaccinations, while Food Lifeline provided food boxes. The Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation was established in 2020 by Molina Healthcare to improve the health and well-being of disadvantaged populations by funding meaningful, measurable, and innovative programs and solutions that improve health, life and living in local communities. Molina Healthcare of Washington has been providing government-funded health care for over 20 years.

SeekOut

Bellevue-based SeekOut, an AI-powered Talent 360 platform, has hired Kristin Scott as its first chief revenue officer. Scott joins SeekOut after nearly a decade working at Appian, a low-code automation platform. As vice president of North American sales, Scott led Appian's new customer acquisition, expansion and renewal business across North America. Prior to her time at Appian, Scott held a variety of roles at CEB Gartner, where she advised Fortune 500 executives on best practices and thought leadership. In her new role, Scott will be responsible for developing, implementing, and driving SeekOut's sales strategy and execution as the company scales beyond a single-product, to a multi-product, multi-channel company supporting enterprises across different segments and industries. SeekOut also named Elissa Fink as a new, independent board member. For over a decade, Fink was the CMO for Tableau Software where she helped grow the company from a startup with $5 million in annual revenue to a public company with over $1 billion in annual revenue. Fink also currently serves on the boards of Qumulo, Dataiku and Pantheon. Founded in 2017, SeekOut has raised $189 million in funding, is backed by Tiger Global Management, Madrona Venture Group, Mayfield, and Founders Circle Capital and is valued at $1.2 billion.

Avangrid Renewables

Avangrid Renewables announced the appointment of Ken Kimmell as vice president of development for offshore wind. He will lead the company's offshore wind development team focusing on permitting, stakeholder relations and project development. Kimmell has experience in the private, government and NGO sectors and has spent the majority of his 30-year career dedicated to energy and environmental issues. He joins Avangrid Renewables from the Union of Concerned Scientists where he served as president, championing federal and state policies to promote clean energy. Prior, Kimmell was commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. Avangrid Renewables, headquartered in Portland, is a subsidiary of Avangrid, Inc. and part of the Iberdrola Group.

ALSC Architects

Snell

ALSC Architects of Spokane welcomed Christian Snell to its staff. Snell is a 2021 graduate of Montana State University with a Masters of Architecture. He also earned a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Design in 2020. Snell is experienced using programs such as Revit, Lumion 3D, Enscape, and cove.tool to produce project graphics and documentation. He will be joining ALSC's Sports & Recreation Studio.

Barney & Worth

Hoffman

Portland-based Barney & Worth hired Chris Hoffman as a principal in its newly opened Seattle office. Hoffman has 25 years of experience in the A&E and construction industries, providing strategic communications and public involvement services on large and complex projects, including the Washington State Department of Transportation's Puget Sound Gateway Program and Seattle City Light's Denny Substation Program. He has helped dozens of clients inform and engage the community on transportation, wastewater, stormwater, energy, and parks projects in the planning, design, and construction phases.

BCRA

Dominguez

Huson

Sufi

Dean

BCRA hired four new employees, DJ Dean, Arman Sufi, Alesha Huson and Mariana Dominguez. Dean, AIA, RA, LEED AP, ENV SP is a senior level architect and former principal at KPG who brings more than 18 years of experience and leadership to BCRA. He primarily worked in the public/municipal sector, as well as the private industrial market, and has extensive experience in sustainable design. At BCRA, he will have the opportunity to serve a variety of markets and will be based in the Tacoma office. Sufi is a graduate of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo's architecture program. He joins BCRA's Tacoma office and will be supporting the residential/multifamily market.

Huson, LEED GA joins BCRA from KATERRA where she worked as a senior BIM manager for 3 1/2 years. She has joined the company's newly formed Spokane-based team as an associate architectural designer and will primarily support the retail/hospitality market. Dominguez is a graduate of University of Oregon's architecture program. She previously worked as an intern with BCRA and will be supporting the residential market. She is based in the Tacoma office.

SCJ

Ward

Evans

Swan

SCJ Alliance hired a senior design engineer and two marketing coordinators. Senior Designer Pete Swan is working with the civil design group. With a degree in Computer-Aided Design, Swan brings 18 years of CAD experience and ten years in civil engineering. Morgan Evans and Avery Ward were both hired as marketing coordinators. Evans and Ward both hail from the finance industry. All three work out of the Lacey office.

Welch Comer

Tompke

Schmidt

Welch Comer, a regional engineering firm headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, has promoted two employees. Melanie Schmidt, CPA, has been promoted to director of finance and operations. Schmidt joined Welch Comer as controller in May 2018. In her new role, she will continue to build internal operational processes in the areas of finance and human resources to help the firm's growing staff optimize efficiencies in project-focused work. Schmidt has over 20 years of experience in accounting with an emphasis in private, service-related industries. The Boise State University graduate lives in Post Falls. Project Engineer Taylor Tompke, PE, has been promoted to assistant office manager of the company's Spokane Valley location. The Carroll College graduate joined Welch Comer in 2015 and has experience in water, wastewater and transportation projects. In his new role, he will continue managing design and construction of complex projects and assist in management of the Spokane Valley office.