Feb 25, 2022

Maryhill Museum of Art

Maryhill Museum of Art will open for the season on March 15, 2022 with an expansive survey of contemporary Indigenous art of the last four decades. Most of the works in the exhibition Northwest/Southwest: Indigenous Art After 1980 are drawn from Maryhill's own holdings and are emblematic of the museum's commitment to collecting and exhibiting work by Indigenous American artists. The museum will also present the concurrent exhibition Navajo and Pueblo Jewelry: Silver, Turquoise, Coral, and Shell, featuring silver and turquoise jewelry by Din̩ (Navajo) and Pueblo artists. Ornithology: Avian Imagery from the Permanent Collection will showcase artworks with birds as the subject matter. Throughout the year, the museum will also present a range of exhibition-related programming either in-person or virtually, as necessitated by the pandemic. Program information can be found on the museum's website at http://www.maryhillmuseum.org. In addition to the special exhibitions mentioned above, Maryhill Museum of Art features exhibitions of more than 80 works by Auguste Rodin Рone of the largest collections in the United States РEuropean and American paintings, furnishings, personal effects and art objects from the palaces of the Queen of Romania, Orthodox icons, and a display of more than 75 chess sets from around the world. The William and Catherine Dickson Sculpture Park is home to the museum's collection of large-scale sculpture by well-known Northwest artists. Housed in a Beaux Arts mansion on 5,300 acres high above the Columbia River, Maryhill Museum of Art opened to the public May 13, 1940. The museum was founded by Northwest entrepreneur Sam Hill.

Tanium

Tanium and Carahsoft Technology announced a partnership with the common goal to help the public sector successfully manage, secure and protect networks. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as a government distributor of Tanium's endpoint management and security platform, currently available through Carahsoft's NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V contracts and the company's reseller partners. The Tanium platform empowers IT operations and security teams to securely manage critical information stored across millions of endpoints around the world, and across a distributed workforce. Kirkland-based Tanium has been named to the Forbes Cloud 100 list of “Top 100 Private Companies in Cloud Computing” for six consecutive years and ranks on FORTUNE's list of the “Best Large Workplaces in Technology 2021.” Carahsoft Technology is a trusted government IT solutions provider supporting public sector organizations across federal, state and local government agencies and education and healthcare markets.

Feb 24, 2022

Bellevue Arts Museum

Whittington

Bellevue Arts Museum's Board of Trustees appointed E. Michael Whittington as executive director of the museum. Whittington most recently served as president and CEO of Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKCMOA), where he launched a strategic plan that led to new levels of artistic and financial success for the organization. Prior to his enure at OKCMOA, Whittington served as executive director at Monterey Museum of Art. Outgoing interim executive director Leigh Ann More led Bellevue Arts Museum for the past ten months. Whittington's appointment comes as the museum looks forward to celebrating the 76th anniversary of its signature Arts Fair, which will resume as a live event following last year's virtual marketplace. Whittington will assume the role of executive director on March 14, 2022.

tru Independence

Portland-based tru Independence, a national financial advisory partnership platform that provides independent advisors with the dedicated back-office, compliance, marketing, and investment services needed to operate independently, has appointed financial services industry veteran Amit Dogra as president of the organization. With 24 affiliated firms and approximately $8 billion in assets, tru offers wirehouse and RIA advisory teams Independence Optimized, a business model focused on driving an advisor's growth by delivering and implementing a leading-edge technology experience and amplifying an advisor's brand and story through a full-service marketing offering. In his new role, Dogra will oversee the evolution of the tru business model, as well as a mandate to accelerate the growth and recognition of the platform with financial advisory teams nationwide. Throughout his career, Dogra has held executive leadership posts at Sanctuary Wealth, Third Seven Advisors, HighTower, BNY Mellon and Brinker Capital, among others. Founded in 2014, tru Independence is a leader in delivering independence optimized for established wealth management firms and RIAs seeking to grow their business.

Spaceflight

Spaceflight, a global launch services provider, announced that it was named one of Via Satellite's 10 Hottest Companies in Satellite for 2022. The company's Sherpa-NG orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) program is also a finalist for Via Satellite's 2021 Satellite Technology of the Year (STOTY) award. In 2021, Spaceflight launched three Sherpa OTVs, including its first Sherpa-FX and the industry's first electric propulsion OTV, Sherpa-LTE1. Via Satellite's editors selected Spaceflight as one of the 10 Hottest Companies based on expected activity in 2022 and traits such as generating industry excitement, expanding market share, making ground-breaking deals, and innovating transformation technology. The selection of Sherpa-NG as one of six finalists for Via Satellite's STOTY award distinguishes Spaceflight and its Sherpa technology as innovators disrupting the market, meeting significant market demand. Based in Seattle, Spaceflight has successfully launched hundreds of satellites and is a part of the Mitsui & Co. portfolio, operating as an independent, U.S.-based company.

Feb 23, 2022

CAST architecture

Angela Zhang has joined the CAST architecture team. Zhang holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She began her design career concentrating on multi-family residential projects and focuses on sustainable design and creating spaces that advance the well-being of people.

CAST architecture is a Seattle-based 12-person firm with extensive experience designing contemporary spaces throughout the Northwest.

CG Engineering

Underbrink

Jewett

Maechler

Galusha

Chase

CG Engineering has promoted six team members. Chevy Chase has been promoted to managing principal. Chase has over 35 years of experience in structural engineering. In 1997, he co-founded CG Engineering with partner Greg Guillen. Together, Chase and Guillen grew the business from a two-man operation to a firm with 30 employees and licensed in 12 states. Over the past 25 years, as principal of CG Engineering, Chase has mentored dozens of engineers, many of whom have gone on to have successful engineering careers at CG and elsewhere. In 2022, Chase will move from the role of Principal to Managing Principal for CG Engineering. Joe Galusha has been promoted from associate principal to principal. Galusha graduated from the University of Washington with a master's degree in civil engineering in 1999. Shortly after graduation, he joined CG Engineering as one of the company's first employees. Galusha holds PE and SE licenses in the State of Washington and is LEED AP certified. He specializes in structural engineering for residential, commercial, multifamily developments, and public infrastructure projects.

Mike Maechler graduated from Washington State University in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in civil and environmental engineering. Shortly after graduation, Maechler joined the team at CG Engineering where he has spent the past 17 years of his career. He holds PE and SE licenses in the states of Washington and Oregon. He specializes in structural engineering for wireless/telecom, senior and multifamily developments, and public infrastructure projects. In 2022, Maechler was promoted from senior project manager to the role of associate principal. Dennis Titus graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor's degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering in 1999. He joined the team at CG Engineering in 2004. Titus holds PE and SE licenses in the states of Washington and Alaska. He specializes in structural engineering for residential buildings, slope stabilization, building repair and renovation, and marinas and piers. He has also been promoted to associate principal.

Carolyn Jewett has been promoted from project manager to senior project manager. Jewett has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Clemson University and a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Washington. She has 22 years of experience as a structural engineer and holds PE and SE licenses in the State of Washington. Jewett has worked for CG Engineering for 18 years and specializes in structural design for churches and residential and commercial buildings. Jared Underbrink has also been promoted from project manager to senior project manager. Underbrink graduated from Gonzaga University with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. He joined CG Engineering in 2007 where he has spent the past 15 years of his career. Underbrink manages CG's civil engineering department and specializes in engineering for multifamily developments, plats, and residential and commercial sites.

Quantum Consulting Engineers

T. Wion

M. Wion

Reynolds

Quantum Consulting Engineers has promoted two engineers to associate and hired a new engineer. Amanda Reynolds and Matt Wion have been promoted to associate. Reynolds has been working in the industry since 2004 and has been with Quantum for twelve years. Wion is rounding up 11 years in the field with eight years at Quantum.

Tim Wion has joined the team. Wion went to California State University, Chico. He previously worked for Equilibria Structural Engineering for five years.

MG2

Yeung

Lam

Odle

Suess

Architecture firm MG2 has added four new principals. Shannon Suess, Terry Odle, Mai-Lee Lam, and Mat Yeung have been promoted to the role. Suess is an award-winning interior and hospitality designer who has dedicated over 28 years of her career to crafting world-class environments. She has worked with an array of notable clients, including the Costco HQ campus, the Salish Lodge & Spa, the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, and the Fairmont Olympic Hotel.

Odle is an architect and designer with over 35 years of industry experience. With a highly diversified background that spans entitlements and design to construction administration, he's led teams on industrial projects for clients such as Target and Costco Wholesale.

Lam works with global teams leveraging her 28 years of experience in design, regulations, and navigating local cultures and jurisdictions. As an architect and designer, she helps deliver complex projects for Costco Wholesale throughout the United States and across Asia.

Yeung has spent the last seventeen years of his career dedicated to the seamless unification of design and construction management. A Shanghai-based designer, he uses his experience in retail operations and project construction to lead projects for Costco Wholesale China.

YouthCare

YouthCare has announced a gift of $150,000 from KeyBank to support its Workforce Development programming, which is designed to support young people, ages 16 to 24, in the Seattle-King County area, who are unstably-housed or experiencing homelessness. YouthCare's workforce development programs allow these young people to create their own pathways toward long-term self-sufficiency by developing the skills they need to successfully enter the workforce and sustain a living wage. YouthCare's workforce development programs provide youth participants with individualized case management; access to supportive services that mitigate the challenges of homelessness; financial incentives; classroom curriculum combined with applied and hands-on experience; internship and employment connections with industry partners; and post-program assistance. The KeyBank Foundation has long engaged in philanthropic endeavors that support economic access and equity for underserved communities and populations. Founded in 1974, YouthCare has expanded to 15 sites serving more than 1,500 youth every year.

Lighthouse

Lighthouse, a technology-enabled eDiscovery, compliance and information governance services firm, announced the addition of Pankaj Dhingra as the company's first chief technology officer. He has global responsibility for all technology strategy, engineering, and product management and reports directly to chief executive officer Brian McManus. Dhingra has over 25 years of experience at global companies including Tableau (a Salesforce company), GE Healthcare, Microsoft, and AT&T. Before Lighthouse, Dhingra was vice president, software engineering at Tableau, playing a pivotal role in growing Tableau Online over the past four years. Lighthouse is headquartered in Seattle.

Betacom

Betacom, a provider of private 5G wireless networks, announced that its smart airport deployment at Dallas Fort Worth Airport has been recognized as a 2021 OnGo Award winner in Excellence in OnGo Enterprise Deployment. OnGo Award winners were selected based on their distinctive business models, ease of deployment, cost savings, new service offerings and cutting-edge technology, delivered over CBRS spectrum. The winners were selected by a panel of judges led by Joe Madden, founder and chief analyst at Mobile Experts. Joining him were: Melissa Ashurst, CEO at Impact Broadband; Martha DeGrasse, freelance journalist; Iain Gillott, founder and president at iGR; Mark Lowenstein, managing director at Mobile Ecosystem and Monica Paolini, principal at Senza Fili. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Bellevue, Betacom has regional offices throughout the country. The mission of the OnGo Alliance is to evangelize 4G and 5G OnGo technology, use cases and business opportunities while simultaneously driving technology developments necessary to fulfill the mission, including multi-operator capabilities.

Walsh Construction Co.

Loftin

Nguyen

Arzuaga

Mickelson

Webster

Billings

Offe

In Seattle, Walsh Construction Co. promoted Matt Offe to project manager and Andrew Billings to assistant superintendent. It also added Chris Webster and Brandon Mickelson as assistant superintendents; and Gerson Arzuaga, Tran Nguyen and Zachary Loftin as project engineers. Offe interned at Walsh in 2015 and joined the company as a project engineer after earning his construction management degree from Central Washington University. He transitioned to assistant superintendent in 2018 and assistant project manager in 2019. Billings joined the company in 2018 as a project engineer after earning a certificate in construction management from the University of Washington. Webster has over 20 years of construction industry experience, starting as a carpenter working on remodels and most recently working for Mortenson Construction as a foreman on the Climate Pledge Arena project. Mickelson has over five years of experience in the construction industry, previously at Square Peg Construction, where he was a building services manager and assisted with estimating and managing finish carpentry, millwork and cabinet crews. Arzuaga has eight years of construction industry experience, previously working as a laborer, foreman, and most recently as a project engineer for GLY Construction. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from CWU. Nguyen graduated from the UW last June with a bachelor's degree in civil and environmental engineering. She previously worked as a project engineer at Vaughn Bay Construction in Tacoma, and interned with KPFF Consulting Engineers. Loftin has over six years of construction industry experience, also working at Square Peg Construction, where he was a project manager, project engineer and purchasing manager.

Granite Construction

Granite Construction's Alaska Region office received the Associated General Contractors of Alaska's 2021 ConocoPhillips Excellence in Safety Award. The awards recognize construction companies in five divisions, with Granite winning in the Highway Division. In 2021, the Alaska operation worked on 33 projects across more than 60 sites for a total of 300,000-plus worker hours.

ABC of Western Washington

The newest member of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington is Westcloud Construction of Medina. Westcloud is a general contractor providing vertical construction, new construction, tenant improvements and construction management.