Feb 17, 2023

Ultra Safe Nuclear

Yeremian

Ultra Safe Nuclear appointed Rosemary Yeremian as vice president, business development, Canada. In this role, she will provide leadership and strategic direction for the development of business opportunities for Ultra Safe Nuclear's Micro-Modular Reactor in Canada, including new advanced microreactor builds. Yeremian joins Ultra Safe Nuclear from X-energy Canada, where she was vice president of corporate strategy and business development. She served as president of Thermodyne Engineering and president & CEO of Strategic Insights, a nuclear business development consulting firm with offices in three continents. Her past experiences also include new nuclear build projects at Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and nuclear sector financing advisory services at Export Development Canada.

Ultra Safe Nuclear, a U.S. corporation headquartered in Seattle, is a global provider and vertical integrator of nuclear technologies and services, on Earth and in space. The company produces the Micro-Modular reactor, Fully Ceramic Micro-encapsulated FCM nuclear fuel, and nuclear power and propulsion technologies for space exploration.

T-Mobile

Ray

Bellevue-based T-Mobile announced that president of technology Neville Ray plans to retire from the company by Fall 2023 and current executive vice president and chief network officer Ulf Ewaldsson will assume the role after Ray departs. As president of technology, Ray has been responsible for the management and development of T-Mobile's wireless network, technology services, and technology operations. Ray joined T-Mobile in April 2000. During his tenure, he has been at the forefront of several T-Mobile milestones, including the launch of 3G, the launch of the Android smartphone using UMTS, the launch of HSPA+ 4G, the launch of LTE and then nationwide LTE coverage, the combination with Metro PCS, and acquisition of 600MHz spectrum. Ewaldsson joined T-Mobile in January 2019 as senior vice president, technology transformation, and was promoted to EVP and chief network officer in 2021.

Zetron

Zetron, a provider of communications technology and services, announced it has acquired GeoConex Corporation, a developer and integrator of public safety and Homeland Security communications systems. GeoConex, a Zetron business partner since 2009, has grown to be a leading reseller of Zetron communications systems. The company also provides computer aided dispatch technology and services that are core to Zetron's command and control solutions portfolio. GeoConex was originally founded in 2001, then purchased in 2007 by Craig Dotson and Ken Murphy, who have remained as the company's majority owners and chief operational executives since that time. GeoConex is headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. With the acquisition, GeoConex becomes a wholly owned division of Zetron. Zetron is headquartered in Redmond, with operations throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia to serve its global customer base in more than 80 countries around the world.

Qumulo

Seattle-based data storage company Qumulo appointed Ryan Farris as vice president of product and Brandon Whitelaw as vice president of strategic partnerships. They will help drive cloud innovation and strategic partnerships. Prior to Qumulo, Farris was the CTO at Anitian, a provider of cloud security and compliance automation. Previously, he served as the product and engineering leader at Amazon and focused on building capabilities for media and entertainment workflows, live video streaming, and edge computing. Whitelaw also comes from Amazon where he led worldwide go-to-market strategy for AWS's storage portfolio along with vertical solution development. Prior to AWS, Whitelaw was chief of strategy for Dell's File and Object division where he developed their hybrid multi-cloud strategy and led collaboration efforts with Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and AWS. The company's leadership team also includes chief technology officer Kiran Bhageshpur and chief customer officer Eric Brodersen, who joined Qumulo earlier this year. Additionally, Qumulo appointed Claire Thompson as vice president of EMEA sales operations and worldwide sales enablement and Fabrice Gourlay as vice president of EMEA sales.

Feb 16, 2023

U District focus for NAIOP

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Wednesday, March 15 will be the next monthly breakfast gathering for NAIOP, with the agenda being “Transforming the U District.” A panel will discuss the proliferation of new high-rise apartments, most of them being marketed for students, including The M (pictured). On hand will be Matt Simo with Urban Renaissance Group, Aaron Hoard from the U.W., Thatcher Imboden from Sound Transit and Justin Merriman of Kamiak Real Estate. In addition, students from the U.W. and beyond competed in NAIOP's annual Real Estate Challenge, preparing three different feasibility proposals for an unspecified 18,000-square-foot site in the U District. (We're guessing it's the Sound Transit-owned corner of Roosevelt and 45th, where event co-sponsor Low Income Housing Institute is presently operating a tiny house complex known as Rosie's Village.) The winning team will be announced as well. The event begins at 8 a.m. at the Hyatt at Olive 8. Details and registration: naiopwa.org.

CBRE

Rosauer

Loveall

CBRE announced the recent hiring of veteran industrial brokers Patricia Loveall and Jason Rosauer. They made the jump from Kidder Mathews. CBRE's John R. Miller said in a statement, “The addition of Jason and Patricia complements our existing industrial team, and expands our reach across eastern Washington and Montana, two regions seeing increased investor activity.” The pair also brokers office and land development sites.

Coldwell Banker Bain

Nordby

Coldwell Banker Bain announced its new regional VP for the Puget Sound area: Julia Nordby, who makes the move from John L. Scott. She's an industry veteran with some three decades in the residential brokerage arena. CBB president Robert Burns said in a statement, “Coldwell Banker Bain welcomes Julia Nordby's diverse leadership style and her track record of integrating operational disciplines to achieve extraordinary results.”

Avatar touts $70M in lending

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For the second half of last year, local lender Avatar Financial Group recently announced, the firm closed $70 million in deals to fund 16 projects across the U.S. Those reached from Colorado to Florida. One notable two-year loan was small, at $5.6 million, but helped to cover renovation efforts at the historic Sonora Inn, east of San Francisco, which dates to 1896. Avatar CEO Jerry Zevenbergen said of all 16 loans, “These most recent transactions showcase the plentiful opportunities to place capital despite market constraints. Avatar is still lending and can help qualified investors access capital to keep their projects moving forward.”

On the Boards

On the Boards named Megan Kiskaddon as the organization's new executive director, following a national search. Kiskaddon joins the Seattle non-profit with almost two decades of roles in the arts focusing on public programs, artist commissions, community partnerships, and strategic planning. She was previously the interim chief education and community engagement officer at SFMOMA, where she oversaw artist-driven, socially engaged, and educationally focused initiatives. Kiskaddon starts at On the Boards on March 13. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Mills College and a Master of Arts from the Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance at Wesleyan University. On the Boards was founded in Seattle in 1978 to influence contemporary art on a global scale by investing in and championing local artists, and to provoke new ways of thinking, and inspire societal change.

Treehouse

The board of directors of Treehouse named Dawn Rains as its new chief executive officer. Rains, a 14-year veteran leader at Treehouse and the organization's current president, succeeds CEO Lisa Chin who spent three years with the organization. Rains has more than 30 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. Over her time at Treehouse, she has led fund development, marketing, programs, and policy and systems change. Rains joined Treehouse in 2009 as the director of development & marketing, leading a team that increased contributed revenue by 25% and attracted over 1,000 new donors. She was appointed chief operating officer in 2012, providing strategic direction for program development, implementation, and evaluation. In 2017, Rains was promoted to chief policy & strategy officer and then executive vice president in 2020, and president last September.

CertaPro Painters

Joey Sullivan, owner of CertaPro Painters of Seattle, was one of the top five finalists — out of nearly 400 CertaPro Painters businesses across North America — for the system's most prestigious award, the CertaCup. To be considered for this award, nominees must practice the company's values, consistently deliver extraordinary customer service, and demonstrate growth in their residential and commercial painting business. Aside from expanding their commercial portfolio into new segments and increasing residential metrics, Sullivan and his team put a significant emphasis on community-driven initiatives this past year. Many of the programs they supported revolved around better education and athletic and extracurricular activities for children in their area. The CertaPro Painters of Seattle team was recognized for its accomplishments during CertaPro's annual conference on Jan. 20 in Carlsbad, California. CertaPro Painters was founded in 1992 and specializes in providing commercial and residential services, through more than 370 independently owned and operated franchises.