Oct 31, 2024

Kidder Mathews

Paulsen

Industry veteran Eric Paulsen has been promoted to president of brokerage at Kidder Mathews, the firm recently announced. He'll now oversee some 500 West Coast brokers, from our state down to Arizona. Kidder's Bill Frame said in a statement, “This promotion marks an important step in our ongoing succession planning. Eric is an exceptional leader. His experience, positive personality, and drive to win make him the perfect fit to lead our growth and amplify our outstanding company culture.” Paulsen only joined the firm recently. He explained, “Three years ago, I joined Kidder Mathews because of its forward-thinking leadership, collaborative culture, and exceptional business platform. Now, I'm excited about the incredible opportunity to build on our momentum, working with teams across all services to drive even greater growth.”

Brokers make their bets on the future market

Inglin

Nov. 20 will mark the annual broker forecast and breakfast for NAIOP Washington State, to be held at the Four Seasons Hotel. The panel of experts will be lead by CBRE's Greg Inglin (pictured). He'll chat with Chris Hughes of JLL, Casey Trees from KBC Advisors and Brynn Telkamp of Be | Retail. Up for discussion, says NAIOP, is “How will work from home, high borrowing costs, and global economic pressures continue to impact the CRE market into 2025 and beyond?” We're guessing offices won't figure much in the conversation. The event begins at 8 a.m. Details and registration: naiopwa.org.

Oct 30, 2024

Bassetti Architects

Dominy Burns

Conway

At Basseti Architects, Susan Conway and Lydia Dominy Burns have been promoted to principal.

Conway has led the firm's design-chats since 2016. On top of leading several school projects, she also currently manages Studio Bassetti, staffing, and projects and is a trusted resource to her new and repeat clients. Studio Bassetti is a focused small-works studio of architects and interior designers in Seattle and Portland.

Dominy Burns is Bassetti's director of project management. She has helped the firm develop resources and tools that aspire to make projects more profitable and efficient. A leader within the Portland office, Dominy Burns has worked on some of the firm's largest and most complex projects, including Benson Polytechnic High School and Multiple Pathways to Graduation.

She has deep knowledge and interest in K-12 design and programming and is a long standing and active board member with A4LE, volunteers with SchoolsNEXT to mentor aspiring young architects, and recently became ALEP certified.

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Miller

Culley

Patricia Culley and David Miller have each been promoted to principal at Bohlin Cywinski Jackson.

Before their promotions, they were both associate principals.

Miller is based in the firm's Seattle office and has been with Bohlin Cywinski Jackson for over 20 years. He has worked on several complex projects, succeeded in business development, secured new work, and nurtured firm culture.

After joining BCJ's San Francisco office in 2002, he migrated north to Seattle in 2003 and quickly became an integral part of the team working on the Grand Teton Discovery + Visitor Center. BCJ's longstanding relationship with Canadian timber fabricator Spearhead Timberworks began through working with Miller on the Teton Visitor Center and has since led to more than a dozen project collaborations.

Other of Miller's projects include the Whistler Residence, the Ae'o Tower on Hawaii, Tasman East in Santa Clara and a host of custom single-family residences, cultural and civic buildings, and mixed-use high rises. Current projects include new mixed-use and single-family residential buildings in Hawaii for JL Capital.

Culley is based in BCJ's Pittsburgh office. In the nearly two decades since she joined the firm, Culley has championed a holistic design ethos that balances integrity, sustainability, and beauty. She was honored with an AIA Young Architects Award in 2021.

Her project portfolio includes early design work on the California Institute of Technology's Schlinger Laboratory and Marquez Hall at the Colorado School of Mines, Carnegie Mellon University's ANSYS Hall, the Frick Environmental Center in Pittsburgh and projects with the University of Virginia and the ClearWater Conservancy.

Current projects include the net-zero ready, 180,000-square-foot Quaker Valley High School in Leetsdale, PA.

Swinerton Incorporated

Martinez

Chany

Swinerton Incorporated announced the promotion of Chris Chany to vice president and director of corporate services. In his new role, Chany will support Swinerton’s commitment to providing exceptional client experiences and the continued growth and success of the national corporate services team. Chany has helped to grow Swinerton’s corporate services portfolio from $300 million to just over $1 billion in revenue in just four years. His ability to strategize with teams from pursuit through project execution and closeout has allowed Swinerton to solidify critical client relationships, generate repeat work, and seize growth opportunities.

Swinerton also announced that Luis Martinez will be joining its Seattle division as project executive. With over 25 years of industry experience, Martinez will lead all phases of preconstruction and construction from design to turnover. In addition, Martinez is part of the 2024 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Center for Leadership cohort and is earning a Lean Construction Institute (LCI)-Certified Practitioner Design (CPD) certification. He volunteers as a mentor for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), the University of Washington and the ACE Mentor Program.

Oct 29, 2024

TRICO Companies

Endicott

TRICO Companies, a design-build general contractor based in Burlington, hired Rick Endicott as superintendent. Endicott has over 18 years of experience in the construction industry, and specializes in numerous construction methods, including concrete, wood frame, steel, and metal frame. His experience spans a wide range of project types, including schools, specialized laboratories, office and campus buildings, medical office buildings, and data centers. He holds certifications in OSHA 30 and first aid/CPR as well as other industry certifications including SWPPP, rigging, crane management, coaching and developing people, and workplace suicide prevention and mental health. TRICO has been in business since 1979, and is licensed across Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Arizona, Mississippi, Tennessee and California.

FORMA Construction

Phillips

FORMA Construction announced the retirement of Drew Phillips, director of business development, after a career spanning several decades. As a fifth-generation Olympia contractor, Phillips career has taken him through a wide range of roles, including laborer, carpenter, project manager, estimator, and principal. During his tenure at FORMA, Phillips was instrumental in delivering numerous high-profile projects, including over five major facilities at Saint Martin's University. Among these is the Father Bede Ernsdorff Center for the Department of Natural Sciences. He also led the award-winning Olympia Regional Learning Academy and oversaw the recent refresh of the Washington Center for the Performing Arts. Beyond his professional achievements, Phillips has been active in the broader Thurston County community. His contributions include serving on numerous boards and organizations dedicated to education, the arts, and community development. In 2019, Phillips was awarded the Distinguished Leader Award from Leadership Thurston County. To celebrate his career, a retirement party will be held 4-7 p.m. on Nov. 21 at the Heritage Room in Olympia.

Columbia Sportswear

Portland-based Columbia Sportswear announced that the Columbia brand has a new creative agency partner and marketing leadership to oversee the brand's new creative strategy. These changes are part of the brand's strategic vision that will pair product strategy with integrated marketing. The Columbia brand has been working to bring the new strategic vision to life internally over the last few months, culminating in a company-wide preview of what's to come earlier this month. The Columbia brand appointed adam&eveDDB as its global agency of record following a competitive pitch against several undisclosed global agencies. The global account will be led by adam&eveDDB London in close partnership with its New York and San Francisco offices. To lead its new marketing direction, the company hired Matthew Sutton to serve as senior vice president and head of marketing for the Columbia brand in September 2024. Sutton brings deep experience in brand and digital marketing, recently leading retail and direct-to-consumer brands including The Black Tux and FreshDirect as chief marketing officer.