Apr 30, 2025

BCRA

Doyle

Parker

Jensen

BCRA announced the addition of three new senior associates: Wade Jensen, Ross Parker, and Kim Doyle.

Jensen, associate DBIA, joined BCRA in August 2024. With a focus on K-12 education, her portfolio spans the design of new schools, renovations, and facilities supporting district operations. Jensen leads design decisions that align with district goals, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.

Parker joined BCRA in January. He has a diverse background, having worked across multiple sectors including PreK-12 education, higher education, civic, indigenous, healthcare, residential, and commercial design.

Kim Doyle rejoined BCRA in February. In the time since she first worked at BCRA from 2005 to 2013, her career has evolved to focus on public service and federal projects as well as education, healthcare, and behavioral health design.

Reid Middleton

Huff

Frizzell

In Everett, Reid Middleton hired Ben Frizzell as an associate structural engineer. Frizzell brings 18 years of structural engineering experience.

In Anchorage, Sam Huff was hired as a designer I. Huff graduates from University of Alaska Anchorage this spring and will focus on structural engineering projects.

Reid Middleton, Inc., provides structural and civil engineering and land surveying services.

Rice Fergus Miller

Gillogly

Rhonda Gillogly has joined Rice Fergus Miller as a senior project manager and will primarily serve the Civic Studio. She brings more than three decades of experience in architecture, construction, and firm leadership.

Gillogly previously led her own successful architectural firm and most recently served as a studio leader at a multidisciplinary design firm with offices across the western United States. She has deep expertise in public sector project delivery and has guided complex developments ranging from criminal justice and emergency services facilities to educational, commercial, and civic projects. In addition to her extensive public sector experience, Gillogly has worked in the private sector on projects including hospitality, commercial office spaces, retail, and food service environments.

She is a registered architect and will help lead project delivery efforts across key sectors at Rice Fergus Miller. In her new role, she will also mentor emerging professionals and support the firm’s continued growth through her strengths in team leadership, client service, and strategic operations.

EFM

Portland-based EFM, a forest investment and management firm, announced a new joint venture with Sojitz Corp. through its 100% subsidiary Sojitz Corp. of America, which will establish a forestry investment fund to generate high-integrity carbon credits and promote climate-smart forest stewardship across the United States. The new entity, EFM Sojitz Management, will manage the fund and aims to raise approximately 200 million, with initial participation expected from Sojitz, Fuyo General Lease and other global investors. The fund will focus on acquiring and managing forestland in climate resilient forested regions of the United States, generating returns for investors through sustainable timber production and the development of forest-based carbon credits. EFM's climate-smart approach diversifies the revenue streams from forests to include carbon credits and conservation easements alongside revenue from traditional forest products, habitat restoration, recreational access, non-timber forest products, tribal cultural use, and improved carbon sequestration. EFM will engage a diverse group of investors, particularly from Japan and other international markets, in collaboration with Sojitz. EFM acquires forests in the Pacific Northwest and beyond, and has two decades of experience managing more than 200,000 forestland acres.

Vouched

Vouched, an AI-powered identity verification for critical industries, has been selected as the winner of a Gold Stevie Award in the Technology category in the 23rd Annual American Business Awards. More than 3,600 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories. Vouched was nominated in the Technology category for Fastest Growing Tech Company of the Year. More than 250 professionals worldwide participated in the judging process to select this year's Stevie Award winners. “We are honored to be recognized with the Gold Stevie Award as the fastest growing tech company,” said Peter Horadan, CEO of Vouched. “This achievement is a testament to the relentless dedication of our team and the trust our customers place in us to solve some of the world's most complex identity verification challenges. As AI continues to transform how businesses operate, Vouched remains committed to delivering secure, innovative, and seamless solutions that empower organizations across industries to build trust online.” Based in Seattle, Vouched is privately held and backed by Madrona Venture Labs, Ascend Ventures, Flying Fish VC, BHG VC, SpringRock Ventures, and SeaChange Ventures. Sponsors of The 2025 American Business Awards include HCLTech, Melissa Sones Consulting, and SoftPro.

Radial Engineering

Tetreault

Skelton

Chamberlain

Gibson

Anderson

Radial Engineering, founded by Ryan Anderson and Evin Gibson, is a new Seattle-based structural engineering firm, launched in January.

The firm partners with architects, contractors, developers, public agencies, and homeowners to deliver technically sound solutions across a wide range of project types.

The team specializes in structural engineering services that help create safe, functional, and visually compelling spaces.

Expertise includes:

• Residential – Custom homes, remodels, additions, DADUs, and seismic retrofits

• Mixed use – Low-income and transitional housing, townhomes, and market rate apartments

• Modular structures – Rapid-deployable, long-span, extreme-environment, and blast-resistant buildings

• Commercial – Tenant improvements, new construction, and rooftop mechanical support

• Site structures – Stormwater detention vaults and ponds, site retaining walls, and shoring walls

• Existing structures – Adaptive reuse, unreinforced masonry (URM) retrofits, and historic preservation

• Building assessments – Damage assessment, repair recommendations, seismic evaluations, and foundation reviews

• Special projects – Art installations, shipping container buildings, and fire escape confidence testing

The Radial Engineering team includes:

• Ryan Anderson, PE, SE, principal

• Evin Gibson PE, SE, principal

• Ethan Chamberlain, EIT, project engineer

• Garrett Skelton, PE, project manager

• Jocelyn Tetreault PE, project manager

To learn more, visit http://www.radial-engineering.com or contact info@radial-engineering.com.

Apr 29, 2025

Skagit County

Weller

Skagit County Commissioners named Michael See as the new public works director and Tom Weller as county engineer. See most recently served as the acting director of public works, with three previous years of experience as the assistant director, and Weller was the acting county engineer and engineering division manager for Public Works. See has been the assistant director for Public Works since 2022, and has worked at Skagit County for over 20 years. He started his career with the county as the park ranger/manager for Howard Miller Steelhead Park under the Parks and Recreation Department. Weller then transitioned over to the Public Works Department, moving through several positions in the natural resources division, managing watershed, stormwater, and water resource issues, before ultimately becoming the natural resources division manager in 2018. He has also worked extensively in the community as an emergency medical technician, firefighter, and park law enforcement. See graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Management. Weller joined Skagit County Public Works in July of 2022 as the engineering division manager and assistant county engineer. With extensive experience in civil engineering and infrastructure development, Weller will play an essential role in overseeing transportation planning, road construction, and public works projects that enhance the county's infrastructure. He brings nearly 30 years of experience to the position, including more than 26 years in private consultant practice with firms throughout Puget Sound and Western Montana. He will also ensure compliance with regulatory standards, efficient project execution, and strategic planning for future development. Weller graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering.

Protect AI

Protect AI, a provider of enterprise AI security solutions, is collaborating with digital modernation company Leidos to strengthen security for AI systems used by U.S. government agencies. The collaboration combines Leidos' expertise in secure digital transformation with Protect AI's platform to enhance end-to-end protection against AI threats. By integrating Protect AI's platform into Leidos' secure digital transformation initiatives, the firms aim to provide federal agencies with critical capabilities to manage AI risks — from model selection and development to deployment and ongoing monitoring. Leidos and Protect AI aim to deliver full lifecycle security capabilities across the entire AI supply chain for national security, defense, intelligence, healthcare, and civil agencies that align with government standards and enable secure AI innovation at scale. The Protect AI platform provides a comprehensive suite of AI security tools designed to detect and mitigate vulnerabilities in machine learning models and generative AI workflows. Founded by AI leaders from Amazon and Oracle, Protect AI is headquartered in Seattle, with offices in Berlin and Bangalore. Leidos is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 48,000 global employees,