Dec 18, 1996

SWMB

Ron Klemencic has been promoted to the level of principal at Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire Inc. (SWMB). Klemencic has been instrumental in the firm's expansion into overseas markets and in introducing innovative technologies into countries with emerging building industries. He is also active on a local level, working on developments such as Emerald Downs Racetrack, downtown Seattle's Pacific Place, and Microsoft Redmond West. Bob Anderson has joined SWMB as a top project manager. During the last eight years of his 18-year career, Anderson has served as structural engineer for 14 buildings on Microsoft's corporate campus.

Dec 17, 1996

ECOSS wins extension service contract

SEATTLE -- The Environmental Coalition of South Seattle has won an $86,000 contract to start up an environmental extension service for Duwamish-area businesses. The extension service will be much like a local cooperative extension office where people have their agriculture- and horticulture-related questions answered free of charge. In this case, business owners will be able to have their questions about pollution prevention, waste reduction, site assessments and remediation answered free of charge for the extension service's first 15 months. The non-profit organization ECOSS is the lead contractor for the project. Subcontractors include: Global Environmental Marketplace and Environmental Sales & Marketing; EnviroIssues; Cascadia Consulting; and the Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Research Center. The money for the 15-month contract is coming from both King County and the city of Seattle. The Washington Environmental Industry Association and the Professional Environmental Marketing Association have offered to donate more than 30 hours a month to the extension service during its first 15 months. Such in-kind services are valued at $45,000. Owners of contaminated sites in the Duwamish area will be able to view the environmental extension service as a haven of resources, referrals and helpful information. They will be shown how to get the cleanup process started, how to pick a consultant, what resources exist for them at various government agencies and what pollution prevention measures they can use at their sites. The extension service's office will be located at the present location of ECOSS, 8201 10th Ave. S. in Seattle's South Park neighborhood. The office will provide a library, training seminars and a computer work station with access to the Internet and a soon-to-be-established soil and groundwater database. By typing in their addresses, property owners will be able to get printouts of hydrogeologic maps for their properties and for neighboring properties. Extension service staff members will answer questions at the office or will visit people's business sites. For more information on the environmental extension service, call ECOSS Director Charles Cunniff at (206) 767-0432.

ISO 14000 on-line conference planned

A conference called "Understanding and Implementing ISO 14000 Environmental Management Systems" will take place on-line via the Internet Feb. 10-14. For more information or to register for the conference, visit the following Web site: http://infopalconference.com/events_1.htm.

Addition, promotion at Kennedy/Jenks

FEDERAL WAY -- Kennedy/Jenks Consultants recently announced a new addition and a promotion at its Federal Way office. Mark L. Spaur has joined Kennedy/Jenks as a senior associate engineer in the Industrial Services Group. MaryBeth Gilbrough has been registered as a professional engineer in Washington and promoted to the position of senior staff engineer. Spaur will provide engineering support for industrial and municipal projects, including process engineering, facility design and construction support services. He has more than 13 years experience in the design and operation of industrial process and pollution control equipment, with specific experience in metal finishing, detergent production and inorganic chemical manufacturing. Gilbrough joined the Pacific Northwest office of Kennedy/Jenks in June 1995. Since that time, she has been responsible for design of water transmission and sewer collection systems, as well as computerized water modeling studies. She also has experience in the design of hazardous waste remediation technologies and has worked in the areas of groundwater air-sparging, soil vapor extraction and soil thin-spreading. Kennedy/Jenks Consultants is a full-service environmental consulting firm with 11 offices throughout the western United States. The company was founded in San Francisco in 1919. The firm specializes in water quality, water and wastewater treatment systems, water reclamation, solid and hazardous waste investigation and remediation, industrial process treatment, flood control and storm drainage, utility systems and airport engineering.

Dec 13, 1996

Stoel Rives

The law firm of Stoel Rives LLP has added six new lawyers to its Seattle office. Sarah Mack joins the firm's Land Use Group as a partner; Laura Smiley joins the Corporate, Finance & Securities Group and International Group as Of Counsel; Kent Fischmann joins the Intellectual Property Group as Of Counsel; Juliana Kehl also joins the Corporate, Finance & Securities Group and International Group; Mona Bentz joins the Litigation Group; and Lee Brunz joins Real Estate Group.

Dec 11, 1996

ABKJ

Ten engineers and three drafters have joined Andersen Bjornstad Kane Jacobs, Inc. (ABKJ). Daniel W. Symonds, structural engineer, is currently working on two prison facilities for the Oregon Department of Corrections and Buendia Square in the Philippines. Douglas D. Huang brings 20 years of structural design experience to the firm and is currently working on the design of the North Triangle Building in Manila, Philippines. Adam Ludwig is currently working on seismic evaluation projects for the Corvallis School District and seismic upgrades for the Portland Public Schools. Scott W. Jacky has joined ABKJ's bridge division and is currently working on the Whittier Access Road project in Alaska and the Smith Parker Bridge for King County. Christopher J. Faul, Peter J. Krebs, Xenia Rofes and Robert R. Cruz have joined ABKJ's structural division of buildings and bridges. All are currently working on international projects.. Miguel (Jun) Audar has joined ABKJ as a CAD drafter. David A. Perry and William S. Burns have also joined ABKJ's drafting department.

Kubota/Kato

Alan Yee has joined Architects Kubota/Kato, Inc. as an apprentice architect and will assist the firm in CAD production. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, he will join the design teams for Kimball Elementary School Addition, Steilacoom's Police and Fire Station renovation, and the Seattle Keiro Nursing Home and Intergenerational Childcare Addition.

Hansen

Carrie Adams has joined the staff of Hansen Design Company. A computer production specialist, she is a graduate of Cornish College of the Arts and also studied at Barnstone Studios in Coplay, Pa.

Hansen

New projects for Hansen Design Company (HDC) include identity development and marketing materials for CNA Companies and Polaris Venture Partners and a newsletter for The Rainier Club. HDC has assisted Teledesic Corporation with multilingual collateral materials for presentation at the United Nations's recent World Telecommunications Policy Forum in Geneva. Special 3-D graphics were created to illustrate the vision of extending telecommunications infrastructure into developing countries.