Apr 04, 1997

Commercial Real Estate Women

CREW Northwest is sponsoring two luncheon programs and a "networking spectacular" in the next few weeks. On April 9 the group presents a luncheon program on the biotech industry. The speakers will be J. Thomas Ranken, executive director of the Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association, and Gordon McWilliams, director of design for research and biotechnology at CNA Architecture Group. The luncheon will be held at the Harbor Club, 801 Second Ave., 17th Floor, Seattle. CREW members pay $22.50, others $30. Call 441-3966 for reservations. April 23 is the date for "Hot Tips on Selling," a box lunch program at the West Coast Bellevue Hotel to be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. The speaker will be Jerry Hocutt, who will discuss body language and selling. The cost is $15 for CREW members, $17.50 for others. CREW's networking spectacular is set for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, at Friesen Gallery. The gallery is located on the plaza of the Washington Mutual Tower in downtown Seattle at Second Avenue and University Street. Tickets are $25.

Apr 02, 1997

Degenkolb

Christopher L. Thompson has been made regional manager and senior associate for Degenkolb Engineers, managing the new Portland office for the firm. Thompson joined Degenkolb in 1996 and has seven years of structural engineering experience in the Portland area, including seismic retrofit and renovation of existing structures for health care, university, corporate and municipal clients. Degenkolb also has offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles, and currently has 71 full-time employees. Jeffrey R. Soulages, who joined Degenkolb in 1990, now serves as an associate on projects in the Portland office. His structural engineering experience includes the new design and post-earthquake repair at the Veterans Administration Sepulveda campus and the design of a new medical office building for Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco. He served as editor of the Vision 2000 report, "Performance Based Seismic Engineering of Buildings," produced by the Structural Engineers Association of California. Stacy J. Bartoletti joined Degenkolb in 1993 and now serves as a design engineer in the Portland office. Bartoletti's experience includes General Services Administration seismic hazard evaluations at various locations; various seismic upgrades for the State of California, and a seismic evaluation, inspection and upgrade program for Hewlett-Packard. Eric D. Thomas recently joined Degenkolb and serves as a design engineer on projects in the Portland office. He has experience in designing new facilities and the seismic renovation of existing facilities for health care, municipal, corporate, and university clients. John H. Thomsen IV joined Degenkolb in 1995 and serves as a designer in the Portland office. His experience includes university building seismic studies and the seismic program for Hewlett Packard. David A. Basurto recently joined the Portland office of Degenkolb Engineers as a senior CAD specialist. Paige C. Jackson, has joined Degenkolb Engineers in Portland as office manager.

Apr 01, 1997

Used sneaker drive for basketball court

SEATTLE -- Approximately 25,000 used sneakers are needed to construct a recycled-content floor for a community basketball court in downtown Seattle. A drive to collect sneakers for the SmartCells basketball floor will be launched on Earth Day, April 22. The first SmartCells basketball floor was installed last year by SATECH, the Kirkland-based developer of the product, at Puget Sound Christian College in Edmonds. It took 15,000 sneakers and 525 tires to build the 5,000-square-foot court. The floor looks identical to a traditional wood court, according to Tom Vaux, president of SATECH. Vaux said three different downtown sites are now being considered for a second recycled-content basketball court. The court would be located inside a community center offering senior activities, daycare and a computer room near the court, where volunteers from local businesses can help teach kids to use computers. The second court will be 7,500 to 10,000 square feet in size. Lenny Wilkens, head coach of the Atlanta Hawks and former head coach of the Seattle Supersonics, has agreed to participate in the project, Vaux said. Individuals and representatives from schools, businesses and community groups who are interested in donating old sneakers should call Doral Campbell at (206) 775-8686.

Workshop on wood waste best practices

SEATTLE -- The Clean Washington Center in Seattle recently contracted International Resources Unlimited (IRU) of Eugene, Ore. to create a Wood Waste Best Practices Manual and conduct workshops based on those practices. IRU will offer its first workshop from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 14 at the Seattle Chamber of Commerce Board Room. The workshop will focus on the cost and performance benefits of using wood waste materials in manufacturing and production processes. Other consulting firms that assisted with the project include Gershman, Brickner & Bratton Inc. of Falls Church, Va., and Green Solutions of South Prairie. To register or receive more information, call IRU President Gene Davis or IRU Project Director Mark Zinniker at (541) 344-9454, or send E-mail to: IRUGROUP@aol.com.

Mar 27, 1997

Seed and Berry

Christopher Daley-Watson has become a partner with Seed and Berry, a Seattle intellectual property law firm, where he specializes in patent matters in the electronic arts.

TransACT Education

Milton Snyder, former superintendent of Federal Way School District, has joined TransACT Education, Inc., as an executive consultant. Snyder will assist TransACT, and Bill Kendrick, senior education consultant, in broadening awareness and distribution of TransACT's services and the Translation Library of Educational Policy and Legal Compliance Forms. TransACT Education, Inc., provides legal and policy translation software and services to school districts.

Mar 26, 1997

M&NMG

Gerald Reifert, Anne Schopf, and Mathieu Jacobs have been promoted to the position of associate at Mahlum & Nordfors McKinley Gordon. Reifert, who joined the firm in 1988, has worked on projects for the Edmonds School District, Virginia Mason Clinic, and the Highline School District. He recently completed design work on the award-winning Chief Leschi School for the Puyallup Tribe. Schopf migrated from New York in 1990 to join the firm as a design architect. Her work incudes King Count Health Clinics, the Portland Community College student services building, and the design of the firm's new office in Portland. Jacobs has spent most of his time since joining the firm in 1988 completing outpatient clinics for Legacy Health Systems and Health First, including the Hall Boulevard and Tualatin Clinics. He is now project manager for the Timberline Software corporate headquarters in the Portland area and a new manufacturing facility for Audio Precision.

Coughlin Porter Lundeen

John G. Smith has joined Coughlin Porter Lundeen as a structural engineer and project manager. His current projects include Highline Community Hospital addition, Unigard Office Park, Zymogenetics pilot plant, and the Northeast 58th Street mixed-use facility. Robert S. Cochran has joined the firm as a structural engineer and is now at work on the Medina Elementary School addition and modernization, Tyee Middle School addition and modernization, Mt. Vernon Fire Station #2, Marsh Commons townhomes and Microsoft Network Migration in Redmond.