May 28, 1998

Mackie Designs Inc.

Mackie Designs Inc. of Woodinville has recently hired Jeff Mac to fill the newly created position of eastern regional sales manager. Mac recently worked for Yamaha Digital Products, providing clinics and training. Bobb Haskitt was recently hired to fill the newly created position of product manager recording products. Haskitt recently worked for Digidesign, manufacturer of Pro Tools, hard disk recording platforms.

May 27, 1998

Meng

Catherine Kim has joined Meng as manager of marketing and client services. She has worked in business development for engineering, design and high-tech firms. Patrick Mahoney has joined the firm as an intern architect. Elizabeth Whiteford has joined Meng as a project assistant and will work on value analysis projects as well as marketing an other projects. As new office manager, Julie Beck is responsible for administrative support and human resource duties. Kim Trimiew will provide general office and marketing support as a new administrative assistant.

Pinnacle

Byron Mark has joined The Pinnacle Consulting Group as a project manager. He will manage industrial engineering projects for Emery Worldwide Airlines, Matsushita Avionics Systems and amazon.com. His work involves operations, startup and overall project management. Jim Woodcock has joined the firm as senior project engineer. He is at work on industrial engineering projects for James Hardie Gypsum, Optiva Corp., Skyway Luggage, and Tenneco Packaging. Gene Schoenecker has joined Pinnacle as a CAD operator.

StorNet

StorNet, a nationwide integrator of advanced UNIX-based systems, has opened a professional services office in Seattle. The office is located at 2601 Elliott Ave., Suite 3319.

May 26, 1998

EIC/US is up and running

WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Industry Coalition of the United States (EIC/US) had its official kickoff earlier this month in Washington, D.C. The new nationwide coalition has been established to breathe new life into the $181 billion U.S. environmental industry, which has experienced flat or downward growth rates in recent years. EIC/US plans to push for agendas that would encourage exports of U.S. environmental technologies overseas, as well as increased use of those technologies at home. Membership in EIC/US includes regional and state trade associations, sector-specific trade associations and agencies such as the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED). EIC/US officers were elected on May 1. They are: Grant Ferrier of the California Environmental Business Council, chairman; Dan Moon of the Environmental Business Council of New England, vice chairman; Ira Rubenstein of the Environmental Business Association of New York, secretary; and Bobbi Tousey of the North Carolina Environmental Technologies Consortium, treasurer. The four officers are part of EIC/US's 13-member board of directors. David Welsh, executive director of the Northwest Environmental Business Coalition in Portland, is a member of the board. Welsh said one project already being spearheaded by EIC/US is an "electronic commerce partnership" with Public Technology Inc., the non-profit research and development arm of the National League of Cities, the National Association of Counties and the International City/County Management Association. The partnership would allow cities and counties to buy environmental products and services over the Internet. Welsh is working to get the cities of Seattle, Bellevue and Portland involved in the program. "It's just one example of what I think EIC can accomplish," Welsh said.

May 22, 1998

'Technology in the new Millennium'

Five real estate industry associations are presenting a day-long technology summit on June 11 to help real estate professionals and their affiliates navigate through the maze of technology avilable to them. "Technology in the new Millennium" will be held at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. Registration costs $65 and includes clock-hour classes. It may be arranged through the Seattle-King County Association of Realtors at 800/540-3277. A half-day option is available for $50. The keynote speaker will be technology visionary Roald Marth to discuss Web-based applications for the industry, ways to use the Internet and how to assess emerging technologies. Bradley Inman, president of a real estate news and information service, will speak on changes the industry is facing. Breakout sessions will include "The Mobile/Virtual Office," "Technology Issues for Brokers," and a panel discussion on cyberspace success stories.

May 21, 1998

Metapath Software

Metapath Software, a Bellevue-based provider of integrated, real-time mediation, provisioning and subscriber information systems, has selected Kevin Niemi as its new vice president of engineering. Niemi will be responsible for strategic development and technology.

May 20, 1998

EDAW

Ed Mah has joined EDAW as a landscape architect. He is project manager for the 40-acre Reebok One World Headquarters campus in Canton, Mass., and is also directing the construction document phase of the site improvements for the Sand Point Redevelopment Plan. Mah has over 20 years of experience ranging from urban design to wetland/stream mitigation design. Marc Diemer has recently transferred to EDAW's Seattle office from the Denver office. As a landscape architect and planner he is assisting on the Reebok One World Headquarters campus, Echo Glen Children's Center and the McCormick/ Calvinwood/Square Lake proposed state park in Kitsap County. Kyle Sasaki has joined the firm as a project landscape designer. A recent graduate of the University of Washington Department of Landscape Architecture, Sasaki has worked on numerous projects in the Northwest and Asia. He is currently working the East Capitol Campus Plaza, Pilgrim Creek Park and the Keyport Master Plan. Jim Keany has joined EDAW as a terrestrial ecologist emphasizing natural resource inventories and impact analysis. He is a project biologist on the Pelton Round Butte Hydroelectric Project Relicensing in Oregon and lead biologist for the McCormick/Calvinwood/Square Lake proposed state park in Kitsap County. Steve Bondi has joined the firm as a wildlife biologist. He is assisting with terrestrial resource studies on the Pelton Round Butte and Yale hydroelectric relicensing projects and the Columbia River Habitat Evaluation Procedure. Mary Heim has rejoined EDAW as a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and information technology specialist. She recently prepared electronic integrated resource management plans for the Columbia Basin Scattered Tracts for the Bureau of Reclamation and the Westside Hydroelectric Projects for Portland General Electric. Donna Pedrera has joined the firm as financial manager. She was previously with EarthTech. Liza MacKinnon has rejoined EDAW as office manager. Kristen Karle is the new receptionist/office assistant, and will support all administrative functions.

Notkin

Notkin Engineering has added two CAD drafters to the staff. Jo Leah Parker, a graduate of ITT Technical Institute in Houston, previously worked for John Graham and Associates. She is now working on the Bremerton Naval Hospital addition, the Experience Music Project and the Overlake Hospital Medical Center projects. Justin Herrmann, a recent graduate of ITT in Bothell, is at work on Virginia Mason Medical Center's Benaroya Research Institute.

Metapath Software Corp.

Metapath Software Corp., a Bellevue-based provider of integrated, real-time mediation, provisioning and subscriber information systems, has selected Kevin Niemi as its new vice president of engineering. Niemi will be responsible for strategic development and technology.