Sep 10, 1998

Foster Pepper & Shefelman

Mary-Alice Pomputius has joined Foster Pepper & Shefelman as of counsel, practicing intellectual property and trademark law in the firm's Seattle office. Pomputius formerly served as special counsel at Cooley Godward in Palo Alto, Calif.

Service Intelligence

Seattle-based Service Intelligence recently merged with a group of Atlanta-based training experts to form a measurement and training company devoted to customer service issues. The new company will be headquartered in Atlanta but will retain the Service Intelligence name. It will be headed by CEO David Deutsch. Service Intelligence has also formed a partnership with J.D. Power and Assoc. to develop a performance-based approach to customer service training. Firm founders Lisa Goodman, Peter Gurney and Susan Smith will remain with the company in executive-level positions.

Sep 09, 1998

Bellevue Community College

Bellevue Community College and the Seattle King County Private Industry Council are creating a program designed to teach information technology skills to displaced workers. The program targets workers underrepresented in information technology fields, for example, women, workers age 40 and over, and persons with disabilities. The college will customize training courses in Microcomputer Technical Support, Online Technical Writing, Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer and Microsoft Certified System Engineer. Bellevue Community College's NorthWest Center for Emerging Technologies received a three-year $2 million renewable grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will provide funding for curriculum development and educational products and services.

KBTC

Tacoma mayor and former state legislator Brian Ebersole has accepted the position of development director at Bates' public television station, KBTC. Ebersole will be responsible for developing and marketing the station's transition from analog to the FCC-required digital format.

BOORA

Phil H. Duong has joined BOORA Architects of Portland as a computer graphics specialist. He was previously a public relations assistant at Portland Center Stage. P.V. Odhiambo, who also recently joined the firm, is a design assistant for the expansion and renovation of Terwilliger Plaza, a continuing care retirement center in Southwest Portland. Christopher Purdy has joined BOORA as project manager for a multimillion dollar renovation and restoration of Seattle's Cinerama Theatre. Stephen Weeks has rejoined BOORA after earning a bachelor's degree from Princeton University, and is now working on the expansion and remodel of the Cheney Cowles Museum in Spokane.

Guido Perla

Tom Anderson has joined Guido Perla and Associates as mechanical engineer. He will apply his experience in the mechanical and marine fields to the design of commercial and private vessels.

Sep 08, 1998

Foster Pepper & Shefelman

Mary-Alice Pomputius has joined Foster Pepper & Shefelman as of counsel practicing intellectual property and trademark law in the firm's Seattle office. Pomputius formerly served as special counsel at Cooley Godward in Palo Alto.

Sep 02, 1998

ALSC

ALSC Architects of Spokane has promoted four people to the level of associate. Daniel R. Bresnahan has been with the firm for 15 years. Recent projects include the Gonzaga University Law School, Holland Library addition at Washington State University and the Hewlett-Packard Cafeteria & Conference Center. Daniel L. Griffith, who has been with ALSC for 10 years, has designed a library at Eastern Washington University and an addition and remodel for First Presbyterian Church in Spokane. Kenneth J. Murphy joined the firm five years ago. His projects have included Bowdish Junior High School modernization and the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. W. Scott Whitesitt designed the Trent Elementary School modernization and the award-winning Base Exchange Shopping Mall at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. He joined the firm in 1993. Rustin Hall has been with the firm for five years, and has worked on the City of Richland Shops Complex, the Benton County Emergency Center and the new Spokane Valley YMCA.

Stoel Rives

Timothy O'Connell has joined Stoel Rives as Of Counsel in the law firm's Seattle office. O'Connell formerly served as Of Counsel, region operations, for GTE Service Corp.'s Pacific Northwest region. O'Connell's practice emphasizes labor and employment law and telecommunications law.