Dec 22, 1998

Microsoft

Microsoft Corp. announced the promotion of Steven Sinofsky to vice president of Microsoft Office and Brian Valentine to vice president of Windows development. Sinofsky manages design and development of the Office suite and its applications. Valentine manages design and development of the Windows 2000 operating system and associated infrastructure products.

Dec 21, 1998

Smartstop

Smartstop Inc., a Portland-based provider of data and voice telecommunications for the transportation industry, has chosen Alan J. Beauchamp as its chief financial officer and vice president of finance. Beauchamp formerly served as vice president of finance at Data I/O.

Pacific North Equipment

Pacific North Equipment Co. of Kent has announced the following promotions and additions. Christian Davidson has joined PNE as manager, information technology, in the Technology Group. Davidson will engineer and protect the company's investments in technology infrastructure. He worked previously for a heavy equipment dealer in Phoenix, Ariz. Tom Tracey has joined the company as the rental coordinator, responsible for all rentals, machine movements and accessories for the expanding PNE Rentals Division. Doug Moschtti has been promoted to senior credit and retail finance manager. He originally joined PNE as credit manger for Oregon. Eddie Gibson has been promoted to Chehalis service manager, responsible for the daily operations of the Chehalis service department. Gibson has worked for PNE for 24 years, primarily as a field mechanic. Colvin Holm recently celebrated his 25-year anniversary at Pacific North Equipment, located at 22431 83rd Ave. S. in Kent. Holm started at the company as a parts counter person in 1973 and worked his way up to regional parts manager, a post he has held for the past 10 years. Pacific North Equipment of Kent has been chosen as the number one dealer for Moxy Trucks in the United States for 1998. Moxy Trucks presented its annual "President's Award" to Tim A. Hess, vice president of sales for Pacific North. The award is based on dealer practices, market share and creative marketing efforts.

Dec 18, 1998

Coldwell Banker Bain Associates

Coldwell Banker Bain's Kirkland branch has moved to Northeast 85th and 120th Avenue Northeast. The branch outgrew its Market Street office where it had been for 22 years. It is now more centrally located and offers more high-tech office amenities, according to Phyllis Zander, the managing broker of the branch. The Kirkland branch houses the company's new training center.

Dec 17, 1998

nvst.com Inc.

Scott Dennehy was named account executive at nvst.com Inc., a Bellevue company that provides an Internet hub site for the mergers and acquisitions and venture capital industries. Dennehy formerly worked with Cabletron Systems in Rochester, N.H.

UW Educational Outreach

Four certificate programs will be offered through distance learning by University of Washington Educational Outreach in January: Facilities Management, Data Communications, Data Resource Management and Nonfiction Writing. These new web-based programs do not require classroom meetings and anyone with Internet access can apply for the programs. For more information, visit the web site.

Dec 16, 1998

JPC

Architect Michael L. Jones is managing the new Pioneer Square office of JPC Architecture, Planning and Interior Design. Jones and his four staff members are working on projects for Host Marriott, the Port of Seattle and Kilroy Realty. Eric VanAtta is a project manager with JPC's Seattle office. His experience includes architectural design, construction management, civil engineering and facilities management. Roger Merritt, has joined the firm as manager of JPC Facilities Management Services. His current clients include the Port of Seattle Airport Division, Safeco and Humongous Entertainment. Kevin Sarkady will lead facilities technology at JPC, having developed a program that links CAD drawings to a database. Dean Harris has rejoined the firm as a design architect and currently counts Microsoft, FAA, Onyx and Microvision as clients. New architectural designers at JPC include Lee Labbauf, Shannon Seefeldt, Steve Shilman and Christine Wu. Laura Gygi has joined the firm as an interior designer and Grant Harris will work in facilities management.

Degenkolb

Degenkolb Engineers of Portland has hired Jake Stept as a design engineer. He is currently working on a seismic inventory for the Department of Veterans Affairs and for Hewlett-Packard Co. in Corvallis, Ore. Randall Weir has joined the Portland office as a designer, with two years of experience in Degenkolb's Los Angeles office. His experience includes structural analysis, seismic evaluation and structural design, and retrofit design of existing structures. He is currently working on a seismic inventory for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Cary Kopczynski

Panos Trochalakis has been promoted to the level of design engineer at Cary Kopczynski & Co. His previous projects include Microsoft St. Andrews Campus, parking garages for AT&T and the Bellevue Galleria. He is currently at work on the Avalon Hotel in Portland and Metropolitan Park North in Seattle. Rolando Mario has joined the firm as a CAD designer/drafter. He is currently working on Westlake Tower, a 31-story residential building in downtown Seattle.