May 15, 2024

Mahlum

Reckziegel

Lapano

Rear

Manson

Leeviraphan

Architecture firm Mahlum announced the following promotions. In the Portland office, Alyssa Leeviraphan has been promoted to principal and Jason Manson and Jeremy Rear have been elevated to associate principal. In the Seattle office, Jessi Lapano and Nicki Reckziegel have been promoted to associate.

Leeviraphan received a Bachelor of Architecture from Oklahoma State University. She is a registered architect in Oregon and is a LEED Accredited Professional. Leeviraphan has more than 25 years of architectural experience working on numerous educational facilities throughout the Pacific Northwest. She is the leader of Mahlum's Best Practices Group and a leading member of the firm's Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Continuing Education Committee.

She has been with the firm for 22 years and in that time has been involved in all markets. During her early years, she focused primarily on healthcare projects and shifted to education projects in the early 2000s. Leeviraphan has worked with the Forest Grove, Beaverton, Hillsboro, and Eugene School Districts. Her projects include the Grant High School Modernization with Portland Public Schools and the current Portland Public Schools' Cleveland High School Modernization.

Manson graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Architecture and is a registered architect in Oregon and a LEED Accredited Professional. He joined Mahlum in 2010 as a practicing architect.

Over time his role evolved to focus on helping the firm select and use the technology and tools needed to do its work, and eventually to manage all IT at Mahlum. He is responsible for BIM management and implementation, coordinating standards and workflows, and developing content for teams working in Revit. Additionally, he's in charge of technology support and training for Mahlum and orchestrates all areas of digital practice for the firm. He is also a leader in the firm's Best Practices Committee.

Rear holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Oregon. He is a registered architect in Oregon, and former director at the International CPTED Association. He has 27 years of architectural experience and is committed to innovating higher education learning and student living design.

His projects include Taphòytha' Hall at Umpqua Community College. Rear has also worked on projects with Oregon State University and Pacific University. Over his career, he has worked on a variety of project types and his portfolio of work illustrates a wide range of experience. Rear is a proponent of evolving Crime Prevention in Environmental Design (CPTED) practice and collaborates with global partners on progressive research for safe, healthy, and inclusive environments.

Lapano received her Master of Architecture from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pittsburgh. She is a registered architect in the State of Washington.

Lapano has over 10 years of architectural experience, and designs with healthy materials to support occupant wellness. She is a leader in Mahlum's healthcare market. She is an active member of Mahlum's Project Sustainability Leads, Interiors/Healthy Materials Initiative, and Construction Administration Group and advocates for high sustainability standards throughout her projects.

Lapano played an integral role as project architect for Northwest Kidney Center's largest clinic, the Northwest Kidney Center of Seattle – Yesler Terrace. This new state-of-the-art dialysis facility achieved LEED Gold standards and delivers life-changing care to its patients. Other notable projects include her work with Viewlands Elementary School (Seattle Public Schools), Orcas Island K-12 Campus Renovation, Firgrove Elementary School (Puyallup School District), and the Madrona K-8 School (Edmonds School District).

Reckziegel received her Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Master of Architecture from McGill University and is the recipient of the 2014 Canada Council Prix de Rome in Architecture for Emerging Practitioners. She is a registered architect in the State of Washington.

Reckziegel joined Mahlum two years ago and has ten years of architectural experience, seven of which were spent working in Rwanda. Her work is aimed at engaging stakeholders in an inclusive design process and translating organizations' unique missions into impact-driven designs. Projects include the new French American School of Puget Sound where she draws from her experience as a student of French curriculum across Canada to guide her design leadership.

Parametrix

Ryan

Sean Ryan has joined Parametrix as a senior construction manager. He has 26 years of experience providing project management services, including design and construction phase management and quality control and inspections.

Ryan comes to Parametrix from Turner & Townsend Heery where he served as a senior project manager. His project experience includes work on K-12 facilities, healthcare facilities, historical renovations, commercial tenant buildouts, condominium buildings, and midrise residential buildings.

He is a LEED Accredited Professional with a Building Design and Construction Specialty. Ryan is a member of the Construction Management Association of America, Association for Learning Environments, and US Green Building Council.

At Parametrix, he joins the firm's community building division which provides project and construction management, owner's representative, survey, and landscape architecture services to public and private clients throughout the Pacific Northwest. He will be based in the firm's Puyallup office.

May 08, 2024

CAST Architecture

Wilcox

CAST architecture has named architect Rebecca Wilcox director of sustainability. She leads CAST's efforts to reduce the carbon footprint across all of CAST's projects via research, development of best building practices, and firm-wide education and implementation of low-carbon techniques.

Wilcox has worked on projects of all sizes as a member of the CAST team for over 6 years and worked on both public and private school projects for several years in the Bay Area.

DLR Group

Rutti

Touschner

At DLR Group Pamela Touschner and Peter Rutti have each been appointed a managing principal.

Touschner is the firm's California region leader and a member of DLR Group's Board of Directors. Rutti is DLR Group's chief design officer, responsible for instilling a positive, thriving design culture to produce design excellence from every team in the firm. Both are members of the firm's 15-person executive leadership team, collaboratively managing the operations for DLR Group's 1,600 design professionals and 33 global locations.

Touschner joined DLR Group in 1993, was named a principal in 2000, senior principal in 2012, and California Region Leader in 2018. In this role she leads 290 employee-owners and manages operations for the Los Angeles, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, and Sonoma offices representing more than $75 million of revenue.

She served on the national AIA Board of Directors from 2008 -2010, and in multiple leadership positions for AIA Los Angeles, AIA Inland Empire, and the AIA California Council. She is active in NOMA at both the national level and Southern California NOMA chapter.

Rutti joined DLR Group in 2012 as a principal. He specializes in the design of performing art centers and cultural institutions and has been instrumental in leading the global growth of DLR Group's Cultural+Performing Art practice. Based in Phoenix, he was named Southwest Region Leader in 2017, responsible for operations in Colorado Springs, Denver, Las Vegas, and Phoenix. Rutti was appointed a senior principal in 2020, and chief design officer in 2022.

As chief design officer, he directs all aspects of the firm's integrated process to deliver design excellence and achieve DLR Group climate and environment commitments. Rutti has been a faculty associate and juror at the Design School of Arizona State University since 2011 and serves as a visiting critic at the UCLA School of Architecture & Urban Design and the University of Arizona School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture.

Parametrix

Kelsey

Kimberly Kelsey has joined Parametrix as a principal consultant. She has nearly 30 years of experience as an environmental consultant, operations leader, client account manager, project and program manager, and mechanical engineer.

During her career, Kelsey has managed and executed wastewater projects and programs across the Northwest, including critical infrastructure projects such as King County's Elliott West Wet Weather Treatment Station and Seattle Public Utility's Combined Sewer Overflow Program.

At Parametrix, she joins the firm's Strategic Advisory Services team, providing owner advisory, business process improvement, organization development, and strategic consulting services to public agencies across the Western United States.

May 01, 2024

Art Anderson Associates

Carpenter

Sjoberg

Rehahn

Art Anderson Associates announced the hiring of three employees: Chad Rehahn, Evan Sjoberg, and Jennifer Carpenter.

Rehahn joins the firm as an electrical engineer and will work in the Architecture and Engineering division. He will be responsible for electrical engineering and related services for a wide range of A/E project types. Rehahn comes to Art Anderson with a strong background in project management and electrical engineering. He graduated from Colorado Technical University with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and is a veteran.

Sjoberg joins as a CAD drafter and will work in the CADD Division. In this role, he is responsible for creating and modifying CAD models and 2D drawings in Revit, AutoCAD, AutoCAD MEP, Rhino, Ship Constructor, Solidworks, Civil 3D, or MicroStation, focusing on facilities (building/civil works/routed systems) projects. His work will directly support the firm's civil, structural, and mechanical teams.

Carpenter has also joined as a CAD drafter and will likewise work in the firm's CADD Division and be responsible for creating and modifying CAD models and 2D drawings in Revit, AutoCAD, AutoCAD MEP, Rhino, Ship Constructor, Solidworks, Civil 3D, or MicroStation. Her work will be primarily focused on marine (ship/vessel) projects. Carpenter has 14 years of experience as a CAD Designer/Modeler and experience in the marine industry. Her experience with aluminum boats includes interior cabin and below decks structural.

Coffman Engineers

Coffman Engineers has promoted Fred Barker to general manager of the firm's Seattle office.

Barker joined Coffman in 2010 and is a structural engineering principal.

He replaces longtime Seattle general manager Arvind Nerurkar who recently departed Coffman. Nerurkar joined the company in 1998 and served as the Seattle office GM for the past 13 years.

The Seattle principals unanimously chose Barker as the successor and are facilitating a smooth leadership transition.

Coffman's Seattle office has 92 employees offering multidiscipline services including civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and fire protection engineering, acoustics, commissioning, and energy storage services.

Parametrix

Moore

Daniel Moore has joined Parametrix as a senior consultant. He brings 17 years of experience in project management, construction management, constructability and cost mitigation.

Moore comes to Parametrix from CBRE, where he served as a senior project manager. In this role, he was responsible for all facets of project management and construction. Moore's project experience includes work for the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Defense, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, King County Solid Waste Division, the City of Federal Way, and the Washington State Department of Transportation.

At Parametrix, Moore joins the firm's Greater Washington Community Building division, which provides project and construction management, owner's representative, survey, and landscape architecture services to public and private clients throughout the Pacific Northwest. He will be based in the firm's Bremerton office.