May 15, 2013

Swenson Say Faget

Brown

Johnson

Rittereiser

Swenson Say Faget hired Brian Rittereiser and Sean Johnson as project engineers, and Bethany Brown as a staff engineer. Rittereiser previously worked at Coughlin Porter Lundeen, SEFNCO Communications and Central Washington University. He is working on 1200 East Pike, a multifamily project on Capitol Hill. Johnson has experience in bridge and building design with ABJK, and engineering with FLSmidth. He is working on seismic retrofit of the Alaska State Capitol Building. Brown holds a master's of civil engineering from Washington State University. She was an engineering aide for the city of Pullman and an intern for the Oak Harbor engineering department. She is working on the Thea Foss Site 1 mixed-use project in Tacoma. Swenson Say Faget is a structural engineering firm with offices in Seattle and Tacoma.

WHPacific

Hendrix

Turvin

Milionis

WHPacific hired Allison Milionis and Mark Turvin as proposal development specialists, and Lauren Hendrix as a public relations and events specialist. Milionis has been a contract writer with clients that include the U.S. Green Building Council and communications manager for Rockefeller Partners Architects in El Segundo, Calif. Turvin was a senior proposal writer for Kiewit Corp. He has been a writer and editor for more than 10 years and has taught writing at community colleges. Hendrix has held public affairs, communications and marketing roles for Coca-Cola, Anadarko Petroleum and Office Depot. WHPacific provides architecture, building engineering, energy, environmental, land development, surveying, transportation and water resources services.

Metrix Engineers

Gavras

Metrix Engineers hired Shawn Gavras as a project manager. Gavras has more than 20 years of experience with industrial, commercial and educational facilities projects. Metrix is a mechanical engineering firm in Renton.

Hart Crowser

Hart Crowser hired Kevin Schleh as a senior geologist and Max Gummer as a geotechnical engineer in the Portland office. Schleh manages environmental cleanups, with a focus on integrating remediation and geotechnical work for redevelopment. His experience includes reducing the impact of cleanup at actively used sites such as schools. Gummer joins the geotechnical group that Hart Crowser acquired in Portland about a year ago. Hart Crowser is an environmental and engineering consulting firm headquartered in Seattle, with offices in Edmonds and Vancouver, Portland and Anchorage.

May 08, 2013

DCI Engineers

Miller

Wheeler

Eastgate

Kracht

Malbouef

DCI Engineers hired Nick Malbouef, Andrew Kracht, Ellen Eastgate, David Wheeler and Aaron Miller as structural project engineers in the Seattle office. Malbouef holds a bachelor’s in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is assisting project managers. Kracht has two years of experience at KPFF Consulting Engineers. He is working on a remodel and addition to a medical office building at 1124 Columbia St. in Seattle. Eastgate has 20-plus years of experience, mainly with wood design. She works on new construction, seismic retrofits and tenant improvements, including the North Lot project in Seattle. Wheeler has five-plus years of industry experience. He is working on Ballard Lofts in Seattle. Miller is re-joining DCI with five-plus years of engineering experience. He is familiar with nuclear level structural codes and is certified as an OSHA Qualified Person for fall protection system design and analysis. He is working on tenant improvements and new construction. DCI is a civil and structural consulting engineering firm based in Seattle, with offices also in Spokane; Portland and Eugene, Ore.; San Diego and Irvine, Calif.; and Austin, Texas.

Sclater Partners Architects

Parikh

Schubert

Luedeman

Sclater Partners Architects hired Jeff Luedeman as an intern, Michael Schubert as team lead for hospitality projects, and Jeff Phillips and Pragnesh Parikh as project managers. Luedeman rejoins the firm after receiving a master's of architecture from Washington State University. He is providing Revit support on retail tenant improvements and a mixed-use expansion project. Schubert has 15-plus years of experience with mixed-use, retail, hospitality, and high-rise residential projects, and is working on Lincoln Square in Bellevue. Phillips rejoins DCI with 20 years of experience in residential and institutional projects. He is involved in a retail and office renovation in Seattle. Parikh also rejoins the firm with 30 years of office, mixed-use and institutional experience. He is working on retail and hospitality projects, and a large mixed-use development in Bellevue. Seattle-based Sclater provides architectural design and planning.

IA Interior Architects

Martin

Libbey

IA Interior Architects hired Laura Libby and Jamie Martin as interior designers in the Seattle office. The global architectural firm focuses on interior architecture and workplace strategies.

BLRB Architects

BLRB Architects promoted Gregory A. McCracken to senior associate and Abbey Cwiek-Garrett and Aaron Winston to associate. It hired Caela McKeever as an interior designer and Richard H. Higgins as the Portland office director. McCracken has more than 20 years of architectural experience and is director of the Spokane office. He has worked on educational and civic projects, including the Walla Walla High School modernization. Cwiek-Garrett is an interior designer with 10-plus years of experience on educational, health care and commercial projects, including renovation of the Clean Water Innovation and Technology Lab at the University of Washington Tacoma. Winston has experience in residential and commercial design and is working on the Gateway Project at Eastern Washington University: a stadium renovation and expansion with mixed-use opportunities. McKeever has architecture and interior design skills, and holds a bachelor of architecture degree from California Polytechnic State University. Higgins has experience in architectural planning and design, with a focus on secondary and post-secondary schools. Tacoma-based BLRB is focused on public architecture, with offices also in Spokane, Portland and Bend, Ore.