Feb 26, 2014

The Glosten Associates

Miller

Fanberg

Ackers

The Glosten Associates, a Seattle-based engineering consultancy, promoted Benjamin Ackers, Morgan Fanberg and Matthew Miller to principal. Ackers specializes in naval architecture and leads the firm's ocean engineering and analysis group. He is technology development manager for the PelaStar foundation system for floating offshore wind turbines. Fanberg designs marine mechanical and electrical systems. He leads the marine engineering group. Miller leads the naval architecture group and has a background in regulatory issues. He has 20 years of experience in the marine industry and eight with the U.S. Coast Guard.

Lund Opsahl

Rumann

Slivers

Lund Opsahl, a Seattle structural engineering firm, hired Adam Slivers as an associate and Rebecca Rumann as an engineer. Slivers has done commercial and institutional work and recently worked with Sound Transit on light rail. He previously was with KPFF. Rumann graduated from the University of Washington's civil and environmental engineering program in 2012. She does project management and GIS and CAD work.

Hart Crowser

Wightman

Blackwood

Hart Crowser appointed Tim Blackwood and Ken Wightman to its board of directors. Blackwood, a principal geotechnical engineer in the Portland office, was the founder of Pacific Geotechnical, which Hart Crowser acquired in 2011. He has 20 years of experience and has focused increasingly on geotechnical hazards, sustainable design, and work in the Pacific Islands. The company said his appointment reflects its commitment to sustainable practices and geographic growth. Wightman is chairman emeritus at David Evans Enterprises, the parent company of David Evans and Associates. He was CEO for six of his 27 years there. He has a background in long-range strategy and management of growth in new markets. Hart Crowser is an environmental and engineering consulting firm headquartered in Seattle.

Core Design

In 2013, Core Design hired Gina R. Brooks and Sheri H. Murata as project engineers, Andrew Hastings and Valerie M. Gooding as design engineers, Preston J. Longoni as an engineer-in-training, Bob Nix as a project planner, Kristi M. Park as a landscape designer, Michielle Marine as a survey technician, and Bob West as a project surveyor. Brooks previously was with Core for 12 years as a design engineer and will work on land development projects. Murata has a background in storm drainage design. Hastings and Gooding will support project engineers. Longoni is a recent graduate of University of Portland. Nix previously was with Core for almost 2 years and is working on single-family projects. Park has worked on landscape exhibits, including one for the Landscape Architecture Professional Advisory Counsel. Marine specializes in condo surveys. West was with Core for 8 years. He has experience as a regional survey manager for a national construction firm and will work on residential projects. Core Design is a civil engineering, planning, surveying, landscape architecture and urban design firm.

Feb 19, 2014

ZGF Architects

van der Meulen

Staczek

Snyder

Sams

Neiger

Hasselgren

Gyllstrom

Crain

Chatto

In Portland, ZGF Architects promoted to principal Chris Flint Chatto, Kristin Crain, Ellen Gyllstrom, Toby Hasselgren, Solvei Neiger, Doug Sams, Bob Snyder, David Staczek and Peter van der Meulen. Chatto has 12 years of experience on projects and specializes in high-performance buildings. His recent work includes Fifth + Columbia Tower in Seattle. Crain has 15-plus years of experience in marketing, business development and public relations in architecture and design. She is director of marketing for ZGF's Portland office and has worked for Google and Nike. Gyllstrom has been with ZGF for 22 years, supporting its managing partner, serving as liaison for partner and management communication, coordinating corporate donations, planning events, and managing administrative staff. Hasselgren has 18 years of design experience that includes higher education, corporate and health care projects. Neiger has 25 years of experience on institutional and health care projects, including Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel in Portland. Sams has been an architect for more than 30 years, working in the health care, institutional, commercial and aviation sectors. Snyder has 23 years of experience as an architect and project manager on projects that include corporate, industrial, hotel, housing, health care, research, higher eduction and sports. Staczek has 21 years of experience that includes office buildings, corporate interiors, retail spaces, pedestrian bridges, health care facilities, U.S. embassies and multimodal centers. Van der Meulen is an architect with 34 years of experience in designing academic, research, commercial and government projects, including work for the U.S. State Department.

EHS Design

EHS Design hired Charles Fritzemeier as a senior architect and project manager, and Jeffrey Brajcich as an intern architect. Fritzemeier has experience in public and private projects, and a background in anthropology. He has also spent much of his career in marketing and business development, and will continue to do that at EHS. Brajcich has five-plus years of experience that includes using BIM. EHS is a Seattle-based interior design and architecture firm.

SCJ Alliance

Theresa Turpin joined SCJ Alliance as a senior planner. Turpin has a background in permitting and regulatory compliance with SEPA, NEPA, FHWA and HUD, and has worked on wetlands and shorelines. SCJ provides engineering, design, transportation and planning consulting.