Aug 10, 2022

Atelier Drome

Wing

Hinden

Atelier Drome promoted Miriam Hinden and Shannon Wing to principal. Hinden has a multitude of experience but has a special interest in multi-family and hospitality design, especially the rehabilitation of historic buildings. Recent projects include Sourced Market, a grab-and-go restaurant outside the security gates in the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, South Lake Union Bouquet, a floral design gift shop with crisp, white décor and colorful accents near the Amazon Spheres and the Capitol Hill location of Tavolata where a modern meets industrial, mixing concrete and steel with warm wood. Hinden holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Washington and is a registered architect in the state of Washington.

Wing splits her time between a diverse range of both commercial and residential work. Recent projects include the Wallingford Modern Farmhouse, a newly constructed home with three stories over a full basement that includes an ADU, the University Village location of Frankie & Jo's, a plant-based ice cream shop with a custom-designed triple archway and The Lanterman, a new multi-family building near Seattle Pacific University. Wing is also the studio coordinator who oversees the overall project and staffing schedule for the firm. She holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Maryland and is also a registered architect in the State of Washington.

Barghausen

Lemke

Miller

Burrell

Recla

Huylar

Robles

Foote

Cull

Kuriyama

Ong

Lazaga

Barghausen announced 11 new hires who joined the team in June. Gillian Huylar joined the firm as a design engineer. Huylar graduated from Washington State University with a B.S in civil engineering and environmental health engineering. She previously interned with Fulcrum Environmental Consulting as an environmental technician. Huylar just recently passed her FE (Fundamentals of Engineering) exam and is working towards earning a professional engineering license. William Recla is an engineer in training who joined Barghausen as a design engineer. He graduated from the University of Washington in 2020 with a B.S in civil engineering. Recla has earlier experience working for The Walsh Group as a project engineer where he worked on a variety of projects.

Dominic Burrell joined Barghausen's accounting department as a staff accountant. Burrell graduated from Western Governors University with a B.S in accounting. He has over 10 years of accounting and auditing experience.

Carla Miller has also joined the accounting team, as a project accountant. Miller has earlier experience in a variety of fields, including over five years in finance at Rudy's Barbershop in Seattle and six years as a service advisor with Honda.

Judy Lemke joined the administration team as the new receptionist. Before coming to Barghausen, Lemke worked in a variety of fields, including property management, customer service, and she was previously a mechanic at Toyota of Renton.

Alexander Ong joined as a design engineer. He recently graduated with his master's degree in geotechnical engineering from the University of Washington. Ong is a civil engineer in training with earlier experience as a staff engineer at a geotechnical firm, along with multiple internships to further his knowledge of the industry.

Sammie Kuriyama joined as an assistant planner. Kuriyama graduated from the University of Washington with a dual degree in environmental science and resource management (B.S) and a B.A. in community, environment and planning. She previously interned with Seattle Public Utilities working with Geographic Information Systems. Nolan Cull joined Barghausen as a survey chainperson. Cull has a wide variety of past working experience before joining the survey team, including spending summers doing wedding catering, and previously managing a restaurant, Sorci's Cafe. Molly Foote joined Barghausen as a civil engineering summer intern. Foote currently attends Seattle University where she is working towards getting her B.S in civil engineering. She is currently a part of the Society of Women Engineers at the Seattle University chapter, where she is the public relations officer.

Alejandro Robles is an environmental engineering student at Seattle University who recently joined the civil engineering internship program at Barghausen. He is a third-year engineering student and a member of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists. Robles also owns his own environmentally friendly athletic clothing company. Lucas Lazaga also joined Barghausen as a summer intern, on the civil engineering team. Lazaga attends Seattle University where he is studying for his B.S in civil engineering. Lazaga is currently the vice president of Seattle University's ASCE chapter club and is entering his senior year at the university.

Nolan Hubbell is another 2022 intern, studying civil engineering at Washington State University. Hubbell started his journey into engineering by taking AutoCAD classes in high school and is now set to graduate from WSU in 2024. He has been a part of Barghausen's internship program for the past three years, honing his skills in AutoCAD and helping the team update plans and set up projects.

Parametrix

Schwager

Tad Schwager has joined Parametrix as a senior scientist based in Seattle He has over 15 years of experience working in the marine, estuarine, and freshwater ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest and across North America.

Schwager joins Parametrix from Tetra Tech where he served as a Senior Fisheries Scientist. His expertise includes salmonid ecology, natural resource management, stream restoration, instream flow studies, and environmental permitting. He has worked with clients such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), United States Forest Service, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Port of Everett, City of Edmonds, King County, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and other public agencies throughout the Pacific Northwest.

SCJ

Dunning

SCJ Alliance welcomed Bill Dunning as the firm's Lacey Office principal. A civil engineer by training, Dunning has over 30 years of experience in the engineering field.mAs the Lacey principal, Dunning will oversee project delivery and overall management of the office which has 63 employees. He will be partnering with the transportation, planning, civil, landscape architecture, and construction management group leaders.

Dunning's project experience includes managing commercial, institutional, industrial, waterfront, retail, and residential projects. He is particularly skilled in leading complex projects and facilitating project permitting. Regional projects of note he has worked on include Seattle's Elliott Bay Marina, Tacoma's Portland Avenue and Titlow Parks, Shelton High School's Campus Remodel, and affordable and midrise housing in Mason, Thurston, Peirce, and King counties.

Aug 03, 2022

GGN

Lively

Bowen

O'Rourke

Jacobs

Schille

Geter

Liss

GGN announced the promotions of Katherine Liss to senior associate, Rikerrious Geter to community partnerships lead, Blaire Schille to associate, Kim Jacobs to associate, Malaika O'Rourke to controller, Jayme Bowen to operations coordinator, and Paige Lively to communications specialist.

Liss is currently project lead for the India Basin Shoreline Park project in San Francisco. Geter is also involved with this project and recently participated in engaging the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood to help them visualize the future of India Basin Shoreline Park. In addition to practice, Geter serves on the board of the Black Landscape Architect's Network to assist in increasing the visibility and impact of black practitioners in landscape architecture.

From a background in marketing and architectural technology, Schille completed her Master of Architecture degree at the University of British Columbia. Jacobs brings to GGN experience overseeing a wide array of landscape architectural projects across the United States. She is currently working on several DC area projects. O'Rourke keeps GGN's fiscal responsibilities running smoothly. Lively has a background in education, non-profit work, and qualitative research. Bowen is administrator at GGN. She has led research and organizational efforts to streamline the firm's operations and studio space.

HKP Architects

Valentin

HKP Architects welcomed Kelly Valentin as a project manager. Valentin received her Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from Washington State University in 2017 and Master of Architecture in 2018. After graduating, she joined Underwood & Associates, LLC in Anacortes. Over the last four years, she has developed and executed a wide range of project types including residential, medical, and retail throughout Skagit and Island County. She is currently pursuing licensure.

KBA Inc.

Thomson

Sokolow

KBA, Inc. welcomed two new external directors, Loren Sokolow and Jim Thomson, to its Board of Directors. Sokolow has more than 40 years of experience as a financial and operations executive, with special

expertise in professional services financial strategies, sustainability, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. Prior to his retirement in 2019, he served as CFO and Treasurer of California-based engineering firm Psomas. Thomson had a 34-year career with HNTB. He retired from HNTB in 2021 as their Northwest Division President. KBA is a purpose-built construction management firm.

Rolluda Architects

Dimalanta

Abellar

Broussard

Bumatay

Punjani

Rolluda Architects rehired Sabina Punjani after being on leave for a few months. Punjani is an interior and architecture designer with over 18 years of experience in designing both residential and commercial projects. She took Interior Design at L.S. Raheja of Architecture and has a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from the University of Mumbai. Punjani has a LEED Green Associate certification. She is currently working on Port of Seattle projects and Snohomish County Paine Field's Airport Offices. She was involved in the interior design of the Filipino Community Village Housing and Innovative Learning Center which opened this year.

Joseph Bumatay joined Rolluda Architects early this year with 24 years of architecture design experience. He finished his Bachelor of Science in Architecture at the University of Sto. Tomas in the Philippines and became licensed in his home country. In 2003, he moved to the U.S. where he got involved in a variety of projects from K-12 schools, historic buildings, hospitals, churches, retail, commercial, mixed-use, residential, and community projects. He has previously worked as CAD manager and mentor/trainer at other firms. Bumatay's projects at Rolluda include Sacred Medicine House, Seattle Central College's Student Activities Center & Bookstore, City of Bellevue Enatai Park, NP and Eastern Hotel, Snohomish County Sheriff Bomarc projects. He will be involved in the Pierce Transit Bus Electrification project.

Cameron Broussard joins Rolluda Architects remotely from Louisiana. She is a licensed architect and a LEED Green Associate with more than 10 years of work experience as an architect. Broussard received her Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Architecture from the University of Louisiana where she had the opportunity to study in Italy as part of the curriculum. She has worked on high-end residential projects, high-rise commercial, collegiate, churches, high-rise condominiums, and residence halls in San Francisco and Houston. She worked on collaborative projects for a medical office building, hospital, and commercial office building renovations in firms based in Louisiana. Since hired, she has been working on the permanent supportive housing development, Sacred Medicine House. She also did work for the Filipino Community Village and Seattle Central College's Student Activities Center & Bookstore.

Rachelle Abellar has joined Rolluda's marketing team. Abellar has a BS in Visual Communications from Westwood College California and has worked in numerous magazines and newspapers like Leschi News, The Stranger, and Tacoma Weekly.

Alvin Dimalanta joined Rolluda Architects as a designer whilst working towards finishing his graduate studies in urban planning. He received his bachelor's degree in Architecture at the University of the Philippines. Dimalanta worked for 15 years in his home country as a licensed architect and master plumber. He moved to the U.S. in 2021 after being offered a scholarship to take his master's at Portland State University. He will be involved in King County Solid Waste projects while doing his summer internship at Rolluda Architects.