Dec 03, 2025

PCS Structural Solutions

Legé

Parke

PCS Structural Solutions has entered its fifth generation of leadership with the promotion of Todd Parke to chief executive officer and Alex Legé to president.

Parke has been with PCS for 19 years and has served as the firm's president since 2024, as managing principal of the Tacoma office since 2022, and is the firm's healthcare market team leader.

“PCS is where my career started and I am equally grateful and thrilled to help lead a firm of such prestige into the next chapter of success,” Parke said. “We will continue a pattern of healthy growth while maintaining the core values that make PCS uniquely impactful to design and construction.”

Parke assumes the role of CEO from Brian Phair, who is passing the torch after 16 years of leadership and will be staying on as an executive principal.

Phair noted, “This is a legacy firm with smart transitions from true partners. Just like Putnam helped me transition to CEO 16 years ago, I look forward to helping Todd springboard PCS's vision into the next chapter. Alex and Todd are incredible.”

Legé, who has been with PCS for 18 years, has been a principal in the Seattle office since 2017 and leads the firm's education and public projects market team. Legé champions innovation in mass timber and sustainable design.

“I am humbled and thankful for the opportunity to help lead the dynamic and talented team at PCS and eagerly look forward to continued success with our partners across the built environment,” Legé said.

The 60-year structural engineering firm based in Seattle, Tacoma and Portland has served the Northwest with structural design for healthcare, education, civic, commercial and residential buildings since its founding in 1965.

PLS

Stumpf

PLS has expanded its service offerings with the creation of a dedicated Transportation Engineering Department, and named Daniel Stumpf as department manager.

Stumpf is a civil and transportation engineer with more than 11 years of professional experience serving clients throughout Washington and Oregon. He has a background in transportation and traffic engineering, having produced a wide range of studies and technical analyses for public- and private-sector clients.

His previous work includes preparation of transportation and traffic impact studies; supporting master plan, zone changes, annexation, and general land use development; planning infrastructure and operations for local colleges, schools, and religious institutions; producing studies regarding parking, queuing, circulation, sight distance, and trip generation; as well as peer review and agency consulting services.

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Maul Foster & Alongi

Hackett

Maul Foster & Alongi has promoted Audrey Hackett to principal environmental scientist in its Seattle office. Hackett has nearly 20 years of experience in environmental consulting, specializing in investigation and cleanup of contaminated properties throughout the Pacific Northwest. Her work includes managing Phase I and II environmental site assessments, developing cleanup strategies for complex upland and sediment sites under CERCLA and Washington's Model Toxics Control Act, and overseeing feasibility studies. Hackett also provides technical and strategic support for cleanup allocation and cost recovery litigation. She leads MFA's business development efforts for the ports sector and manages environmental support services for port clients, including an on-call contract with the Port of Tacoma. Originally from the Southwest, Hackett has lived in Seattle for more than 20 years.

Rolluda Architects

Queen

Rolluda Architects hired Gabrielle Queen as marketing & communications support. Recently graduated from the University of Washington's Industrial Design program, Queen joins Rolluda having earned baccalaureate honors for her academic achievements. She has a background in user-centered thinking, and blending technology and design. She has a passion for storytelling, visual communication, and sharing the narratives behind the firm's initiatives, mission, and values; showcasing the firm's projects and the people who bring them to life.

SEL

Balasu-
bramanian

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) has appointed Ashok Balasubramanian as vice president of engineering services. He will lead SEL engineering services teams in the U.S. and Canada, managing the development and implementation of new technologies while overseeing service quality for utility, industrial, commercial and government customers. Balasubramanian joined SEL in 2010 as a project engineer and has since held positions of increasing responsibility, including engineering services manager, director of Engineering Services and, most recently, senior engineering director of Technology & Development. Balasubramanian earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the University of Madras, India, in 2004 and a master's degree in power systems engineering from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2006. SEL is headquartered in Pullman, and Balasubramanian is based in the Houston, Texas office.