May 06, 2014

PCL Civil Constructors

Curtis

The Seattle Transportation Infrastructure Group of PCL Civil Constructors hired Virgil Curtis as senior project manager. Curtis has 19 years of construction experience in road, bridge, transit and water resource projects. At PCL, he is involved with design-build and GC/CM projects throughout the company's western operations.

Pattison General Contractor

Zachary V. Mason is now chief operating officer and principal at Pattison General Contractor. Mason is a 15-year industry veteran who joined Pattison in 1999. As a carpenter, he worked his way up through the field to lead superintendent, and then to lead project manager while taking business and project management courses. Redmond-based Pattison specializes in Class A tenant improvement, medical, light-industrial and retail projects.

Decked LLC

Ketchum, Idaho-based Decked LLC formed partnerships with five dealers in the Seattle area for its full-sized pickup truck bed storage systems. The dealers are Magic Toyota in Edmunds, Michael's Toyota in Bellevue, Michael's Chevrolet in Issaquah, and 4-Wheel Parts in Lynnwood and Tacoma. The Decked system has two waterproof bed-length drawers.

Apr 29, 2014

Venture General Contracting

Beaudoin

Seattle-based Venture General Contracting added Jack Beaudoin as partner. Beaudoin is working with existing partner Matt Parent on expanding the firm's commercial construction markets. Prior to joining Venture, Beaudoin had a long career in the Seattle office of Turner Construction Co., where he served as general manager and division manager. He also served on the board of the Associated General Contractors and Urban Land Institute Seattle District Council. Venture recently moved into new headquarters at 1631 15th Ave. W. to accommodate its growth. It is managing more than $375 million in projects.

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Hokens

Dahle

Dons

Warren

Orbeta

Abarientos

General contractor Lease Crutcher Lewis promoted Mariam Abarientos to accounting manager; and hired Holly Orbeta as accounting assistant in Accounts Payable, Kristin Warren and Maarten Dons as operations assistants, and Ryan Dahle and Ken Hokens as project engineers. Abarientos joined Lewis in 1996 and has been in supervisory positions in accounting since 2011. She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration/accounting from Seattle University. Orbeta has been in accounting since 1999. She holds a bachelor's degree from Western Washington University and an associate's degree from Spokane Falls Community College. Warren has 13 years of operations experience and holds an associate's degree from BCTI. Dons has more than 30 years of administrative, marketing and management experience. Dahle has been in construction since 2004 and holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Brigham Young University. Hokens has been a union ironworker and foreman for 11 years. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Northern Michigan University.

Absher Construction

Steve Watkins, chief estimator at Absher Construction, achieved a Certified Professional Estimator rating from the American Society of Professional Estimators. For certification, Watkins wrote a technical paper on estimating and took a two-part exam lasting 12 hours. ASPE picked Watkins' technical paper on design-build projects to publish in its June edition of Estimating Today. Absher says there is only one other CPE in the state holding the discipline-specific General Contracting Certification.

Bayley Construction

Mercer Island-based Bayley Construction relaunched its website, which was redesigned for a more user-friendly experience. The address is: http://www.bayley.net.