Dec 13, 2022

UMC

Clausen

Jacoby

Richards

Tilley

Mukilteo-based UMC hired Kyle Tilley, Colton Richards and Matthew Zambon as project engineers in the Major Projects Group; and Ryan Jacoby as a building automation technician and Corey Clausen as an engineer in the Building Automation Group. Tilley, Richards and Zambon are supporting project managers in tracking and reporting labor hours, document control, schedule coordination, submittals and other project-related duties. Jacoby is responsible for programming controllers, building graphics and equipment installation. Clausen's focus is on hardware and software engineering, as well as supporting equipment installations. UMC is a mechanical engineering, facilities maintenance and construction company.

NUCA of Washington

The National Utility Contractors Association of Washington recently held its annual Dinner Auction, which included an awards program for members. Award winners were: Johansen Construction of Sumner for Ditch Digger of the Year (project over $2 million); Northwest Cascade of South Hill for Ditch Digger of the Year (project under $2 million); Mike Smith and Steve Hart of ELM Locating, Locator of the Year; and Brian Beverly of USIC, Locator of the Year. The Locator of the Year award is new this year. Last month's event included a fundraiser for the organization's scholarship fund, which benefits those enrolled and seeking a degree or certification in construction-related fields.

Skanska

In Seattle, Skanska raised over $255,000 to benefit Rainier Scholars during the 10th anniversary of its Bricks + Books fundraiser. The auction brought together Skanska employees, clients, subcontractors, industry partners and members of the community to raise education funding for underrepresented students of color from the greater Seattle and Tacoma areas. This year's event was in-person after being online for two years due to the pandemic. The event has raised more than $2.3 million over 10 years.

Harts Services

Plumbing company Harts Services last month supplied an apprentice team to install a complete home water and sewer pipe system as part of a Habitat for Humanity renovation project that is renovating a Tacoma home for the holiday season. Tacoma-based Harts Services focuses on the residential plumbing market.

Dec 06, 2022

Habitat for Humanity

Rinn

Pedersen

Hutton

Cullin

Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County has four new board members: Brian Cullin, Todd Hutton, Nils Pedersen and David Rinn. Cullin has been a senior advisor at the Pentagon and State Department, and led communications for two Fortune 500 companies. Hutton was president of Utica University for 18 years and was vice president for academic administration at Willamette University for eight years. Pedersen returned to the board after a two-year hiatus. He is a private practice attorney in Port Townsend, and has served on Habitat's resource development, finance, and governance committees. Rinn has 30 years of experience in a range of financial, corporate, development and executive management roles at Morgan Stanley, Microsoft, Ancestry.com and Pendrell Corp. The Habitat for Humanity branch is planning a permanently affordable community of up to 120 homes in its locality.

UMC

Eustice

Audrey Eustice, PHR, SHRM-C, joined UMC as human resources director. Eustice has over 26 years of HR experience, including HR management, organizational effectiveness and strategic organizational leadership. She previously worked at an aerospace company managing change, developing leaders, and strategically providing solutions to complex issues. Her past accomplishments include integrating intern and apprenticeship programs, creating formal leadership programs, and developing an extensive training program that allowed employees to create clear career paths. She has also been a key member in implementing and executing succession planning for five leadership levels for Fortune 500 companies. Mukilteo-based UMC is a mechanical engineering, facilities maintenance and construction company.

Ritchie Bros.

Vancouver, B.C.-based equipment auctioneer Ritchie Bros. launched the Ritchie Hub blog and the Inside Edge podcast, which it calls two new ways to get insights into the equipment market. The blog and podcast cover topics such as pricing and volume trends, auction results and inspection tips. The blog can be found at Ritchie-Hub.com; and the podcast is also available on Ritchie Hub, as well as Spotify and Apple.