Dec 28, 2022

Hensel Phelps

Madyun

Stenerodden

Bills

Hensel Phelps promoted Scott Bills, DBIA, LEED AP, to vice president and district manager of the Pacific Northwest Region. Bills holds a bachelor's degree in technology management from Utah Valley University, and began his career with Hensel Phelps in 2000 as a field engineer in Sacramento, California. Since then, he has risen through the ranks and provided executive leadership on projects for clients including the Port of Seattle, Sound Transit, General Services Administration, Tacoma Public Schools and the University of Washington. The company also promoted Seth Stenerodden to project superintendent and brought on Haniyyah Madyun as a senior estimator in the Pacific Northwest office. Stenerodden joined the company in 2020 as an area superintendent for the Port of Seattle's North Concourse modernization project. He has 16 years of construction industry experience. Madyun began her career with Hensel Phelps in 2005 in the Mid-Atlantic office as an intern. Her background includes conceptual estimating on highly technical alternative delivery method projects.

UMC

Feaster

Tieskotter

Gerboth

Hagos

Hammerquist

Mukilteo-based UMC hired Hailee Hammerquist as an energy engineer in the Energy and Environment Group; Abraham Hagos, Lisa Gerboth and Gavin Vodopich as project engineers and ShirleyAnn England as a project coordinator in the Industrial Group; Danielle Tieskotter as an operations coordinator in the Facility Services Group; and Michael Feaster as an estimator in the Estimating Department. Hammerquist, LEED Green Associate, is creating energy models for new and existing facilities, and developing energy conservation projects through on-site auditing and engineering analysis. Hagos, Gerboth and Vodopich are assisting with estimating and bidding, submittal drafts and vendor communications. England is supporting the project teams. Tieskotter is responsible for scheduling and dispatch of HVAC and plumbing technicians. Feaster is responsible for accurate and consistent project estimates.

Dec 20, 2022

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Stewart

Sorensen

Cleator

General contractor Lease Crutcher Lewis promoted Jeff Cleator to chief operating officer and Jay Sorensen to Washington Division president; and hired Tony Stewart as Oregon president. Cleator joined the company in 1987 as an intern and has advanced in his career at Lewis, serving as Commercial Division manager, vice president and, since 2016, Washington Division president. He serves on the board of directors for ANEW and the Runstad Department of Real Estate at the University of Washington, and is a former board member for Virginia Mason Medical Center. Sorensen joined Lewis in 1997 and has since served as project manager, senior project manager, Special Projects Division manager and, since 2016, senior vice president. The company says he has played a critical role in workforce development, recruitment and the company's diversity, equity and inclusion initiative. Stewart has over 30 years of experience leading teams across multiple disciplines including construction, architecture, real estate and specialty contracting. He is DBIA certified, a licensed architect and most recently served as vice president at Skanska in Seattle, where he led the firm's design and construction integration practice.

UMC

Chaussee

Hicks

Watanabe

Brady

Mukilteo-based UMC hired Griffin Brady, TJ Watanabe, Matty Hicks and Mason Chaussee as project managers in the Special Projects Group. They are responsible for managing projects, acting as single points of contact for clients, and bringing their projects in on time and on budget. Kamil Ettaki and Colin Helgeson, EIT, also joined the group as project engineers to support the project managers with submittals, RFIs, creating new business proposals, and vendor communication.

McKinstry

Construction and energy services firm McKinstry promoted Matt Allen to chief client officer, where he will work in tandem with the company's partners and project teams to support innovation and project excellence. Allen started his McKinstry career as an intern working in finance and later moved into roles as a project manager and director of construction technology. He most recently was project executive for Spokane developments that include the Health Partnership Building, McKinstry Spokane manufacturing facility, and tenant improvement projects on the South Landing campus. In addition, he was appointed to McKinstry's board earlier this year.