May 07, 2019

Orion Industries

Chase

On Friday, Jerry Chase will become CEO of Auburn-based Orion Industries. Chase was president and CEO of Bsquare, a provider of internet of things software products and solutions. Before that, he was CEO at Lantronix and Terayon. He replaces John Theisen, who is retiring after 18 years. Orion is an aerospace manufacturer and contact center that teaches job skills to people who face employment barriers.

DarkLight

DarkLight added Jason Upton as chief product officer, David Aucsmith as chief scientist and Lynda Gaughan as CFO; and moved Shawn Riley to chief visionary officer. Upton spent over 20 years as a senior executive at Microsoft. Aucsmith is a former Navy officer who has written on cybercrime, cyber espionage and cyber warfare. He also held senior security roles with Intel and Microsoft. Gaughan was a start-up executive in the Seattle area. Riley is a member of the Forbes Technology Council. Bellevue-based DarkLight develops cybersecurity solutions using artificial intelligence.

Department of Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy named Mark French as Federal Project Director of the Year for 2018. French is director of the projects and facilities division at Energy's Richland Operations Office. He was honored for his role in the cleanup of the Columbia River Corridor. This is the first time that the award has gone to a project director at Hanford.

JTM Construction

Sanchez

Giess

Pearce

Egge

Ralston

Corrado

Griffin

In its Seattle office, JTM Construction added Jeff Griffin as laborer superintendent, Henry Corrado as project engineer intern, Drew Ralston as project engineer, Justin Egge as project manager, Jacob Pearce as assistant survey superintendent, Lucas Giess as laborer foreman and Martin Sanchez as superintendent.

Trico Companies

Ellenz

Burlington-based Trico Companies hired Jesse Ellenz as project manager. Ellenz has over 15 years of design-build contracting experience and has worked on projects throughout the U.S. and overseas. He holds a bachelor's in construction management from Central Washington University.

May 03, 2019

Data I/O

In Redmond, Michael Tidwell joined Data I/O as vice president of marketing and business development. Tidwell was head of marketing and business development at Sansa Security, and head of product marketing at Arm Holdings' IoT Services Group. Data I/O makes programming and automated device handling systems for programmable integrated circuits.

Lamps Plus

Los Angeles-based Lamps Plus named Joanna Hawley as a brand ambassador. Hawley is a Seattle-based blogger, stylist, digital influencer and publisher of the Jojotastic blog, which focuses on eclectic lifestyle and small spaces. Lamps Plus has five brand ambassadors for 2019-2020. They highlight the company's spectrum of interior design styles in lighting and home furnishings through various marketing channels. Lamps Plus has two stores in the Seattle area.

May 02, 2019

Clearwater Paper

John J. Corkrean and Joe W. Laymon joined the board of Clearwater Paper in Spokane. Corkrean is executive vice president and CFO for H.B. Fuller, a maker of adhesives, sealants and chemical products. Before Laymon retired in 2017, he was vice president of human resources and corporate services at Chevron. Clearwater supplies private-label tissue to major retailers and wholesale distributors, and produces bleached paperboard.

Life Science Washington

Dr. Colleen Delaney, Dr. Christopher Henney, Ron Howell and Dr. Steven Reed were inducted into the Washington Life Science Hall of Fame, which recognizes leaders who have made significant contributions to the life sciences. Delaney is founder, chief scientific officer and executive vice president of R&D at Nohla Therapeutics. Henney is the retired co-founder of Immunex, Icos and Dendreon. Howell has been CEO of Washington Research Foundation for nearly 30 years. Reed is founder of the Infectious Disease Research Institute and co-founder of Corixa and Immune Design.