Mar 08, 2023

Blueline

Pope

Justinen

Garwin

Zirotti

Koutrelakos

Castaneda

Rodda

Cooper

Hepworth

At Blueline, Mary Koutrelakos, Lucas Zirotti, Grace Garwin, Brett Justinen, and Kai Pope have been promoted to project engineer. Caitlin Hepworth has been promoted to associate planner. Shawn Cooper and Justin Rodda have both been promoted to senior engineering designer and Gavin Castaneda has been promoted to landscape designer CAD lead.

Koutrelakos has been with Blueline for over four years. She implements effective design solutions on challenging projects and has contributed to the growth of Blueline's commercial group and of the firm in general.

Zirotti has been with Blueline since March 2018. He is a go-to source of information for new staff in the firm's residential group.

Garwin started at Blueline as an intern in 2018 and officially joined Blueline as a full-time engineer in 2021. She has become the go-to engineer for water main design for several of the public works' department's largest clients.

Justinen has been at Blueline for over four years and has established himself as the public works expert on paving and ADA requirements. He has taken an active role in supporting and developing the firm's newer inspectors, and is often on-site reviewing completed work and engaging with clients.

Pope started at Blueline in August 2018 as an inspector and quickly took on more responsibility to include design and construction administration work. He has taken on some of the public works department's most challenging construction projects.

Hepworth started at Blueline in June 2021 as a planner. She has become a leader both internally and externally and is currently leading the firm's comprehensive plan efforts while also providing support across all aspects of the planning group's work.

Cooper's familiarity with Blueline and with AutoCAD and experience in civil design projects make him an essential member of the team as they work towards engineering solutions.

Rodda has been a valued member of the Blueline team for over 10 years and consistently delivers quality plans, is flexible when dealing with difficult schedules, and helps develop newer staff.

Castaneda joined Blueline over a year ago as a landscape designer and quickly became a key figure in helping set CAD standards within his team and taking on additional work.

Weber Thompson

Farrell

Doran

Evenson

Weber Thompson has promoted three staff members to new leadership positions in the firm. Emily Evenson AIA, CPHD and Erik Doran AIA, LEED AP BD+C have been promoted to senior associate. Stephanie Farrell AIA has been promoted to associate.

Senior associate Emily Evenson's passion is the intersection of affordable housing and sustainability. Working on projects such as New Hope Family Housing in Seattle's Central District, and a current mixed-income high rise tower has given Evenson hands on opportunities to bring sustainable strategies and thoughtful design to affordable housing projects. She further invests in her passions through her work on WT's Sustainability Core Team, and her years of volunteering with the Housing Development Consortium through the Exemplary Buildings Task Force and the Policy Advisory Group.

Senior associate Erik Doran has been with Weber Thompson for nine years focusing on construction administration on the high-rise team, most recently on Madison & Boylston an affordable housing high rise on First Hill developed in partnership with Bellwether Housing and Plymouth Housing. He is also an active member on the Seattle Architecture Foundation's Board, exploring the history of buildings in Seattle, and how new buildings are re-shaping the environment. He especially likes working with SAF's youth program, that immerses kids in the design world and helps them turn their ideas into physical models and sketches.

Associate Stephanie Farrell finds her work in affordable housing the most rewarding. She has been focused on the Pacific Hospital North Lot project, which recently broke ground. As a Graduate of UW, she is the incoming Chair of the UW's College for Built Environment's Professionals Advisory Council, and enjoys the interaction between Seattle's professional architecture community, and the students.

Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced plans to launch an AWS infrastructure region in Malaysia. The new AWS Region will give developers, startups, entrepreneurs, and enterprises, as well as government, education, and nonprofit organizations, greater choice for running their applications and serving end users from data centers located in Malaysia. As part of its commitment to the region, AWS is planning to invest $6 billion in Malaysia by 2037. The new AWS Region will consist of three Availability Zones at launch, adding to the existing 99 Availability Zones across 31 geographic regions globally. AWS has plans to launch 15 more Availability Zones and five more AWS Regions in Canada, Israel, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Thailand.

Lamb Weston Holdings

Lamb Weston Holdings announced it has completed its purchase of the remaining equity interests in its European joint venture with Meijer Frozen Foods. Lamb Weston announced its intent to purchase the interest in October 2022. Having completed the transaction, Lamb Weston owns 100% of Lamb-Weston/Meijer, which formerly operated as a 50/50 joint venture between a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lamb Weston and Meijer Frozen Foods. With the acquisition, the company adds an additional five manufacturing facilities to its footprint worldwide, including four facilities in the Netherlands and one in the United Kingdom, as well as a sixth manufacturing facility operated through a 75% interest in a joint venture in Austria. These facilities produce nearly two billion pounds of finished frozen products annually. Lamb Weston, based in Eagle, Idaho, is a supplier of frozen potato, sweet potato, appetizer and vegetable products to restaurants and retailers around the world.

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, the largest winery in the Pacific Northwest and among the largest premium wineries in the U.S., named Shawn Conway chief executive officer. Conway has held multiple positions in general management, operations, supply chain and finance in high-growth, premium-branded specialty food and beverage, and consumer packaged goods companies. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce with a major in Finance from Santa Clara University. Most recently he served as the CEO of Peet's Coffee, and prior to that he spent nearly a decade at SKYY Spirits. The Ste. Michelle Wine Estates portfolio includes Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14 Hands, Columbia Crest, Col Solare and Spring Valley Vineyard from Washington; A to Z, Erath, and REX HILL from Oregon; Stag's Leap Wine Cellars and Patz & Hall from Napa and Sonoma; Marchesi Antinori of Italy; and Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte of France.

Mar 07, 2023

Kroll

Kroll, a global risk and financial advisory solutions firm, appointed David Dunn as chief information security officer. Dunn served as deputy chief Information security officer since he joined Kroll in 2016, where he managed the global security operations center, incident response, security engineering, threat intelligence, security architecture and vulnerability management groups. Dunn succeeds Wayne Peterson, who recently retired and remains an advisor to the firm. In his new role, Dunn will be responsible for applying Kroll's security practices to ensure that the firm's information security program continues to meet risk and compliance requirements as well as client needs and expectations. Dunn was a member of the U.S. Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force for 13 years and a three-time recipient of the U.S. Secret Service Forensic Examiner of the Year award. Dunn is also a 19-year veteran of the Seattle Police Department and received the 2012 Seattle Police Department Detective of the Year award. Kroll has offices worldwide, including in Seattle.

Lincoln Property

National real estate firm Lincoln Property announced two key Pacific Northwest leadership moves supporting the firm's continued commitment to the region. Ryan Feigelson has joined the firm as senior vice president, responsible for expanding the company's portfolio by sourcing acquisition and development opportunities across the state of Oregon. He will also support the growth of Lincoln's regional third-party business, including construction and development management, property management, leasing, and occupier advisory services. Feigelson has nearly 20 years of real estate experience, beginning his career as a broker in the Portland market before transitioning to investments and development. Most recently, he served as vice president with the private investment firm NBP Capital. Lincoln has also elevated Lee Morrison to a newly created position as senior vice president of leasing and asset management for the Pacific Northwest.

Carbon Robotics

Seattle-based Carbon Robotics has been named to Fast Company's annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2023. Carbon Robotics is being recognized for the development and impact of its LaserWeeder, a robot operated by artificial intelligence and computer vision that utilizes lasers to remove weeds efficiently and sustainably. In February 2022, Carbon Robotics launched the LaserWeeder designed to identify weeds and target them for elimination. The LaserWeeder's 30 high-powered CO2 lasers use thermal energy to destroy the weeds without disturbing the soil or damaging nearby crops. By the end of this year, LaserWeeders will be actively used on farms in 17 different states and three Canadian provinces. Fast Company's editors and writers sought out the companies making the biggest strides around the globe. Fast Company, headquartered in New York City, is published by Mansueto Ventures.

UMC

Kimberlin

Mike Kimberlin joined UMC's Building Performance Services Group as a building performance specialist. Kimberlin, CHFM, is performing energy audits, facility assessments, facility support, Clean Building compliance, monitoring-based commissioning and client education. He has over three decades of experience managing facilities operations and infrastructure projects for health care, administrative, laboratory and critical environments. He previously led operations, maintenance and environmental services for 34 outpatient clinics, ambulatory surgery centers and support buildings for the Everett Clinic. Prior to that, he spent nearly 20 years at Swedish Medical Center's Cherry Hill Campus managing the facilities department and environment of care compliance programs, as well as managing capital projects that supported infrastructure improvements. Mukilteo-based UMC is a mechanical engineering, facilities maintenance and construction company.

ABC of Western Washington

Rockwell Electric of Bellingham joined the Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington. The company offers a variety of electrical services, from basic residential to complex industrial, in Whatcom and Skagit counties. Tim Rockwell is the owner.