Sep 11, 2024

Axis Architecture

AXIS Architecture + Design has promoted Andrew Kluess to principal at the firm's Seattle studio.

Kluess is recognized as one of the Pacific Northwest's most practiced and knowledgeable multi-family residential architectural designers. He has 25 years of architectural design experience, including a combined 14 years with AXIS and its Seattle office prior to its amalgamation with AXIS.

Kluess brings to AXIS a unique appreciation for what makes a project successful by way of his significant client-side owner's representative experience prior to joining the Seattle office.

As one of his first mandates as principal, Kluess will co-lead the continued growth of AXIS' multi-family residential design practice, with particular focus on further establishing AXIS' position as West Coast leaders in affordable housing community design. He joins founding principal architect Radim Blazej leading the Seattle office.

In his new role, Kluess will continue to operate as one of the company's multi-family residential design experts, overseeing projects across the firm and along the entire West Coast.

Contour Engineering

Goularte

Contour Engineering, LLC, a leading engineering consulting firm specializing in comprehensive land development services throughout Washington state, recently announced the promotion of Mike Goularte to partner.

Goularte brings more than 12 years of engineering expertise to his promotion, playing a pivotal role in executing the company's strategic plan and mission. As one of the firm's principal project engineers, he collaborates in managing the civil engineering department, overseeing the design, construction, and ongoing management of land and site development projects, including sewer systems, stormwater management, utility engineering, and water systems. His leadership will drive growth and operational excellence across all facets of Contour Engineering.

Goularte has enjoyed supporting team members in developing and growing within the company. He looks forward to expanding his role at Contour, building strong relationships with current and future clients, and contributing to the company's growth through employee support, recruitment, and strategic marketing.

Land Morphology

Shubin

Land Morphology has hired Ryan Shubin as principal. Shubin brings over 18 years of experience in landscape architecture across North America and Asia.

As a Singapore-accredited Landscape Architect, he has led projects ranging from private gardens and urban plazas to waterfront parks and large-scale hydrologic plans. Among his notable work is leading the design and project management of the award-winning Lakeside Garden at Jurong Lake Gardens, a 130-acre National Garden in Singapore. He also led the landscape design for the Gallop Extension and the new Tropical Montane Orchidetum at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Nexus

Tupper

Cummings

Tacoma-based building envelope consulting firm NEXUS has hired Ian Cummings as a building envelope designer and Ryan Tupper as a building envelope specialist.

Cummings obtained his B.S. in Architecture from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2015 and has more than 10 years of experience in the architecture and building envelope industry. At NEXUS, he is responsible for envelope design, independent technical reviews, performing construction administration, installation observations, and project management.

Tupper has been reviewing and testing envelope components for more than 17 years. As a consultant, he has provided building assessments, forensic investigations, construction administration, installation observations, and testing services on new and existing buildings. At NEXUS, he will continue to provide construction services with an emphasis on site observations and construction administration.

Parametrix

Foote

Joe Foote has joined Parametrix as a principal consultant. He has over 25 years of experience working on a broad range of planning, design, and construction projects with a focus on public water, wastewater, and stormwater projects.

Foote comes to Parametrix from Consor where he served as a principal engineer. His expertise includes water system planning and design, pumping system design, and standards development. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Water Works Association, and Project Management Institute.

At Parametrix, he joins the firm's water practice, providing water and wastewater engineering and design services to public agencies across the Northwest.

NW Natural Holdings

Fellon

NW Natural Holdings, comprised of NW Natural Gas Company, NW Natural Water, and NW Natural Renewables, named Brian Fellon as its new vice president, chief information officer/chief information security officer. Fellon will begin his new role with the company on September 23. Fellon joins NW Natural after spending the last eight years as an executive at Puget Sound Energy in Bellevue, where he served as director of applications services, AI and data. Prior to that, Fellon held IT positions at Eddie Bauer, Recreational Equipment, Inc., and Boeing. Fellon received degrees from the University of Washington and Seattle University. NW Natural Holdings is headquartered in Portland, and has been doing business for over 165 years in the Pacific Northwest.

Frazier Healthcare Partners

Frazier Healthcare Partners promoted Clarissa Berman to principal on the Growth Buyout Investment Professional (IP) team. Berman joined Frazier in 2019. Prior to Frazier, she worked at McKinsey and Company, Credit Suisse, and Morgan Stanley, in addition to Bauscher Brasil, a start-up she co-founded. The firm also announced three additional promotions on the IP team: Michael Machak to vice president and Volo Gulidov and Eric Yang to senior associate. Founded in 1991, Frazier Healthcare Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry. Frazier is headquartered in Seattle, and invests broadly across the U.S., Canada and Europe.

Sep 10, 2024

WASWD

The Washington Association of Sewer & Water Districts (WASWD) awarded over $13,000 in scholarships to support Washington state residents who are developing their careers in the clean water industry. This year's scholarships represent the largest ever contribution to students and underscore the ongoing Clean Water Careers outreach program. The eight scholarship recipients are: Janet Essig, Port Orchard – awarded $2,000; Maya Giddings, Sammamish Plateau – awarded $2,000; Kelly Nesbitt, Bothell / Kenmore / Lake Forest Park – awarded $2,000; Chrystal Pointer, Vancouver – awarded $948; Austin Popoff, Wenatchee – awarded $2,000; Michael Ramsdell, Kitsap Peninsula – awarded $2,000; Gabriella Rebutiaco, Auburn – awarded $2,000; and Nate Swyers, Vancouver – awarded $500. WASWD's Walt Canter Scholarship Fund reflects its commitment to educational advancement within the industry. Named after Walt Canter, an industry advocate and commissioner of the Cedar River Water and Sewer District for nearly 50 years, WASWD's Scholarship Fund facilitates and encourages entrance, advancement and retention of employees in the water and wastewater industry. Since the year 2000, the program has awarded over $145,000. Scholarship applicants must live in the state or have a relationship to a WASWD district or associate member. Applications are reviewed by a group of local utility district members. Scholarship recipients and amounts are selected based on academic achievements and relevant career goals.

CalmWave

CalmWave added George Savage to its board of advisors. Savage brings a wealth of experience in medical innovation and digital health technologies, and has a track record of bringing first-in-category medical products from concept through commercialization and exit. Among his achievements is the pioneering of catheter-based minimally invasive heart surgery. As co-founder and chief medical officer of Proteus Digital Health from 2003 to 2020, Savage led the development of digital health technologies, including the first FDA-approved drug-device combination integrating silicon and software. He was named one of PharmaVoice's 100 Most Inspiring People in 2014, and was elected as a fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering in 2016. CalmWave's mission is to eliminate non-actionable clinical alarms through data science and Transparent AI. CalmWave progressed from inception to funding at the AI2 Incubator, a startup incubator at the Allen Institute for AI. Headquartered in Seattle, CalmWave investors include Bonfire Ventures, Tau Ventures, AI2 Incubator, SeaChange Ventures, Hike Ventures, and the co-founders of PagerDuty.