Jan 09, 2019

Architects West

Schmidt

Architects West of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho hired Robert (Bob) Schmidt as a project architect. Schmidt has over 24 years of experience, including on civic, K-12, higher education, commercial, justice and government projects. He was with Longwell + Trapp Architects and Integrus Architecture (Spokane). He is working on the Richland Water Treatment Facade Replacement.

Swenson Say Faget

Wible

Winner

DeBoer

Speer

Berka

James

Casem

Seattle-based structural engineering firm Swenson Say Faget hired Vladimir Berka and Evan Speer as staff engineers. Also, it promoted Lori DeBoer to senior project manager, Kevin Winner to project manager, Scott Wible and Bianca Casem to project engineer, and Randy James to drafting manager. Berka has four years of experience, and is on SSF's residential structures team. He is working on houses in the Puget Sound region, and San Francisco and Menlo Park, California. Speer has a master's in conservation engineering from the Structural Analysis of Historic Constructions Consortium at Czech Technical University. He worked with Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust in Nepal. At SSF, he is working on the 115-119 South Jackson historic renovation and the seismic upgrade of Schoenfelds Furniture in Pioneer Square. DeBoer was hired in 2017. Her work includes the historic renovation of FX McRory's in Seattle and the Penrose Hotel in Walla Walla, along with the new $70 million Bellevue Christian Campus for grades 7 – 12 in Medina. Winner has done structural design for houses, and is working on houses in Mercer Island, Seattle, Bellevue, Medina and Woodinville. Wible joined SSF in 2015. He provides structural design for residential projects, and works with specialty fabricators on steel installations. Casem was hired in 2017 and primarily works on multifamily and commercial mixed-use projects such as Blackbird Apartments in Redmond and the new Bellevue South complex just off of Interstate 405.

Stantec

Arnold

Iwinski

Cobb

In Anchorage, Stantec hired William Cobb as a senior mechanical engineer and Jenny Iwinski as projects control lead for petroleum work, and promoted Nick Arnold to project manager to expand its team supporting the oil and gas industry in Alaska. Cobb has over 20 years of experience in the industry, working on onshore and offshore facilities. He is a U.S. Army veteran. Iwinski has over 10 years of experience in Alaska, working on projects ranging from $1 million to $8 billion. Clients include Alyeska Pipeline Service, ConocoPhillips Alaska, BP and Alaska Gasline Development Corp. Arnold joined Stantec in 2017. He is responsible for delivering projects for Alyeska. He has 10 years of experience and is a registered Project Management Professional. Stantec is a global architecture, engineering and consulting firm.

Wilson Engineering

Wurden-Foster

Kenna Wurden-Foster of Bellingham-based Wilson Engineering passed the exam to become a Washington engineer. Wurden-Foster works on systems for treating wastewater, drinking water and stormwater. Wilson provides civil and structural engineering, and land and hydrographic surveying.

Jan 02, 2019

Parametrix

Smith

In Seattle, Jared Smith joined Parametrix as a principal consultant working with clients on strategic initiatives and assisting project teams. Smith has 34 years of experience with a focus on transportation and transit design, including freeways, bridges, streetcar and light rail systems, bikeways, ferry terminals and arterial projects. From 2001 to 2013, he oversaw Parsons Brinckerhoff (now WSP) Northwest operations. He has been director of the Seattle Office of the Waterfront and the city's regional transit manager. Parametrix provides engineering, planning, and environmental sciences.

Bernardo|Wills Architects

Reid

Griswold

Ochoa

Spokane-based Bernardo|Wills Architects hired Paz Ochoa and Stan Griswold as landscape architects and Tyler Reid as a landscape architect intern. Ochoa has eight years of experience, and was with Spurlock Landscape Architects in San Diego. She is working on Spokane International Airport Felts Field Gateway Study (a master plan for the airport's historical district). Griswold has 29 years of experience, and was with The Land Group in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. He is working on South Landing HUB mixed-use building in Spokane. Reid is pursuing a bachelor of landscape architecture degree at Washington State University. He is working on the University of Idaho Basketball Arena. Bernardo|Wills provides architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and master planning.

Rolluda Architects

Fisiak

Aymar

Seattle-based Rolluda Architects hired Pamela Aymar and Agata Fisiak as project designers. Aymar was born and raised in Quito, Ecuador. She has a bachelor's in architectural design from the University of Washington. She is working on projects for King County Solid Waste and Pierce County's Sprinker Recreation Center hockey team rooms. Fisiak grew up in Warsaw, Poland, and has a bachelor of engineering in architecture and urban planning from Warsaw University of Technology. She has worked on projects in Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Poland and Jordan. She is working on design of the Filipino Community Village Senior Housing and Innovative Learning Center in Seattle.

Hart Crowser

Martin

Fairchild

Sullivan-Johnson

Jones

In Seattle, Hart Crowser hired Nathan Jones as a geotechnical engineer, Ryan Sullivan-Johnson as a geologist and Evin Fairchild as a CAD drafter. In Portland, it hired Alayna Martin as a marketing coordinator. Jones will support building and transportation projects. He has a master of engineering in civil engineering from Oregon State University, and has worked for the Federal Highway Administration and Bureau of Land Management. Sullivan-Johnson will support building and transportation projects and habitat restoration. He has a bachelor's in geosciences from Pacific Lutheran University. Fairchild has an associate in applied science in civil design technology from Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Martin will provide proposal and marketing support for geotechnical engineering, environmental services, and natural resource services company-wide. She has a bachelor's in communications from Linfield College and experience in administrative support and digital marketing. Hart Crowser is an engineering, science, and consulting firm.

KMB architects

Barry

Olympia-based KMB architects hired Jason Barry as a project manager/project architect. Barry has over 18 years of project design experience, including on 25 health care facilities in Washington. Among them is the second hybrid operating room west of the Cascades. KMB provides architectural services, security design and consulting, project management and graphic design.

HKP Architects

Poppe

Brian Poppe, a partner with HKP Architects, completed the Design-Build Institute of America's education, training and certification testing program to earn the Associate Design-Build Professional designation. Design-build is expedited construction delivery in which design decisions are made in the field. The architectural design is executed at a close pace with construction.