Mar 27, 2024

MKA

Bonotto

Bader

Aragaw

Wiley

Pfrommer

McCartney

Langdon

Seaman

Sand

Magnusson Klemencic Associates has promoted nine employees to senior associate, associate, and associate senior building information modeler (BIM) positions.

The following employees are now senior associates:

Jon Pfrommer — Pfrommer brings a rich understanding of state-of-the-art approaches to Performance-Based Seismic Design, especially in seismically active Southern California. His decade of large-scale design experience includes feature projects such as 611 Island Avenue in San Diego, and The Gayley at Wilshire and Beaudry towers in Los Angeles.

Alex Wiley — Focusing on high-rise residential and hospitality projects, Wiley is a rising project manager leading projects across the country. His design experience also reflects his expertise in concrete design advancements. His feature projects include the Salt Lake City Convention Center Hotel, The Ivey on Boren in Seattle, and 1000M in Chicago.

These employees are now associates:

Leikune Aragaw — A member of MKA's Sports and Cultural Specialist Groups, Aragaw's recent design experience includes Colburn School of Music in Los Angeles.

Will Bader — A member of the firm's Convention Specialist Group, Bader has designed convention centers from coast to coast, with recent highlights including the BMO Convention Centre Expansion in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Hannah Bonotto — Bonotto is a member of MKA's Cultural Specialist Group. Her most recent project work includes being the structural project manager for the soon-to-be-completed Seattle Aquarium Ocean Pavilion

David Sand — A member of MKA's civil team, Sand's design work reflects a variety of office, mixed-use, and large-scale government embassies internationally. One of his most recent efforts was the new United States Embassy in Juba, South Sudan.

Krista Seaman — Seaman is a member of the firm's Sports Specialist Group. Her portfolio reflects professional and collegiate facilities, and she has recently held structural project manager roles for designs such as the University of San Diego Recreation, Wellness, and Aquatic Center.

The following employees are now senior BIM associates:

Erica Langdon — Bringing extensive experience in BIM design for a wide variety of project types, Langdon excels at documenting complex geometry and recently collaborated on 200 Park Avenue Office Tower in San Jose, California—the second high-rise to feature SpeedCore.

Conor McCartney — McCartney's BIM experience includes complex projects located worldwide with designs as large as 5.5 million square feet, most recently contributing his drafting skills to the 2.5-million-square-foot Indiana University Adult Academic Health Center Hospital Building in Indianapolis, Indiana.

FSi Engineers

McClure

Pecora Bletson

FSi Engineers has hired Sheneé Pecora Bletson as a staff accountant. Pecora Bletson is a U.S. Air Force veteran and a graduate of Colorado Technical University who brings 12 years of experience to the position.

The firm has also hired Shane McClure, a graduate of Western Washington University with 11 years of experience designing electrical systems. McClure joins the team as an electrical technician.

Strong Tower Consulting

Strong Tower Consulting, a Washington state-based management-consulting firm, announced that partner John Croswell has been named to the Staffing Industry Analysts 2024 Staffing 100 North America list of influential staffing leaders. Strong Tower is a certified Disability-Owned Business Enterprise, and women comprise 75% of its workforce. It is also a 100% carbon-neutral company. Since 2021, Strong Tower has expanded its operations across the U.S. and Canada, securing partnerships with technology and Fortune 50 companies. Strong Tower has created programs to support women such as the Women's Leadership and Development Group and Returning Caregivers program, which provide formal and informal mentorship.

Icertis

Bellevue-based Icertis, the global provider of AI-powered contract intelligence, was named a winner in the 2024 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards program led by the Business Intelligence Group. Icertis was the only contract lifecycle management vendor selected for its commitment to AI innovation with the delivery of Icertis Copilots, featuring enterprise-grade generative AI applications that automate high-volume contract reviews, protect businesses from risk, and deliver data-driven insights to create value in commercial relationships. The Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards celebrate organizations, products, and people who bring AI to life and apply it to solve real problems. Icertis Copilots are now the fastest-growing products in the company's history, recently propelling Icertis above $250 million in annual recurring revenue. This recognition marks the second consecutive year that Icertis has been named an Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award winner.

Smartsheet

Smartsheet appointed Katie Rooney to its board of directors. Coinciding with Rooney's appointment, Brent Frei and Elena Gomez will be retiring from the Smartsheet board of directors effective June 18, 2024. As co-founder of Smartsheet, Frei played a core role in the inception and pre-IPO growth of the company. Gomez joined the Smartsheet board in advance of its IPO, and served over six years on the board's audit committee, five years as committee chair. Rooney is an experienced CFO, with global experience in finance, operations, business strategy, and investment banking. She is the chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Alight, a cloud-based human capital technology and services provider. Rooney holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance from the University of Michigan. Smartsheet is an enterprise work management platform headquartered in Bellevue.

Mar 26, 2024

Bellevue College

Bellevue College will begin offering a Bachelor of Applied Science in Radiation Therapy in 2025. Radiation therapy is a specialized form of cancer treatment that utilizes ionizing radiation to kill or shrink cancerous tumors. For almost 40 years, Bellevue College has offered an Associate of Applied Science in Radiation Therapy. The college is the sole provider of radiation therapist training in Washington state and one of only two institutions in the Pacific Northwest offering this specialized training. Linda Schinman, an instructor at Bellevue College who teaches radiation therapy, spearheaded the effort to create the new BAS in Radiation Therapy in response to the growing need for trained therapists and the advances in the field. Currently, most Bellevue College graduates find positions within six months of completing their degree. Quite frequently radiation therapists are hired by the clinics where they train as soon as they graduate, said Schinman. Bellevue College will begin accepting applications for the new BAS in Radiation Therapy starting in December 2024. The college's current Allied Health Associate of Applied Science degree will serve as a feeder program for this degree. The final cohort of students accepted for the AAS degree in Radiation Therapy began their studies in 2024 and will graduate in 2026. The first graduates in the new BAS in Radiation Therapy will matriculate in 2027. The addition of this degree will mark the 15th bachelor's degree offered at Bellevue College.

Lattice Semiconductor

Lattice Semiconductor has been recognized as a 2024 Top Workplace USA. Jim Anderson, president and CEO at Lattice, said, “The foundation of our innovation at Lattice is our talented employees around the world. Being named a top workplace is a testament to our innovative and collaborative culture that enables us to deliver breakthrough products and solutions that empower our customers to push the boundaries with their designs.” Top Workplaces USA celebrates organizations with 150 or more employees that have built great cultures. Over 42,000 organizations were invited to participate in the Top Workplaces USA survey. Winners of the Top Workplaces USA list are chosen based solely on employee feedback gathered through an employee engagement survey. Lattice is headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Executive Wealth Group

Focus Financial Partners, a partnership of independent, fiduciary wealth management firms, has entered into a definitive agreement under which Executive Wealth Group, a registered investment adviser based in Kirkland, will join Focus partner firm Bordeaux Wealth Advisors . This transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2024, subject to customary closing conditions. Executive Wealth Group, led by Sam Maxwell, provides customized financial planning and investment management services to senior corporate executives and their families, with a focus on serving executives in the aerospace industry. The transaction will increase Bordeaux's presence and market leadership in the Seattle market and enhance its ability to serve executives in the aerospace industry. Executive Wealth Group's clients will gain access to Bordeaux's investment platform, tax and wealth planning capabilities, experienced team of professionals and operational infrastructure. The key principals of both firms have been advising senior aerospace industry executives in the Seattle area for over 50 years combined. Bordeaux Wealth Advisors is an independent investment adviser with offices in Silicon Valley and Kirkland. Bordeaux provides wealth management services that include discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, comprehensive and customized financial planning, tax planning, equity compensation planning, estate and wealth transfer planning for high-net-worth and ultra high net worth individuals and families.

UMC

Russo

Gov. Jay Inslee appointed UMC's Steve Russo to the Capital Projects Advisory Review Board as the specialty subcontractor representative. Russo, a licensed civil engineer in Washington and Michigan, is major projects director and a shareholder at UMC. He has experience in varied construction delivery methods, with a primary focus in design-bid-build, design-build and MC/CM contracting in industrial and commercial sectors. He has worked at UMC since 2000. The 25-member CPARB, established by the 2005 Legislature, evaluates alternative public works contracting procedures and advises state policymakers on enhancing the quality, efficiency and accountability of such methods. It is run by the state Department of Enterprise Services. UMC is a mechanical contractor providing a range of integrated services in facility performance and maintenance, energy and environment, building energy modeling, building automation and controls, manufacturing, and reality capture scanning.

Trico Companies

Williams

Burlington-based Trico Companies promoted Michael Williams to business unit leader for food and manufacturing. Williams has only been with the company for about a year, but Trico says he has quickly become an invaluable asset by leading projects with clear vision and effective strategies, as well as fostering a collaborative environment built on trust and accountability. He has over 30 years of experience in the construction industry and a holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from the University of Washington. He also is a DBIA Associate and holds LEED AP credentials.

ProGlass

Reno, Nevada-based Jensen Precast announced that it has acquired Shelton-based ProGlass, a manufacturer of fiberglass products for the electric utility industry. ProGlass makes lightweight fiberglass products that are easy to handle and are durable. They included fiberglass trench covers, transformer pads, box pads, switchgear box pads, ground sleeves, splice boxes and looping enclosures. ProGlass was founded in 1990 in Gig Harbor by electrical contractor Jim Holland, who observed a high demand for fiberglass products in the electric utility industry. Jensen is an independent family-owned manufacturer of infrastructure products such as precast concrete vaults, polymer concrete handholes and metal access hatches.