ENGINEERING

Sazan Group has added Doug Downie as a senior project manager in its Portland office. He has more than 30 years of mechanical engineering experience in HVAC and plumbing design, as well as management of multidisciplinary project teams for public works and private projects and MEP systems commissioning.

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LAW

Portland law firm Bodyfelt Mount LLP has added Wendy M. Kent as a partner. She has more than 25 years of trial experience handling civil claims in Oregon, Washington and Utah. She has successfully defended claims alleging employment discrimination, wrongful termination, professional malpractice, construction site injuries, premises liability and product liability. She also has defended numerous personal injury and wrongful death claims arising out of automobile and trucking accidents. For nearly a decade, Kent served as the managing attorney and lead trial attorney for Zurich North America Insurance Co. in Portland.

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LAW

Jordan Ramis PC has added attorney Jacob A. Zahniser to its construction and litigation practice groups. He focuses his practice on construction, real estate and business litigation, as well as insurance coverage disputes arising from construction defects. His litigation experience includes payment disputes and lien claims, insurance coverage, leases, purchase and sale agreements, development rights, adverse possession, property lines and easements, and development disputes.

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Gill Williams in March joined GreenWorks as a principal. He has leadership experience in firm management, business development, design and construction. Throughout his professional career, Williams has led multidisciplinary teams as a project manager, landscape architect and natural resource planner. He will build and manage teams across disciplines to forge holistic, sustainable solutions to complex problems with longevity and durability in mind.

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ENGINEERING

LCG Pence Construction has hired Christina Berryman as a project engineer. She will work with retail clients, including Safeway and Goodwill. She previously served JE Dunn Construction, focusing on current design and construction trends specific to complex data center facilities.

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ENGINEERING

Jim Lord has joined Ashley & Vance Engineering as principal of civil engineering in its Bend office. He has more than 14 years of civil engineering experience working on projects ranging from private site development to multiphase public infrastructure improvements. Ashley & Vance Engineering provides creative, collaborative and cost-conscious structural and civil engineering solutions and services for energy, public works, institutional, industrial, agricultural, commercial and residential projects.

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NONPROFIT

SOAR Oregon has named Chuck Allen executive director. He previously served as managing director and chief technology officer for Citigroup Global Equity Finance and as managing director of Microsoft’s Middle East business. He has helped build technology infrastructure to support a $60 million trading company, and rebuild data centers lost on 9/11. SOAR Oregon is a state-funded, not-for-profit economic development organization focused on the development of the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) industry in Oregon.

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NONPROFIT

SOAR Oregon has named John Stevens chief operations officer. He will execute the nonprofit’s operational strategy at unmanned aircraft test ranges at Pendleton, Warm Springs and Tillamook, with the Federal Aviation Administration, and with Oregon’s partner in UAS operations, the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. Stevens has 10 years of experience in oversight of civil aircraft systems and 30 years in complex program management. SOAR Oregon is a state-funded, not-for-profit economic development organization focused on the development of the UAS industry in Oregon.

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ARCHITECTURE

DOWA-IBI Group Architects has promoted Amy Friendy to principal. She joined the firm in 1999 as an accounting assistant and now serves as director of operations. Her position encompasses the roles of business manager, financial analyst and human resources director. She is based in Portland.

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ARCHITECTURE

DOWA-IBI Group Architects has promoted Bill Conboy to senior associate. He has been with the firm for 17 years. In total, he has 30 years of experience in architecture – mostly related to project management. He is based in Portland.

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