Aydarski joins Code Unlimited
ENGINEERING Code Unlimited has hired Deyan Aydarski as a code analyst and smoke modeler in its Beaverton office. He has experience working in modeling programs such as PyroSim, Pathfinder, SolidWorks […]
Code Unlimited hires Konopko
ENGINEERING Aaron Konopko has joined Code Unlimited’s Beaverton office as an analyst and project manager specializing in hazardous materials. Since his arrival, Konopko has played an important role in the […]
Brady returns to Northwest College of Construction
HIGHER EDUCATION The Northwest College of Construction has hired Sara Brady as director of student services and apprenticeship. She will lead management of all day-to-day operations of the six registered […]
Tonkon Torp names Beach a partner
LAW Eric Beach has been named a partner at Tonkon Torp. He joined the firm in 2010. As a member of its Intellectual Property and Data Privacy practice groups, Beach […]
Tonkon Torp names Tinker a partner
LAW Alex Tinker has been elected a Tonkon Torp partner. He joined the firm in 2014. Tinker is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department and chairs its Cannabis Industry […]
Tonkon Torp names Atchison a partner
LAW Rachel Atchison has been elected partner at Tonkon Torp. She joined the firm’s Business Department in 2013 and is a member of the Real Estate & Land Use and […]
Tonkon Torp names Bradford a partner
LAW Jeff Bradford, who joined Tonkon Torp’s Litigation Department in 2013, has been elected a partner. He represents business clients in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration […]
Plummer named garden’s executive director
MUNICIPAL SERVICES Mae Lin Plummer will become the new executive director of the Leach Botanical Garden – a Portland Parks & Recreation site. She will succeed David Porter, who is […]
GRI promotes O’Dell to senior engineer
ENGINEERING Thomas O’Dell has been promoted to senior engineer by GRI. He joined the firm in 2014. O’Dell’s responsibilities include foundation and seismic and slope stability analyses, as well as […]
Reddy promoted to senior engineer by GRI
ENGINEERING GRI has promoted Seth Reddy to senior engineer. He joined the firm in 2014 and now has more than 11 years of geotechnical engineering experience. Reddy focuses on geotechnical […]
Meskele promoted to senior engineer by GRI
ENGINEERING GRI has promoted Tadesse Meskele to senior engineer. He joined the firm in 2013. Meskele has a doctorate in geotechnical engineering from Oregon State University, and extensive experience with […]
Baumann promoted to project engineer by GRI
ENGINEERING GRI has promoted Alex Baumann to project engineer. He has more than seven years of experience providing geotechnical recommendations and construction-observation services as well as coordinating/completing subsurface investigations, in-situ […]
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