BBT Architects hires Mitchell
ARCHITECTURE BBT Architects has hired Garrett Mitchell as a design professional. Mitchell received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Oregon. His previous experience includes the design of […]
Rogers joins JRJ Architects
ARCHITECTURE Mikki Rogers has returned to JRJ Architects as senior project manager. Rogers has 19 years of design and project management experience with a deep portfolio of diverse healthcare projects. […]
JRJ Architects hires Crawford
ARCHITECTURE JRJ Architects has hired Jeanine Crawford as a technical designer. Crawford has over 25 years of design and production experience, which has been dedicated to healthcare architecture. She is […]
JRJ Architects hires Budisan
ARCHITECTURE JRJ Architects has hired Flavius Budisan as an intern architect. His past and current work includes a variety of projects throughout the Portland-Metro area for Providence Health & Services. […]
Ernst & Young promotes Bridwell
FINANCE Ernst & Young has promoted Brandon Bridwell to managing director. Bridwell will continue to develop the firm’s relationships with community, government, and business leaders around the region. He has […]
TriMet hires Henderson
TRANSPORTATION TriMet has hired Maurice Henderson II to serve as chief operating officer. Henderson comes to TriMet from the City of Portland, where he served as chief of staff and […]
Columbia Roofing & Sheet Metal receives award
CONSTRUCTION Columbia Roofing & Sheet Metal has been awarded the Carlisle SynTec Systems’ 2018 Excellence in Single-Ply (ESP) award. The award is given to a small percentage of applicators of […]
Bailey joins Westlake Consultants Inc.
ENGINEERING Engineer in Training Daniel Bailey, has joined Westlake Consultants Inc. He will support the firm’s civil team with drafting and research while strengthening his AutoCAD Civil 3D skills. Bailey […]
Westlake Consultants Inc. hires Johnson
ENGINEERING Cole Johnson has joined Westlake Consultants Inc. as a survey technician. He started his career with a construction company and later moved to the surveying realm setting up equipment […]
Westlake Consultants Inc. hires McGraw
ENGINEERING Westlake Consultants Inc. has hired Engineer in Training Stephen Isaac McGraw as a civil engineering designer. His previous work experience in drafting and design includes development of construction drawings […]
Rickards joins Westlake Consultants Inc.
ENGINEERING Engineer in Training Evan Rickards has joined Westlake Consultants Inc. Rickards will support the firm’s civil team with subdivision drafting and preliminary research for proposed wind farm projects. He […]
Knittel joins Bremik Construction
CONSTRUCTION Kevin Knittel has joined Bremik Construction as a project superintendent. He will serve as superintendent for the upcoming 10 Branch commercial construction project in Lake Oswego. Knittel’s construction experience […]
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