Mahlum promotes Leeviraphan
ARCHITECTURE Mahlum has promoted Alyssa Leeviraphan to associate principal. She has spent 15 years of her career with Mahlum working on educational facilities throughout the Pacific Northwest. As a project […]
Mahlum promotes Berndt
ARCHITECTURE Mahlum has promoted Rene Berndt to associate principal. He designs educational environments and has earned 24 local, regional and national awards. He has shared research through publications, conference presentations […]
Mahlum promotes Drissell
ARCHITECTURE Mahlum has promoted Andy Drissell to associate. He joined the firm in 2015 and serves as project architect for health care and K-12 projects. He incorporates research and user […]
Mahlum promotes Meira
ARCHITECTURE Mahlum has promoted Rodrigo Meira to associate. He has worked at Mahlum for 11 years, with a primary focus on K-12 projects. He played a large role in the […]
Cornforth Consultants promotes Ruby
ENGINEERING Cornforth Consultants has promoted Zach Ruby to associate engineer. He has nine years of geotechnical engineering experience. His technical strengths include landslide mitigation design, slope stability modeling, deep foundations, […]
Humber Design Group hires Jones
ENGINEERING Humber Design Group has hired Casey Jones as a project designer. He is responsible for project design, documentation, coordination, stormwater calculations and report writing. His background includes work with […]
Humber Design Group hires Loveland
ENGINEERING Humber Design Group has hired Justin Loveland as a project designer. He is responsible for project design, documentation, coordination, stormwater calculations and report writing. Loveland amassed 13 years of […]
EC Electric promotes Harvell
CONSTRUCTION Ron Harvell has been named regional vice president for EC Electric. He will lead operations throughout the Willamette Valley from the firm’s Albany office. Harvell has more than 35 […]
EC Electric promotes Schmitz
CONSTRUCTION Steve Schmitz has been named vice president of operations for EC Electric. He will oversee the firm’s operations throughout Oregon and Washington. Schmitz most recently managed EC Electric’s Albany […]
AKS Engineering & Forestry completes merger
ENGINEERING AKS Engineering & Forestry has merged with Bend-based DevTech Engineering. The company will provide services for residential, industrial, commercial, resort, recreation, education, street and public works projects. The merger […]
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP promotes Zahn
LAW Michael Zahn of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has been promoted to partner. He represents clients in all aspects of real estate transactions, including drafts and negotiations of letters of […]
Button joins Deacon Construction
CONSTRUCTION Brianna Button has joined Deacon Construction as a project engineer. As a member of its Portland special projects group, she will be involved in coordinating small and midsize office, […]
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