Cruickshank elected to foundation’s board
FINANCIAL SERVICES Meridian Park Medical Foundation has elected Rod Cruickshank, president and CEO of The Partners Group, as vice chairman of its board of trustees. The foundation advocates and raises money […]
Tonkon Torp adds Meltebeke as partner
LAW Brenda Meltebeke has joined Tonkon Torp’s business department as a partner. She has practiced law in Portland for more than 20 years, most recently at Ater Wynne LLP. She […]
Otak adds Yoshimura as project architect
ARCHITECTURE Wayne Yoshimura has joined Otak’s Portland office as a project architect. He is a registered architect with 23 years of experience encompassing all phases of architectural design and construction. […]
Otak adds Carlson as architectural intern
ARCHITECTURE Galen Carlson has joined Otak’s Portland office as an architectural intern. He has experience supporting design investigation with architectural models – both physical ones and 3-D visualizations. Carlson has […]
Otak adds Dohallow as architectural intern
ARCHITECTURE Zachary Dohallow has joined Otak’s Portland office as an architectural intern. He has a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Colorado-Denver. Please send your announcements for 91ÊÓÆµ […]
Otak adds Payne as project architect
ARCHITECTURE Michael Payne has joined Otak’s Portland office as a project architect. He has more than 20 years of professional experience in architectural design, project management and construction administration. He […]
Otak adds Zegarra as engineering intern
ENGINEERING Jose Zegarra has joined Otak’s Portland office as an engineering intern. He has two years of experience, including development of engineering design documents for commercial and residential projects. He […]
Otak adds Sanghani as engineering intern
ENGINEERING Rasik Sanghani has joined Otak’s Portland office as an engineering intern. He is supporting multiple transportation and land development teams. He has more than five years of AutoCAD experience. […]
Otak adds O’Rilley as on-call engineering intern
ENGINEERING Dylan O’Rilley has joined Otak’s Portland office as an on-call engineering intern. He has nine years of construction experience. O’Rilley is pursuing a degree in civil engineering at Portland […]
Otak hires Schramm as surveyor
SURVEYING Ken Schramm has joined Otak’s Gearhart office as a surveyor. He has 29 years of land surveying experience. Schramm is a professional land surveyor in Montana. Please send your […]
Port of Portland’s Wyatt receives honor
BUSINESS Greater Portland Inc. earlier this month honored Port of Portland Executive Director Bill Wyatt with the 2016 Uniting Regionally Award. It’s presented each year to an individual, organization or […]
Peterson joins Steele Associates Architects
ARCHITECTURE Steele Associates Architects has added Sarah Peterson as an interior design professional. She has an associate’s degree in interior architecture and design from the Academy of Art University in […]
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