Murray, Smith & Associates adds Brent Gruber
ENGINEERING Brent Gruber, a recent addition to the Murray, Smith & Associates team, is managing the firm’s new office in Vancouver, Wash. This office, the fourth in Washington for MSA, […]
HDJ Design adds Kevin W. Barney
ENGINEERING HDJ Design Group recently added Kevin W. Barney as a senior civil engineer in its office in Pasco, Wash. He has more than 24 years of advanced civil engineering […]
Livermore promotes Josh Carstairs
ENGINEERING Livermore Architecture & Engineering has promoted Josh Carstairs to engineer. He recently passed the requirements for professional engineer licensure. He will continue to design and manage projects for the […]
Otak adds Ken Ackerman
ENGINEERING Otak Inc. recently added Ken Ackerman as a senior project manager. He will work out of the firm’s corporate office in Portland. He has extensive experience in management, design […]
Madden & Baughman hires Russell Drummond
ENGINEERING Madden & Baughman Engineering has hired Russell Drummond, who recently graduated from the Colorado School of Mines. He will be a project engineer, and work on residential, institutional and […]
Madden & Baughm hires Todd Young
ENGINEERING Madden & Baughman Engineering has hired Todd Young, who recently graduated from Portland State University. He will be a project engineer, and work on seismic strengthening, housing and residential […]
Systems West hires Anne Brix
ENGINEERING Systems West Engineers recently added Anne Brix as office manager. She received her bachelor’s degree in English from Western Washington University. SENDING?91ÊÓÆµ?PEOPLE?ITEMS: Please send your announcements to [email protected].
PAE hires Jeff Mah
ENGINEERING PAE recently hired Jeff Mah as an IT analyst. He manages individual work stations and company servers, and also sets up teleconference meetings between the firm’s offices. He previously […]
PAE hires Emily Morris
ENGINEERING PAE recently hired Emily Morris as a marketing assistant. She supports the marketing team’s efforts to secure projects and clients. She contributes to work on qualification packages, presentations, conferences […]
CH2M HILL hires Allen Prouty
ENGINEERING CH2M HILL recently hired Allen Prouty, a resident engineer and construction manager with 27 years of experience as a contractor and an agency and consultant representative. His background includes […]
CH2M HILL hires Steve Litchfield
ENGINEERING CH2M HILL recently hired Steve Litchfield, a senior project manager and professional engineer with 20 years of experience leading multidisciplinary projects involving bridges and other transportation facilities. He has […]
CH2M HILL hires Craig Helmann
ENGINEERING CH2M HILL recently hired Craig Helmann, a traffic engineer and project manager with a background in transportation planning, travel demand modeling, toll revenue forecasting and transportation economic analysis. He […]
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