Harper Houf Peterson Righellis adds Steve Swanson
ENGINEERING Harper Houf Peterson Righellis recently added Steve Swanson to its staff. He is a civil designer and a survey crew chief. He has 38 years of experience with design […]
Harper Houf Peterson Righellis adds Wen Jou
ENGINEERING Harper Houf Peterson Righellis recently added Wen Jou to its staff. He has 40 years of experience managing, planning, designing and performing construction administration for municipal, commercial and industrial […]
Harper Houf Peterson Righellis adds Ken Condit
ENGINEERING Harper Houf Peterson Righellis recently added Ken Condit to its staff. He has 32 years of experience in civil and environmental engineering, with a focus on finding water and […]
Harper Houf Peterson Righellis adds Bill Long
ENGINEERING Harper Houf Peterson Righellis recently added Bill Long to its staff. He has 16 years of experience with design of stormwater facilities, rain gardens, sewers, waterlines, roadway improvements and […]
Harper Houf Peterson Righellis adds Dave McKenna
ENGINEERING Harper Houf Peterson Righellis recently added Dave McKenna to its staff. He has more than 27 years of experience working in the water and wastewater industries. He primarily serves […]
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A geothermal system at the Oregon Zoo capitalizes on opposing preferences of elephants and polar bears.
KPFF hires Ryan Rudnick
ENGINEERING KPFF recently hired Ryan Rudnick as a civil designer. He has a background in water resources, transportation engineering and overseas project management, as well as a special interest in […]
KPFF hires Andrew Chung
ENGINEERING KPFF has hired Andrew Chung as a civil designer. He recently graduated from California Polytechnic State University. He specializes in water resources and utility systems. SENDING 91ÊÓÆµâ€ˆPEOPLE ITEMS: Please send your […]
KPFF’s Steve Olson licensed
ENGINEERING KPFF’s Steve Olson recently received his license to work as a professional engineer. He joined the firm in 2011, and specializes in site design for urban redevelopment projects. SENDING 91ÊÓÆµâ€ˆPEOPLE ITEMS: […]
KPFF’s Tyler Riverman licensed
ENGINEERING KPFF’s Tyler Riverman recently received his license to work as a professional engineer. He joined the firm in 2010, and works on a variety of projects – mostly international […]
Lindsey McDonald interns for KPFF
ENGINEERING Oregon Institute of Technology senior Lindsey McDonald is serving as an intern for the KPFF Portland civil survey group. She previously completed an internship with the Oregon Department of […]
Elizabeth Nichols interns for KPFF
ENGINEERING Oregon State University senior Elizabeth Nichols is serving as an intern for the KPFF Portland civil survey group. She has experience with tasks such as watershed analysis, research and […]
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