Brett Hanson Appointed IAS Chair

Sparling project designer will represent the Seattle Industry Applications Society chapter at monthly Seattle Section IEEE meetings.

Sparling (Seattle) project designer Brett Hanson was recently appointed chair of the Industry Applications Society Seattle chapter for 2004. IAS is a division of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a non-profit, technical professional association of more than 377,000 members in 150 countries.

As chair, Hanson will represent the IAS chapter at monthly Seattle Section IEEE meetings and at the IEEE-IAS annual meeting in Salt Lake City. He will also direct planning and coordination of monthly technical and social meetings. Events on the 2004 IAS roster include presentations about power reliability, facility commissioning, and a tour of a NW inverter technology company.

Hanson served as IAS member-at-large, secretary, and vice-chairman prior to assuming the role of committee chairman.

David Coffey, a former firefighter and a fire alarm and low voltage services expert, has been named a fire alarm specialist at Portland, Ore.'s Dynalectric Co.

In his new position, Coffey will be responsible for providing design and estimating services for fire alarm installations. He has more than 25 years of experience in the design, inspection and installation of fire alarm and suppression systems.

Richard Loo has joined Lorig Associates of Seattle as project manager focusing on project feasibility and design team management. Loo brings extensive experience to Lorig in the construction design and project management of student housing, townhomes and apartments, and hospitality facilities.

Loo graduated from McGill University with a bachelor's degree in Architecture, earned his certificate in construction management from the University of Washington and is a LEED accredited professional.

MulvannyG2 Architecture recently announced it has added 16 individuals to its Portland, Ore., staff. The staffing increase is in response to a strategic reorganization the firm made earlier this year to better serve the needs of their clientele.

Those joining MulvannyG2 include Kenneth Roberts, associate; Richard Shavey, senior technical architect; Randy Sauer, project manager; Pearse O'Moore, project manager; and Anastasia (Stasi) Perrigo, project manager.

New job captains include Martin Segura, Erica Ceder, Jamie Varblow, Michael Payne and Caryn Yamamoto. Architectural technicians are Andrew Twyman, Travis Olson, Victor Duong, Casey McKenna, Rashmi Urval and Maria Ochoa.

Design and engineering firm Otak Inc. of Portland, Ore., recently hired three new employees.

Kay Van Sickel was appointed to lead the firm's Transportation Business Group. Van Sickel was formerly the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) manager for District 1, which encompasses the Portland Metro region and large areas east and west of the city.

Otak also hired In-Tae Lee, a licensed structural engineer. Lee previously worked for 17 years with ODOT designing, engineering, inspecting and managing bridge and transit projects throughout the state. A professional engineer since 1986, Lee has managed, engineered, designed and inspected structural projects in urban and rural settings throughout Oregon, with a focus on bridge engineering.

David Berniker joined Otak's Planning Business Group. He had previously worked as an urban designer and planner for private firms and the City of Portland Bureau of Planning. Berniker's urban design experience spans a variety of projects, from leading visioning exercises for the Portland Bureau of Planning and Portland Office of Transportation to representing the city on an American Institute of Architecture Urban Design Committee.

Triad Associates, a Kirkland, Wash., land development consulting firm, recently promoted Jeff Cox, director of site planning and landscape architecture, to vice-president. Katherine Hilde has been hired as a landscape designer.

Cox brings 21 years of experience working with land developers and home builders to his new role. He is responsible for increasing the firm's presence in the Puget Sound, as well as using his design expertise to create livable communities for Triad's clients. He is currently working on Shamrock, a low impact development project in King County; and Stacy, an innovative ordinance community in Kirkland for CamWest Development.

Hilde joins Triad Associates' site planning and landscape architecture group with four years of industry experience. She will help the group create residential communities and landscape architecture designs. Hilde holds a Bachelor's Degree in landscape architecture from Washington State University and serves as a board member for the Friends of Seattle Olmsted Parks.

Express Construction Company of Seattle has promoted John J. Ryan, Jr. from carpenter foreman to project engineer. Ryan has been with Express since 2000, recently working on the Ballinger Gateway project and tenant improvement projects such as W3 Data, Inc., Bella Drycleaners and Union restaurant.

During his tenure at Express, Ryan has worked on bid proposals, contracts and contract modifications, drafted and modified project budgets, and provided pre-construction cost estimating services for proposed projects.

Emick Howard & Seibert, Inc., a Seattle architecture, interior design, and strategic facility planning firm, recently announced the addition of Curtis Bales, AIA, NCARB as project manager for corporate and financial projects.

Bales brings 25 years' experience in corporate and institutional interior architecture. Past projects include work Boeing Commercial Airplane Group headquarters, Port of Tacoma administrative office building, Woodland Park Zoo Rainforest Café, the Washington State Convention and Trade Center and others.

University Mechanical Contractors, Inc. of Mukilteo, Wash., recently welcomed Jim Dickson to its sales team as an account executive. Dickson is a mechanical engineer and holds an engineering degree from the University of Washington. He has an extensive background in HVAC and controls.