Jeffery Daggett is ACEC Washington's Engineer of the Year

Industry retiree grew firm from an office of two to 280 employees.

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Washington (ACEC) recently named Jeffrey M. Daggett, P.E., FACEC, the 2004 Engineer of the Year. Daggett retired from W&H Pacific, a firm he co-founded in 1988 and grew from a two-office firm with 65 employees to seven offices with 280 employees and revenue of more than $30 million.

Jeffrey M. Daggett

Daggett, a former private pilot, was involved in airport planning and design since 1980. His love and knowledge of flying helped him incorporate innovative and cost effective ideas to address safety solutions specific to general aviation. In addition to projects at regional airports throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho, Daggett directed a major master planning update for Spokane International Airport. He is responsible for the design and construction management of numerous public works projects in transportation and public utilities including implementing low-pressure sanitary collection systems.

In addition to his contributions to the civil engineering technical body of work, Daggett has participated in both state and national leadership roles with ACEC, including tenure as the ACEC of Washington president in 1990 and as the longest serving treasurer for the national organization.

The Pacific Northwest Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) in Tigard, Ore., recently announced that Lisa Vennes has been hired as the chapter's new membership director.

In her new position, Vennes will be managing ABC's membership recruitment and retention activities, including regularly scheduled membership networking events, direct meetings with members, and coordinate a number of new recruitment and retention programs. She will be responsible for coordinating all chapter events including ABC's Excellence in Construction awards program and banquet, apprentice graduation, golf tournament, planning conference, and monthly member networking meetings.

MulvannyG2 Architecture (Bellevue, Wash.) recently appointed Andre' Bellerjeau to manager of business development.

Bellerjeau will be responsible for assisting with MulvannyG2's business development efforts and will work directly with the corporate director of business development and the principals of the firm's retail, office, community, industrial, international, and interiors studios.

Bellerjeau has more than 12 years of architecture and interiors experience, and previously worked for MulvannyG2 from 1997 to 2000.

Seattle's DLR Group recently announced a number of additions to its architecture, engineering, planning and interiors team: Jim Beckett, Scott Wells and Christian Hogue, architectural designers; Andrea Bilbrey, interior designer; Joseph Hines, architect; John Lukas, systems engineer; and Reuben Schug, business development.

Ford Graphics recently announced the appointment of Jenn Fishback as the sales and customer service representative at the company's new Bend, Ore., office.

Fishback trained for the position at Ford's Portland offices. The new office is located at 1151 S. E. Centennial Court.

Sequoyah Electric of Redmond, Wash., recently hired Bill Polis as director of business development. Polis has more than 18 years of experience in the construction industry.

The Northwest Construction Consumer Council (NWCCC) recently names Greg Toy as its new executive director. In addition to a new director, NWCCC will relocate to a new Seattle office.

Toy has more than 20 years experience in the construction industry and has been a 10-year NWCCC member.

In addition to chairman, Doug Holen, the balance of NWCCC's 2004 leadership is comprised of: Doug Freymeyer, BP Cherry Point Refinery, VP private sector; Greg Mowat, Sound Transit, VP public sector; Dorcas Nepple, Port of Tacoma, secretary; Burt Newbry, Shell Puget Sound Refinery, treasurer; John Erickson, Harris Group, Inc., affiliate director for design; Steve Dahl, J.H. Kelly, affiliate director for construction; and, Patrick Curry, Tesoro Northwest Co., director at large. During 2004, Brenda Osterhaug, CH2M Hill, will serve as membership chair and Gary Smith, Lease Crutcher Lewis will serve as annual conference chair.

The NWCCC's new office is located at 1800 Westlake Avenue North, Suite 104, in Seattle.

Julian Dodge, a senior civil engineer at Reid Middleton in Everett, Wash., was recently named a LEED Accredited Professional by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Dodge has more than 18 years of experience in civil engineering, design, construction engineering and surveying for a wide variety of municipal, transportation, port, waterfront and site development projects. His current responsibilities include project management and project engineering for site development for public and private sector clients. Dodge is a registered professional civil engineer in Washington and has been with Reid Middleton for 13 years.

Brian Henson and John Campbell have joined Harper Houf Peterson Righellis Inc. of Portland, Ore., as professional land surveyors to lead the firm's new surveying efforts. HHPR serves public and private clients in the areas of transportation, residential, subdivisions, commercial/industrial, educational, office/retail, medical, sustainability and flood analysis.

Henson and Campbell's recent projects include Hall/Watson Beautification Project in Beaverton, Ore., and Oatfield/Roeth intersection in Clackamas County.

The firm has promoted two staff members, RoVawn Spellman, marketing; and Jane Goodstein, accounting; to associates.

Patricia (Trish) Nixon and Daniel C. Purgiel were recently named partners at LRS Architects of Portland, Ore. Both were named LRS associates in 1997.

Nixon heads the LRS Sustainability Committee and is in the process of obtaining her Sustainable Building Advisor certificate. Purgiel, who is the only architect serving on the Oregon State Coalition for adoption of the new IBC, is an expert on code compliance and a frequently requested presenter on the topic across the state.

Dallas R. Marlow recently joined Advanced American Construction Inc. of Oregon City, Ore., as chief estimator for the heavy marine construction firm. He will assist AAC with estimating and managing jobs.

Marlow is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Washington and has more than 25 years of civil construction experience in Oregon, Washington, California and Louisiana.

Seattle's Lease Crutcher Lewis recently announced two new hires and a promotion at the firm.

Kim Jeske, a five-year construction professional, has Lewis as a project engineer. Her primary assignment is the 30,000-sq.-ft. Puget Sound Bone and Joint Center currently under construction in Lakewood, Wash.

Megan Lane has joined Lewis as an executive assistant. She brings a divers background in writing, editing, marketing, sales, teaching and corporate training.

Matt Rosauer, who joined Lewis as an intern in 1997 and became a project engineer in 1998, has been promoted to project manager in the special projects division. He is currently working on preconstruction and construction for multiple projects.

Tigard, Ore., general contractor Gray Purcell Inc. recently announced the addition of Rod Robinson as superintendent of the firm's small projects division. Robinson has almost three decades of experience as both a custom home and industrial builder.

In addition to his responsibilities as project superintendent, Robinson will handle operational functions such as overseeing the firm's warranty and punch list program.

Career highlights include a number of church projects, such as the City Bible Church, Northwest Baptist Church, and Ariake Bible Church. At Gray Purcell, Robinson is currently providing in-field supervision for the Mosiac Condominium, Graham Clinic, Treasure Island Restaurant, and offices for Borders, Perrin & Norrander.

Express Construction Company of Seattle has hired Patrick Donohue as a project engineer and Brett Henkel as a superintendent. Both are focused on the company's tenant improvement projects.

Donohue has more than 13 years of experience in the construction industry as an estimator for commercial, retail, environmental and fuel systems projects.

Henkel recently completed tenant improvements for R&R Party Rentals and Selltech Limited in Bellevue, Wash. He is currently managing improvements for Dr. Glenn Curda, podiatrist, and a new Horizon Bank branch in Kent, Wash.

Michael Macdonald has joined Seattle's Rider Hunt Levett & Bailey as a senior cost manager. With more than 18 years of experience in property and construction consultancy, Macdonald's field of expertise includes cost estimating and project management.

Throughout his career, Macdonald has provided cost estimating services for both public and private projects ranging from $1 million to $400 million. Notable projects include cost estimating for the proposed Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev.; project management for the Phoenix Union School District's $150 million renovation of nine high school campuses and construction of a new high school in Phoenix, Ariz.; and conceptual design estimating and constructability review for a new 8,000-sq.-ft., $4 million residence in the heart of Aspen, Colo.

Bellevue, Wash., general contractor recently welcomed Kurt Boyd as the firm's manager of business development. Boyd's primary responsibilities will be to develop local and national relationships leading to select bid, design-build and negotiated private work.

Boyd brings more than 23 years of local construction knowledge and experience to PCL. Prior to joining PCL, he spent the past eight years in a senior management role, dedicated to creating, implementing and executing a complete customer care program at a largest electrical contracting firm.

Boyd is a University of Washington/National Electrical Contractors Association's Continuing Education Program instructor and teaches the concepts of customer relations and communication on an annual basis. He is on the board of the national Contractors Business Development Association and is an active member of the local Design Build Institute of America, Building Owners Management Association, Society for Marketing Professional Services and Washington State Society for Healthcare Engineering Chapters.

Jordan Schrader PC, a Portland, Ore., construction law firm, announced that attorney Steven L. Shropshire has been named a shareholder in the firm. A highly regarded attorney with nearly a, Shropshire, who has nearly a decade of experience in the area of water rights and natural resources, joined Jordan Schrader in the fall of 2001.

Shropshire was named to serve on the Oregon Water Resources Department's Ground Water Advisory Committee Surface Water Interference Subcommittee in 2003 and the Oregon Water Resources Department's Senate Bill 710 Work Group in 2002. He is the chair of the Oregon State Bar Environmental and Natural Resources Section, and is also president of the board of directors of JOIN, a privately funded social services organization that helps homeless individuals and families transition out of homelessness to permanent housing.

Portland, Ore., engineering firm Otak Inc. has added Dr. Richard Dominguez to its Water and Natural Resources Group, which Otak is expanding regionally.

Dominguez's civil-engineering experience encompasses a variety of water-related disciplines, from stormwater treatment and watershed management to wetland restoration and shoreline protection. His expertise will help guide future Otak water and habitat-restoration projects such as those occurring along the Willamette River. Otak also recently engineered flood-prevention solutions for Lake Oswego, Ore., and for Lithia Creek in Ashland, Ore.