Group Mackenzie, with offices in Portland and Seattle hired Terry A. Krause, AIA, NCARB.

BBT Architects of Bend, Ore., announced the promotion of Donald Tompos and Maureen McClelland to the position of associate. Tompos is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and received his Oregon professional registration in 1983.

McClelland is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University receiving her Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1995 and her Oregon professional registration in 2004.

Magnusson Klemencic Associates (MKA), a civil and structural engineering firm headquartered in Seattle, has announced its 2006 senior position promotions.

Derek Beaman, leader of MKA's Convention Center Specialist Group, David Eckmann, manager of Midwest projects and Brian Pavlovec were all promoted to vice president.

Steven Haluschak and Peter Somers were promoted to Senior Associate.

Interface Engineering, a mechanical and electrical consulting engineering firm, has promoted Melissa Crosman to marketing manager. Working with both clients and staff, Crosman will manage the day-to-day marketing operations of Interface Engineering's corporate Portland office, and will oversee the marketing efforts of the firm's offices in Seattle, Salem and Sacramento. The firm has also recently hired a senior electrical engineer, Rebecca Ellsworth, PE. She is one of the few licensed female electrical engineers in Portland. The firm also hired Doug Smith, PE, MBA, LEED AP, NaSBA (National Sustainable Building Advisor) and named him an Associate with the firm. Smith will be based in the firm's Seattle Office located in Kirkland, Washington.

Several promotions are now effective at W.G. Clark Construction. Howie Kellogg, senior project manager, has been promoted to vice president. Danielle Finseth and Jason Preuit have been promoted from project engineers to project managers. Bruce Hopkins has been promoted from foreman to superintendent, and Kurt Robinson was recently added to the staff as a project engineer.

The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Washington selected Jared Smith, P.E. as the 2006 "Engineer of the Year" at its annual Engineering Excellence awards banquet held on January 20.

Smith, vice president and area manager of the Seattle office of Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), has more than 20 years experience as a professional civil engineer and transportation planner, and has managed all aspects of transportation design projects, including transit corridor studies, arterial and highway design projects. A in an endorsement statement in support of Smith's nomination as Engineer of the Year, Joni Earl, Sound Transit executive director, praised Smith for his "engineering knowledge to articulate and balance technical and political issues."