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Seattle, WA – Parametrix has been ranked the number two best large company to work for in Washington by Seattle Business magazine. In 2018 and 2019, Parametrix was ranked the number three best large company to work for in Washington. Large companies are those that have 150 or more employees in Washington and includes all industries.This annual program was created by Seattle Business magazine and Best Companies Group to identify, recognize, and honor the best employers in Washington. The ranking is based upon employee survey responses as well as company policies, practices, philosophy, systems, and demographics. Parametrix is headquartered in Seattle and has offices throughout Washington state including locations in Puyallup, Tacoma, Mukilteo, Bremerton, Vancouver, and Spokane. As a 100% employee-owned firm, all employee-owners participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. The firm places an emphasis on work/life balance, provides opportunities for growth, and gives employee-owners the chance to work on award-winning projects within their communities.“Our employee-owners believe in and support each other through purposeful work in helping our clients and partners create vibrant, sustainable communities and restoring the health of the planet,” said Parametrix CEO Jeff Peacock.About ParametrixParametrix is a 100-percent employee-owned firm providing inspired solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. Parametrix serves our clients with nearly 600 employee-owners  from locations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, and Nevada. Parametrix is consistently ranked as one of Washington and Oregon’s 100 Best Companies to Work for.Become an Employee-Owner: Learn more about careers at Parametrix here.Connect with Parametrix: find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram @parametrix_inc.Inspired People, Inspired Solutions, Making a Difference.

Albuquerque, NM – The US 550/NM 528 intersection in Bernalillo, NM opened to traffic on November 10, 2021. The Continuous Flow Intersection (CFI) is the first of its kind in the state. Currently, 50,000 drivers pass through this intersection each day and that number is expected to increase.A CFI improves traffic flow and reduces delays by allowing left turns and through movements on opposite approaches to occur at the same time. Because it is the first intersection of its kind in the state, a driver education video and simulations were developed to help drivers understand how the intersection works.These videos were captured on the day the intersection opened to traffic.Parametrix worked with the New Mexico Department of Transportation to design this innovative solution and develop and implement the public engagement plan. Horrocks Engineers and Lee Engineering played key roles on our team by providing design and signal timing support.This project is part of the US 550 Corridor improvements. The corridor is a significant commuter, local, and regional roadway. The primary goals of the project are to increase capacity, improve safety, and improve conditions for pedestrians and bicyclists. Improving capacity and reducing congestion on US 550 between I-25 and NM 528 will enhance economic development potential in the Town of Bernalillo, Santa Ana Pueblo, Rio Rancho and communities in northwest New Mexico.About ParametrixParametrix is a 100-percent employee-owned firm providing inspired solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. We are comprised of 500 employee-owners serving our clients from locations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, and Nevada. Parametrix has been named one of Washington and Oregon’s 100 Best Companies to Work for.Connect with Parametrix: find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram @parametrix_inc.Inspired People, Inspired Solutions, Making a Difference. 

Bend, OR – Parametrix has added two new staff to their Bend, Oregon office. Pete Bozin, PE and Dustin Elmore, PE join the firm as Senior Engineers supporting the firm’s site development and data center work. Pete Bozin, PE has 14 years of experience in design and construction, including data center and railway projects. He comes to Parametrix from Fortis Construction, Inc. where he served as a senior project engineer, assisting in the management of three data center projects. Dustin Elmore, PE has 15 years of experience in civil engineering, specializing in stormwater management, utility infrastructure, green street design, site planning and design, survey, and site grading. He comes to Parametrix from the City of Bend. Parametrix’s Bend office was established in 2015 and includes 30 staff providing general civil engineering and survey services in transportation, water and utility systems, and site development for resort, institutional, industrial, and commercial facilities. Primary clients include local cities and counties, other architecture and engineering firms, and private developers.About ParametrixParametrix is a 100-percent employee-owned firm providing inspired solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. We are comprised of over 500 employee-owners serving our clients from locations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, and Nevada. Parametrix has been named one of Oregon’s Best Companies to Work for.Connect with Parametrix: find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram @parametrix_inc. Inspired People, Inspired Solutions, Making a Difference.

Puyallup, WA – Wesley Jones, PE has joined Parametrix as a Senior Water Engineer based out of the Puyallup and Bremerton offices. He has 18 years of experience in civil engineering, including the commercial, educational, and industrial sectors.Jones comes to Parametrix from Sitts & Hill Engineers, Inc. where he was a Civil Principal, leading design teams and providing quality control on a variety of private industrial and commercial projects. He is skilled in scheduling, cost estimating, permitting, and an assortment of civil-specific tasks such as pump stations, paving, stormwater management, rail, general site development, and utilities.His recent project experience includes stormwater treatment and site design for The Boeing Company, the Tacoma LNG Facility for Puget Sound Energy, a new manufacturing facility for James Hardie Building Products, and the Pierce County Skills Center for the Bethel School District.At Parametrix, Jones joins the firm’s Puget Sound water division serving public and private clients including municipalities in the region; King, Pierce, Kitsap, Grant, and Mason counties; King County International Airport; Port of Moses Lake; The Boeing Company; James Hardie Building Products; Miles Sand & Gravel; and Puget Sound Energy, among others.About ParametrixParametrix is a 100-percent employee-owned firm providing inspired solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. We are comprised of 500 employee-owners serving our clients from locations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, and Nevada. Parametrix has been named one of Washington and Oregon’s 100 Best Companies to Work for.Connect with Parametrix: find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram @parametrix_inc. Inspired People, Inspired Solutions, Making a Difference.

Parametrix’s Darby Watson, Roger Flint, and Joel Theodore stop to speak with a Route 25 driver while riding the Division Corridor. Spokane, WA – Spokane Transit Authority has selected Parametrix to provide design and engineering services for the Division Street Bus Rapid Transit project, a 9-mile corridor serving over 10,000 riders per day. Design is expected to begin in 2022 and construction will start in 2025.Vice President Darby Watson, AICP will serve as Parametrix’s project manager. Watson has delivered planning and design services for Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), LA Metro, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, San Mateo County Transit, Sound Transit, and the City of Seattle.Project partners include KPFF, Fehr and Peers, Iteris, HEWITT Architecture, S*Squared Marketing & Communications, SCJ Alliance, DCI Engineers, Budinger & Associates, Gannett Fleming, Archeological & Historical Services, and Michael Minor & Associates.Parametrix previously provided transportation planning, transit, multi-modal engineering, and urban design for the Spokane Regional Transportation Council’s Division Street Corridor Study, known as DivisionConnects. The locally preferred alternative developed from that study was approved in April 2021. The current phase involves identifying potential growth, considering future land use transitions, and identifying and prioritizing active transportation improvements. About ParametrixParametrix is a 100-percent employee-owned firm providing inspired solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. We are comprised of 500 employee-owners serving our clients from locations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, and Nevada. Parametrix has been named one of Washington and Oregon’s 100 Best Companies to Work for.Connect with Parametrix: find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram @parametrix_inc. Inspired People, Inspired Solutions, Making a Difference.

Las Vegas, NV – Amy Cummings, AICP, LEED AP has joined Parametrix as Statewide Transportation Planning Manager. She has over 20 years of industry experience in both the public and private sectors.Cummings most recently served as Deputy Executive Director/Director of Planning for the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County (RTC). At RTC, she was responsible for all aspects of short- and long-range multimodal transportation planning, including integration of transit and roadway improvements and advancement of RTC’s Complete Streets program. She was instrumental in the successful completion of the Virginia Line and Lincoln Line bus rapid transit projects, both of which were made possible by U.S. Department of Transportation grants and finished under budget and ahead of schedule. She also led development of the agency’s award-winning Regional Transportation Plan in partnership with state, local, and federal agencies. During her time at RTC, she was known for fostering innovative strategies for maximum stakeholder engagement.Cummings served as a Board Member and Vice President of the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations. She is also on the American Public Transportation Association’s sustainability committee.At Parametrix, Cummings joins the firm’s Las Vegas team, which provides transportation planning, engineering, and visualization services. She will be based in Reno, Nevada, and support transportation projects in the southwest region as well as Parametrix’s growing bus rapid transit practice area throughout the west.About ParametrixParametrix is a 100-percent employee-owned firm providing inspired solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. We are comprised of 500 employee-owners serving our clients from locations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, and Nevada. Connect with Parametrix: find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram @parametrix_inc. Inspired People, Inspired Solutions, Making a Difference.

Seattle, WA – The Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association (PNCWA) presented Parametrix’s John Phillips with the Stormwater Professional Excellence Award during the annual conference in Boise, ID on September 15, 2021.The award recognizes individuals for outstanding performance, professionalism, and contributions to the stormwater profession. Recipients are recognized for outstanding achievements in stormwater design, stormwater management, watershed management, and green infrastructure.Phillips serves as Parametrix’s Director of Integrated Watershed Management. He is a past PNCWA Board Member and past President. He helped to form the organization’s Stormwater Committee. He is credited with managing King County’s evaluation of climate change on infrastructure. He also led green stormwater infrastructure implementation for the wastewater treatment division. At Parametrix, Phillips guides the firm’s integrated approach to infrastructure development and natural resources in watershed planning, management, restoration, and climate change adaptation. He assists clients in the identification and development of solutions for combined and sanitary sewer overflows to meet consent decree and discharge standards.About ParametrixParametrix is a 100-percent employee-owned firm providing inspired solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. We are comprised of 500 employee-owners serving our clients from locations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, and Nevada. Parametrix has been named one of Washington’s and Oregon’s 100 Best Companies to Work for.Connect with Parametrix: find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram @parametrix_inc.Inspired People, Inspired Solutions, Making a Difference.

Seattle, WA – Wyn Folsome has joined Parametrix as a Senior Construction Manager based out of Bremerton, WA. He has 31 years of experience working in both the public and private sector in various roles including construction inspector, resident engineer, and project manager. Folsome joins Parametrix from Red Barn Engineering where he served as a Senior Construction Manager and Inspector. He has worked for clients such as Sound Transit, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle Public Utilities, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), and San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Folsome has diverse experience in light rail, shipyard work, high-voltage traction power systems, seismic retrofits, including carbon fiber and epoxy compounds, fiber optics, runway lighting, baggage handling systems, automated fare collection, and single and multi-family housing. His project experience includes:Seattle Department of Transportation Lander Bridge Project – Senior InspectorSeattle Department of Transportation 7th Avenue Bike Path – Resident EngineerAMTRAK/Sound Transit/WSDOT Cascade Station – Project EngineerSound Transit Angle Lake Station and Garage – Senior InspectorAt Parametrix, Folsome joins the firm’s Community Building practice. He is currently providing construction management support to WSDOT’s SR 520 program. About ParametrixParametrix is a 100-percent employee-owned firm providing inspired solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. We are comprised of 500 employee-owners serving our clients from locations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, and Nevada. Parametrix has been named one of Washington’s and Oregon’s 100 Best Companies to Work for.Connect with Parametrix: find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram @parametrix_inc. Inspired People, Inspired Solutions, Making a Difference.

Seattle, WA – Wyn Folsome has joined Parametrix as a Senior Construction Manager based out of Bremerton, WA. He has 31 years of experience working in both the public and private sector in various roles including construction inspector, resident engineer, and project manager. Folsome joins Parametrix from Red Barn Engineering where he served as a Senior Construction Manager and Inspector. He has worked for clients such as Sound Transit, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle Public Utilities, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), and San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Folsome has diverse experience in light rail, shipyard work, high-voltage traction power systems, seismic retrofits, including carbon fiber and epoxy compounds, fiber optics, runway lighting, baggage handling systems, automated fare collection, and single and multi-family housing. His project experience includes:Seattle Department of Transportation Lander Bridge Project – Senior InspectorSeattle Department of Transportation 7th Avenue Bike Path – Resident EngineerAMTRAK/Sound Transit/WSDOT Cascade Station – Project EngineerSound Transit Angle Lake Station and Garage – Senior InspectorAt Parametrix, Folsome joins the firm’s Community Building practice. He is currently providing construction management support to WSDOT’s SR 520 program. About ParametrixParametrix is a 100-percent employee-owned firm providing inspired solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. We are comprised of 500 employee-owners serving our clients from locations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, and Nevada. Parametrix has been named one of Washington’s and Oregon’s 100 Best Companies to Work for.Connect with Parametrix: find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram @parametrix_inc. Inspired People, Inspired Solutions, Making a Difference.

Las Vegas, NV – Jennifer Valentine has joined Parametrix as a Senior Transportation Planner. She has 17 years of industry experience in transportation and transit planning, regional transportation plan development, and public outreach. She holds a Master of City and Regional Planning degree.Valentine comes to Parametrix from the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) in Arizona where she was a Transportation Planner and Project Manager. At MAG she managed several transit plans and studies, including regional bus rapid transit and commuter bus feasibility studies, and oversaw the scenario planning process for the organization’s long range transportation plan. She previously worked in consulting, and for several public sector agencies in Colorado, including the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments, the Boulder County Transportation Department, and Routt County. Most of her previous work has focused on transit planning, pedestrian and bicycle planning, and long-range transportation planning. At Parametrix, Valentine joins the firm’s Las Vegas office, which includes 10 staff providing transportation planning, engineering, and visualization services. She will be assisting with a variety of projects across the organization’s southwest region, mainly in the areas of transit and corridor planning.  About ParametrixParametrix is a 100-percent employee-owned firm providing inspired solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. We are comprised of 500 employee-owners serving our clients from locations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, and Nevada. Parametrix has been named one of Washington’s and Oregon’s 100 Best Companies to Work for.Connect with Parametrix: find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram @parametrix_inc. Inspired People, Inspired Solutions, Making a Difference.