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Bend, OR – Jessie Rykels-Wilson, PE has joined Parametrix’s Bend office as a senior engineer. She has 14 years of experience delivering transportation projects for public agencies throughout the Northwest, designing and managing projects from the planning phase through construction. Rykels-Wilson comes to Parametrix from HDR in Bend where she served as a senior transportation designer and project manager. Her project experience includes the City of Bend’s Neff Road and Purcell Boulevard Intersection Improvements, 14th Street Reconstruction, and Galveston Avenue Reconstruction. Prior to relocating to Bend in 2015, she spent nine years designing projects with Perteet in Everett, WA. She “enjoys working directly with community members and clients to see positive change in communities through improvements in infrastructure.” At Parametrix, Rykels-Wilson joins the firm’s Bend community building practice, working on local agency projects as well as private development projects.  About Parametrix Parametrix is a 100-percent employee-owned firm celebrating 50 years in business. We are comprised of 500 employee-owners providing inspired solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. We serve 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.

Brittany Cowgill (holding frame) with board members at the May 22 event. Photo by Rick Kuehn.Portland, OR – The Portland chapter of Women’s Transportation Seminar held their Spring Event and Awards Presentation last week at The Melody Event Center Ballroom. Two Parametrix employee-owners were recognized for their contributions to the organization and to the industry as a whole.Brittany Cowgill, PE was named the Portland chapter’s ‘Member of the Year’. She was nominated by the organization’s board of directors. This award recognizes a member “who has made extraordinary contributions to the success of the organization.” Brittany has been a member of the organization since 2014 when she was involved in the Chicago chapter. She joined the Portland chapter in 2015. When asked about her involvement in Women’s Transportation Seminar, Cowgill stated, “It’s rewarding to participate in an organization that not only provides great networking, technical, and professional growth opportunities, but one that emphasizes a mission I’m passionate about: to attract, sustain, connect, and advance women’s careers to strengthen the transportation industry.” Cowgill is a transportation engineer with nearly 10 years of experience. Her project experience includes TriMet’s Southwest Corridor transit project and repairing the Hagg Lake Slide area in Washington County. John Willis (holding frame) with board members at the May 22 event. Photo by Rick Kuehn. John Willis, PE, who serves as Vice President of Parametrix’s Oregon offices, received the ‘Ray Lahood’ award. This honor is given each year to a man in the transportation industry who has made outstanding contributions, including advancing women and minorities, serving as an advocate, and leading by example. For more than 25 years, Willis has led key transportation projects across the Pacific Northwest. His work has included the MAX Orange Line’s West Segment, airport expansions, and Seattle’s Central Waterfront project. He has served as part of the Oregon Governor’s committee on small businesses, continues to participate as an active member of the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs, and currently serves as a mentor through the Port of Portland’s Mentor Protege Program. “John’s strong personal commitment toward the economic empowerment of women and minority owned businesses and budding professionals is exemplary,” stated Vijay Deodhar, owner of 3D InFusion. Parametrix is a sponsor of Women’s Transportation Seminar Portland chapter and in 2018 was named “Employer of the Year” by the organization for “for recruiting, retaining and advancing women.” About Parametrix Parametrix is a 100-percent employee-owned firm celebrating 50 years in business. We are comprised of 500 employee-owners providing inspired solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. We serve our clients from locations in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, and Nevada. Parametrix has been named one of Oregon and Washington’s 100 Best Companies to Work for. Connect with Parametrix: find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram @parametrix_inc.  

Seattle, WA – Puget Sound Business Journal released a list of the 100 largest privately held companies headquartered in Washington. The list, based on 2018 revenue, reported a combined total of $41.3 billion in revenue between the top 100 companies, up from $38.4 billion last year. Coming in at the number 82 spot, Parametrix was the only engineering consultant to make the list. Parametrix has been a privately held company since 1969 when it was founded in Sumner, WA. In 1992, the company launched an Employee Stock Ownership Plan and became 100% employee owned in 1999. About Parametrix Parametrix is a 100-percent employee-owned firm celebrating 50 years in business. We are comprised of 500 employee-owners providing inspired solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. We serve 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.

Seattle, WA – Luke Miller, PLS has joined Parametrix as a Surveying Supervisor based out of the firm’s Seattle office. He has 15 years of experience in land surveying, including topographic mapping, ALTA/NSPS land title surveys, boundary line delineation and retracement, legal descriptions, FEMA Flood Certificates, construction calculations, and project management. Miller comes to Parametrix from David Evans & Associates. His experience includes residential and commercial surveys including historic properties and topographic surveys to provide information for architectural and civil design. He has also worked on commercial projects including completing an ALTA survey for the Washington Square office building in Bellevue and the historic Moses building in Seattle. He is a current member of the Land Surveyors Association of Washington and previously served as the Board Secretary. At Parametrix, Miller will be responsible for managing all aspects of survey work for the firm’s Seattle survey group. About Parametrix Parametrix is a 100-percent employee-owned firm celebrating 50 years in business. We are comprised of 500 employee-owners providing inspired solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. We serve 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.

Seattle, WA – Tiffany Neier, PE has joined Parametrix as a senior engineer based out of the firm’s Seattle office. She has 10 years of experience working on green stormwater infrastructure projects and performing hydrologic and hydraulic modeling analysis. Neier comes to Parametrix from BHC Consultants. Her experience includes projects for the King County Wastewater Treatment Division, Lake Meridian Water District, and the cities of Monroe, Lynnwood, and Snohomish. She is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Water Environment Federation, and the Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association. She holds a Master of Engineering degree in Environmental Process from Cornell University. At Parametrix, Neier joins the firm’s surface water practice, providing engineering services to local agencies. About Parametrix Parametrix is a 100-percent employee-owned firm celebrating 50 years in business. We are comprised of 500 employee-owners providing inspired solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. We serve 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.

Puyallup, WA – Dmitri Suslikov, PE has joined Parametrix as a senior transportation engineer based out of the firm’s Puyallup office. He has nearly 20 years of experience specializing in municipal projects with a focus in road design. Suslikov comes to Parametrix from Exeltech Consulting. He served as a senior project engineer, developing designs for new roads and road improvements, including intersections, roundabouts, bridge approaches, sidewalks, ADA ramps, overlay, drainage, water, and walking paths. Prior to that he worked for Skillings-Connolly, Inc. and has also served as a project engineer for Mason County Department of Public Works. His project experience includes the Chumstick Creek Fish Passage Improvement project in Chelan County where 17 culverts were replaced with small bridges. He also served as a project engineer on the City of Lynnwood’s 204th Street Southwest project which included a roundabout, road improvements, sidewalks, parking lots, stormwater detention and treatment facilities, a sediment trap, and utility relocations. Additionally, he was involved in the City of Gig Harbor’s Stinson Avenue water main replacement and roadway improvements. At Parametrix, Suslikov joins the firm’s Puget Sound region transportation division where he will be working on municipal transportation projects for local agencies. About Parametrix Parametrix is a 100-percent employee-owned firm celebrating 50 years in business. We are comprised of 500 employee-owners providing inspired solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. We serve 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.  

Portland, OR – Sam Daleo, PE has joined Parametrix’s Portland office as a senior transportation engineer. He has 14 years of experience in design and engineering with a focus on transit and rail projects. Daleo comes to Parametrix from Jacobs. His project experience includes TriMet’s Division Transit project and Spokane Transit Authority’s Central City Line. He is experienced in all phases of roadway, transit and rail projects from environmental and concept design through final design as well as construction. At Parametrix, he will join the firm’s Portland transit design group, supporting projects such as TriMet’s Southwest Corridor project and the MAX Red Line Extension. About Parametrix Parametrix is a 100-percent employee-owned firm celebrating 50 years in business. We are comprised of 500 employee-owners providing inspired solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. We serve 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.

Seattle, WA – Engineering News Record has released its annual Top Design Firms list, which ranks firms based on revenue for design services performed in the previous year. This year Parametrix was ranked number 151, up from a ranking of 164 last year. Parametrix has been ranked in the top 500 design firms since 2003. “We have been fortunate to capitalize on being well positioned to win and deliver some very interesting work over the last year. Our fastest growing market segment has been in our transit practice, where we continue to see strong growth looking forward,” stated Parametrix CEO, Jeff Peacock, PE. Last year, two-thirds of Parametrix’s revenue was generated from transportation projects, with the remainder divided among water, wastewater, and general building projects. Some of the firm’s most significant projects in 2018 were the I-84 Karcher Interchange to Franklin Interchange in Nampa, ID; I-5 Mounts Road to Thorne Lane Corridor Improvements in Pierce County, WA; TriMet’s MAX Red Line Extension in Portland, OR; LOTT Clean Water Alliance’s Process Improvements in Olympia, WA; Interbay Forcemain in King County, WA; Metro’s Southwest Corridor Transit Improvements in Portland, OR; and US 550, from NM 313 to NM 528 in Bernalillo, NM. According to Engineering News Record, this year’s top firms had a record-breaking combined total revenue of $101.16 billion in 2018, an increase of 7.7% from 2017. About Parametrix Parametrix is a 100-percent employee-owned firm celebrating 50 years in business. We are comprised of 500 employee-owners providing inspired solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. We serve 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.

Dan Seydel (Platinum Group, LLC), Leslie Jones (Sound Transit), Jennifer Hoback (Sound Transit), and Michael Horntvedt (Parametrix) at the launch of the Capacity Building Mentorship Program at the Tukwila Commmunity Center on Friday, April 12. Seattle, WA – Parametrix has been recognized by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) for continued contributions to the Capacity Building Mentorship Program. The program “pairs successful prime contractor and consultants with diverse businesses wanting to do business with Washington state in an effort to increase their capacity and participation on WSDOT projects.” Sound Transit has recently partnered with WSDOT to re-launch the program. The program will be administered by the Minority Business Development Agency – Tacoma Business Center. Happy Longfellow, PE, Transportation Division Manager at Parametrix, has led the firm’s participation in the program, including developing a relationship with the protégé firm, Platinum Group, LLC and providing mentorship in marketing and business development, business planning, and core services development. Michael Horntvedt, a senior consultant at Parametrix, accepted the certificate on behalf of the firm at the program launch held at the Tukwila Community Center on Friday, April 12. Parametrix and Platinum Group are currently working together on two Port of Seattle projects providing construction management at SeaTac International Airport. “Our success with Platinum Group and the many other stories about small businesses receiving positive mentorship is the reason we are committed to supporting the Capacity Building Mentorship Program into the future” stated Horntvedt. WSDOT originally created the program in response to the Governor’s diverse business participation Results Washington Goals. As of August 2018, 86 companies were enrolled in the program. WSDOT plans to evaluate the performance of the program in July 2019. About Parametrix Parametrix is a 100-percent employee-owned firm celebrating 50 years in business. We are comprised of 500 employee-owners providing inspired solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. We serve 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.

Portland, OR – Shane Phelps and Jen Murphy, PE, CSE have been promoted to leadership positions in Parametrix’s Oregon Environmental and Water practices, respectively. Phelps has 23 years of industry experience, 11 of which have been with Parametrix. Prior to being named Oregon Environmental Planning and Compliance Division Manager, he served as Planning Group Lead. His experience has been focused on helping clients throughout the Pacific Northwest navigate National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) processes and other environmental regulatory requirements for a variety of project types including transportation and transit, water and wastewater infrastructure, and energy transmission and distribution. “Shane has been working with the team and other stakeholders to grow our business and make Parametrix a great place to work. His commitment to staff and clients is outstanding” stated Oregon Operations Manager, Richard Roché, RG, LHG. Murphy, who has been named Oregon Water Group Manager, has been with Parametrix for over two years and has 13 years of experience in the construction and design industries, with the last eight years focused on facilities and infrastructure across the water industries. According to Murphy, she “receives immense enjoyment collaborating with junior staff, colleagues, and clients to develop individual, corporate, and institutional capabilities and solutions.” “Jen has taken on many responsibilities during her time at Parametrix including client and staff development, project delivery, and business planning. She has worked tirelessly to deliver on current projects while developing strategic relationships and winning new work” said Roché. Parametrix’s Oregon region includes offices in Portland and Bend comprised of nearly 100 staff providing services in general civil engineering, surveying, transportation planning and design, structural engineering, water, and environmental planning and compliance. About Parametrix Parametrix is a 100-percent employee-owned firm celebrating 50 years in business. We are comprised of 500 employee-owners providing inspired solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. We serve our clients from locations in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, and Nevada. Parametrix has been named one of 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.