By Palmer Sandeno Palmer is currently a Junior in the Landscape Architecture program at Washington State University. He has been interning with the Puget Sound Community Building and Landscape Architecture group at Parametrix for the last year. 3D modeling and photo-realistic visualizations can take a project from concept to reality. Showing stakeholders what a project […]

Volunteers plant trees and shrubs at East Lake Sammamish Trail on Earth Day in 2015. Trails and non-motorized paths weave our communities together, improve livability, and promote healthy lifestyles. Parametrix employee-owners are passionate about designing safe spaces for people that offer a seamless connection to places where they live, work, and play. This Earth Day,

Josh Wozniak, an Environmental Scientist at Parametrix, was recently featured in Douglasia, Journal of the Washington Native Plant Society. He discussed the rare plants occupying an equally rare geological niche of Lake Chelan. Click here to read the full article (pages 10-12). Josh volunteers with the University of Washington’s Rare Care Program. The program “builds

By Jason Ceralde, PLA Each year, April is declared as World Landscape Architecture Month with many states, including Washington, making official proclamations. The landscape architects of Parametrix would like to thank everyone who is taking the time to observe and honor the history and the role of our profession. No matter if we are engineers,

By Irina Lapina, PWS Southwest Butner Road is now better for fish and the community alike, thanks to a new culvert. Washington County Department of Land Use and Transportation completed improvements on a section of the Southwest Butner Road crossing at Johnson Creek in Beaverton, Oregon. The failing culvert was replaced with a new fish-passable

Kael joined Parametrix as part of the addition of Pacific Geomatic Services in 2021. He is based out of our Mukilteo, WA office and has 7 years of industry experience. What inspired you to become a surveyor? My inspiration to become a surveyor stemmed from my love of the outdoors and the natural world. I

Camden recently joined Parametrix as a surveyor based out of Parametrix’s Portland, OR office. He has 8 years of industry experience. What inspired you to become a surveyor? I’ve had a love for maps ever since I was a little kid. Before the days of Garmin and smartphones most folks had road maps/atlases stashed away

Kristy is a Senior Surveyor leading our survey team in Bremerton, WA. She has 24 years of experience and has been with Parametrix for over 4 years. What inspired you to become a surveyor? It was more that I fell into this profession at first. I started out as a grade checker at 18 years

Lonnie is a surveyor based out of Parametrix’s Albuquerque, NM office. He began his career in 2014 and has been with Parametrix for over a year. What inspired you to become a surveyor?  I started my career in the Engineering field as a Subsurface Utility Engineering tech but was always intrigued by the company’s surveying

Since 1951, Engineers Week has inspired the next generation of STEM leaders by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. Parametrix has a vested interest in ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce. This week, the engineers of Parametrix share what inspires them, what they enjoy about engineering, favorite projects, advice,