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Peter Geiger, ENV SP Joins Parametrix
03.23.23
Peter Geiger, ENV SP has joined Parametrix as a Senior Planner based in Portland. He has over 30 years of experience providing environmental evaluations for energy, port, transit, transportation, military, and telecommunication projects across the Western United States. Peter comes to Parametrix from WSP. His work includes alternative contract delivery, environmental compliance for multiple sectors, bridges, quality control and management, hazardous materials corridor studies, electrical transmission corridor studies, permitting, and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis. He has worked with agencies such as the Western Federal Lands Highway Division, Bonneville Power Administration, Oregon and Washington Departments of Transportation, City of Portland, TriMet, Lane Transit District, Pierce County Transit District, and Sound Transit.At Parametrix, he joins the Oregon/Idaho region Environmental Planning and Compliance team,...
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Kirk Paulsen, PE Joins Parametrix
03.16.23
Kirk Paulsen, PE has joined Parametrix as a Senior Engineer. He has over 10 years of experience designing transportation projects throughout Oregon, Washington, and California.Kirk comes to Parametrix from Alta Planning + Design where he served as a transportation design engineer. He specializes in active transportation design including on-street and separated bikeways, enhanced pedestrian environments, as well as off-street multi-use paths. He holds a master’s degree in civil and environmental engineering with an emphasis on sustainable transportation engineering.At Parametrix, he joins the transportation team in Portland, providing transportation and environmental planning, urban design, and traffic engineering services to the City of Vancouver, WA; Oregon Department of Transportation; and other clients across the Western United States.
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Jeff Hale, PE Joins Parametrix as Nevada Engineering Manager
03.08.23
Jeff Hale, PE has joined Parametrix as a Senior Consultant and Nevada Engineering Manager. He has over 30 years of experience designing, managing, and delivering transportation projects in Nevada.Jeff comes to Parametrix from the consulting industry where he served as Associate Engineer and Project Manager. Prior to working as a consultant, he spent nearly two decades with the Nevada Department of Transportation working in roadway design, construction, and project management divisions before serving as the Director of Engineering and Construction for the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County.His project experience includes the delivery the first phase of the I-15 North Expansion, the state’s first design-build project. He was also part of the largest RTC of Washoe County construction program with over $450 million in pavement rehabilitation and complete street projects and over $400 million in capacity impro...
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Cindy Clark, PE Selected as Regional Transportation Division Manager
03.06.23
Parametrix has selected Cindy Clark, PE to lead the firm’s Greater Washington Transportation Division. Cindy has been with Parametrix for over 25 years, serving as a project manager, group lead, and as a Trustee for the firm’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan.Cindy is experienced in project management, public involvement, traffic engineering, and transportation design. She has been responsible for dozens of public agency projects, including on-call support work for local cities such as Redmond, Bellevue, Kirkland, SeaTac, Renton, and others.The Greater Washington Transportation Division includes over 130 transportation professionals providing transportation planning, engineering, and design services from locations in Seattle, Puyallup, Bremerton, and Spokane, WA.
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Parametrix Ranked #10 Best Company to Work for in Oregon
03.06.23
Parametrix has been ranked the number 10 best large company to work for in Oregon by Oregon Business. Large companies are those that have 100 or more employees in Oregon. The award was announced at an event held at the Oregon Convention Center on March 2, 2023. The ranking is based on employee survey responses, which include questions about work environment, management and communications, decision-making and trust, career development and learning, and benefits and compensation. Parametrix has Oregon offices in Portland, Bend, and Eugene, consisting of over 100 employee-owners providing services in transportation, environmental science, water, community building, climate, sustainability, and land surveying. 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 o...
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Parametrix Acquires Parisi Transportation Consulting,
Establishing Presence in California
03.01.23
Parametrix, a 100-percent employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental sciences firm headquartered in Seattle, WA, has acquired California-based Parisi Transportation Consulting, with offices in Berkeley and Marin County, CA. Parisi was founded over 20 years ago with the philosophy of providing high quality services tailored to the unique transportation needs of individual cities, towns, and counties. Parisi is particularly well known for planning and designing complete streets and incorporating active transportation, as well as for providing traffic engineering and transportation planning services. “The merger of Parametrix and Parisi provides tremendous synergy through services offered and geographies served,” stated Parametrix CEO John Willis. “We’re thrilled to combine the benefits of Parametrix’s portfolio of transportation clients, employee ownership, and our reputation as a best place t...
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Charissa Rotramel Joins Parametrix as Strategic Growth and Development Director
02.27.23
Charissa Rotramel has joined Parametrix as Strategic Growth and Development Director based in Portland. She has over 20 years of experience in the architectural, engineering, and construction industry specializing in business development, marketing, and growth strategies. Charissa comes to Parametrix from WSP where she served as Vice President and Northwest Pacific District Marketing Director, overseeing strategic growth for multiple business lines across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Hawaii, Guam, and Alaska.She joins the firm’s Functional Integration Team, leading the development and execution of the firm’s strategic initiatives, growth objectives, and new business and expansion opportunities.
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Elisa Young, JD, CDE Joins Parametrix as Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
02.15.23
Elisa Young, JD, CDE has joined Parametrix as Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. She has over 15 years of experience specializing in organizational transformation through strategic planning, policy development, supplier diversity, and workforce development.Elisa comes to Parametrix from the City of Seattle where she served as Director of Equity and Policy, providing high-level policy and operational direction on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and programs impacting over 600 employees. She holds a Juris Doctorate degree from The Ohio State University and is a Certified Diversity Executive. At Parametrix, she joins the Enterprise Leadership Team, providing vision, leadership, and counsel in the creation of a welcoming and respectful environment that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion, and promotes workplace excellence.
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Parametrix Appoints Jeff Peacock, PE as Chair of the Board
02.09.23
Jeff Peacock, PE, has been appointed as Chair of Parametrix’s Board of Directors. He recently transitioned from Chief Executive Officer (CEO), a position he held for 15 years, to Executive Advisor, supporting strategic growth and mergers and acquisitions. Parametrix announced the selection of John Willis as the new CEO earlier this year. Jeff joined Parametrix in 1990 and has played a key role in developing the company’s transportation practice, including projects such as the SR 520 Floating Bridge, the SR 3/SR 304 Gorst to Bremerton Ferry Terminal project, the US 101 Coastal Corridor, and many others. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer from 2008 through 2022, during which time he led the firm through the great recession and the COVID-19 pandemic, including the transition to remote and hybrid work. Under his leadership, the firm expanded to five new states. In 2018, he was named Engineer of the Year by t...
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Shelley Miller, PLA, AICP, PMP Joins Parametrix
02.08.23
Shelley Miller, PLA, AICP, PMP has joined Parametrix as a Senior Planner. She has over 15 years of experience providing public transportation planning services to agencies across the United States. Shelley comes to Parametrix from OAC Services where she served as a Senior Project Manager. She specializes in transit corridor asset project management and construction, including urban design, landscape, stations, and vehicles and their amenities. Her project experience includes work for King County Metro, the Port of Seattle, and TriMet.Shelley is a Professional Landscape Architect and Project Management Professional and is certified through the American Institute of Certified Planners. She holds master’s degrees in regional planning and landscape architecture. At Parametrix, she joins the firm’s Seattle Transportation team, providing planning services to clients throughout the Puget Sound region.
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