Hanson Alaska LLC recently appointed Shane Ferrell as a civil designer. Ferrell holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Michigan Technological University and while pursuing his education, served as a material coordinator and construction manager for a Class I Railroad. Ferrell currently is assisting with the conceptual design for the Port MacKenzie Rail Line Extension with the Alaska Railroad Corp.
Four architects have been named associate principals in Mahlum’s Seattle and Portland offices – Mitch Kent , AIA and Todd Olson, AIA in Portland; Kirk Haapala , AIA, LEED AP and Erik Goodfriend , AIA, LEED AP, in Seattle. Kent and Haapala will focus on education projects; Olson and Goodfriend on healthcare.