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dck pacific construction, LLC
Eric Tessem has been hired by dck pacific construction, LLC, a dck worldwide company, as the senior vice president and general manager to lead the Honolulu office.
With more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry, Tessem initially founded Construction Associates, Inc. in 1981 and most recently served as vice president of operations for Ledcor Construction Hawaii.
He is a member of various local organizations, including the General Contractors Association, the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties and the Urban Land Institute.
Global Healthcare Services
Richard Allen recently joined dck worldwide as vice president global healthcare services.
Allen has 25 years of senior executive experience in all phases of hospital operations, strategy, physician integration, ambulatory center design and development, master facility planning, and millions of dollars of renovation and new construction at major health systems/hospitals on the mainland.
His experience allows dck to provide client support and advice in program planning, design, schedule, cost, equipment planning and procurement, and transition and occupancy, according to Stephen D'Angelo, dck president and CEO.
City Mill Co., Ltd.
Ron De Leon has been appointed general merchandising manager for City Mill Co., Ltd. He will be part of the senior management team overseeing all aspects of the merchandising department and will be responsible for planning, implementing and directing all merchandising policies and programs within City Mill. He will be responsible for all merchandise sold at the eight-store home improvement chain.
De Leon brings more than 30 years of experience from All American Home Center in California where he started as a sales associate in the plumbing department.
Sunetric
Jordan Abrell has been hired as the safety manager for Sunetric and will be responsible for the management and implementation of the firm's safety program, including training for employees, equipment inspections, and managing installation processes and procedures to ensure the safety of the team members. Prior to joining Sunetric, Abrell worked as the for White Construction in Clinton, Ind.
Graham Builders
Terry Ogimi recently rejoined Graham Builders as project manager. He will be responsible for overseeing projects once they are in the construction phase, working and coordinating with subcontractors, creating and managing schedules and material deliveries. Ogimi returns to Graham Builders after a two-year departure. He first joined Graham Builders in 1999 as a carpenter foreman.
Ogimi has nearly 30 years of experience in the construction industry, starting in the Carpenter's Union apprenticeship program in 1985.
Allied Builders System
Emet Domingo, Jr. has joined Allied Builders System as executive project manager. He will oversee the planning and coordination of the company's projects and will ensure they are delivered on-time and with high quality results.
Domingo brings more than 23 years of construction experience to the company, most recently as director of construction with Castle & Cooke Homes Hawaii, Inc. as its responsible managing executive. For his last project there, he oversaw more than $100 million of construction work at the Villages of Kapolei. He also has worked at M. A. Mortenson Company and the University of Hawaii.
RevoluSun
Matthew Nagatori has joined RevoluSun as commercial project developer. He will be responsible for educating and working with commercial customers to achieve energy independence by designing custom solar systems and finding the best financing options available to meet their needs and take advantage of government incentives.
Nagatori has five years of work experience in business-to-business sales and marketing. Prior to joining RevoluSun in November 2011, Nagatori worked at Phiten USA Inc. as a regional sales representative for the Pacific Islands. He also served as an international sales manager at Mabu Co. Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan.
Marlene Hernandez was hired by RevoluSun as a Hawaii-based software tester engineer. She will be responsible for assuring that requirements for new function-alities are properly implemented in RevoluSun's software system REVOS®, a proprietary software system that streamlines the design, pricing and management of its solar energy systems.
Hernandez has seven years of experience as a software tester engineer. Prior to joining RevoluSun, Hernandez worked as a strategic test engineer at LANDesk Software in South Jordan, Utah.
Allana Buick & Bers
Steve Pherigo has joined Steve Pherigo has joined Allana Buick & Bers (ABB) as its new Hawaii division manager. With 35 years of experience in supervising all phases of construction, property maintenance, and building operations, Pherigo will offer leadership to the division and be responsible for client development and staffing. He will work with Pete Shubert, operations manager, and David Kaahaaina, AIA, business development manager. Prior to joining ABB, Pherigo was the vice president of property management for Hawaiiana Management Co.
Aqua Engineers
Sheldon Hunt has been named president and general manager of Kauai-based Aqua Engineers. He will be responsible for running Aqua Engineers and its subsidiary, Briant Construction, Inc., a mechanical contracting company. Hunt has more than 25 years of engineering experience working with the military and the private sector and previously worked for Ocean Thermal Energy (OTE) Corp. in Honolulu as vice president of operations, consulting on ocean thermal energy projects in Hawaii and the Caribbean.
General Contractors Association
Shannon Alivado is the new director of government relations for the General Contractors Association of Hawaii. In this position, she will be responsible for policy advocacy, monitoring and tracking state and local legislation affecting the industry, serving as a liaison between select GCA committees, and working with state and local legislators.
Alivado was most recently with the Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii, where she advocated for landowners and monitored state and local legislation related to development and land use laws.
Lawson & Associates, LLC
Brian Polis recently joined Lawson & Associates, LLC as general manager. With more than 12 years of safety and risk management experience, he will be providing support and overseeing daily operations of the company's consulting staff as well as interfacing with clients. In addition he will be assisting with business development, staff development and strategic planning. Prior to Lawson and Associates, Polis worked for Turner Construction and most recently Nordic PCL Construction, Inc. where he was district HSE manager for the past five years.
Kiewit Building Group, Inc.
Damon Gray was hired recently as a project engineer for Kiewit Building Group, Inc. He previously served as a project architect with Peter Vincent Architects for more than five years and before that, as a project manager with Altria Corporate Services, responsible for construction management and national contracting. Altogether, Gray brings 15 years of construction-industry experience to Kiewit.
Brent Kawahara has joined Kiewit Building Group as a document control engineer. Before joining Kiewit, Kawahara was an engineer technician with Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest in San Diego. He has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of the Pacific.
Clarice Masaki also has been hired as an engineer for Kiewit Building Group and will be working in the firm's estimating department. She earned a bachelor's degree in industrial technology from Purdue University.
Shioi Construction, Inc
Roy Shioi was promoted to assistant vice president of Shioi Construction, Inc. in September. He was previously senior estimator for the company. Roy Shioi has been with Shioi Construction, Inc. since 2004 and is based in the company's Pearl City office. Shioi has offices on both Oahu and Kauai.
James Abeshima has been named executive vice president of Shioi Construction. He was most recently senior project manager for Hawaiian Dredging Construction, managing the Disney Hawaii Resort and Spa project.
SolarCity
Jon Yoshimura recently was named director of government affairs for SolarCity in Hawaii. In this new position, he will be responsible for managing SolarCity's relationships with government and community organizations in Hawaii. Yoshimura returns to Hawaii after six years in Washington D.C., where he served as director of communications for U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka. Yoshimura's experience in politics and communications also includes two terms on the Honolulu City Council. (ABB) as its new Hawaii division manager. With 35 years of experience in supervising all phases of construction, property maintenance, and building operations, Pherigo will offer leadership to the division and be responsible for client development and staffing. He will work with Pete Shubert, operations manager, and David Kaahaaina, AIA, business development manager. Prior to joining ABB, Pherigo was the vice president of property management for Hawaiiana Management Co.
Kauai-based Aqua Engineers
Sheldon Hunt has been named president and general manager of Kauai-based Aqua Engineers. He will be responsible for running Aqua Engineers and its subsidiary, Briant Construction, Inc., a mechanical contracting company. Hunt has more than 25 years of engineering experience working with the military and the private sector and previously worked for Ocean Thermal Energy (OTE) Corp. in Honolulu as vice president of operations, consulting on ocean thermal energy projects in Hawaii and the Caribbean.
Swinerton Builders
Wendy Kaneyama has joined Swinerton Builders as preconstruction manager. Along with the preconstruction team, she will oversee preconstruction efforts, acting as the main point of contact and ensuring best-in-class service for Swinerton's clients. Kaneyama holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and a master's in business administration from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She brings with her more than 15 years of construction experience in the hospitality, healthcare, federal and military markets.
RevoluSun
Kevin Schneider recently was hired as a Hawaii-based residential manager for RevoluSun, a provider of residential and commercial solar systems. He will be responsible for the oversight and management of the project cycle for RevoluSun's residential photovoltaic installations by preparing and completing their design and the physical pre-inspection. Schneider is a photovoltaic installer certified by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) and was most recently a solar electrician for Rising Sun Solar.
American Society of Safety Engineers
Jim Newberry was recently inducted as the new risk management and insurance practice specialty administrator for the American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) Practice Specialty Leadership Group, the first time a Hawaii resident has been elected for a national post with the organization. Newberry is an assistant vice president and risk control manager of Island Insurance and has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance industry. He is a member of the American Society of Professional Safety Engineers and was the first Hawaii recipient to receive the ASSE Risk Management/Insurance (RM/I Practice Specialty) Safety Professional of the Year Award.
RevoluSun
John Cheever recently joined RevoluSun, a leading provider of residential and commercial solar systems, as a Hawaii-based renewable energy developer. He will be responsible for working with commercial customers who can benefit from a photovoltaic system on their land or business. Prior to joining RevoluSun in August 2011, Cheever worked at Punahou School where he was a member of the Social Studies faculty for 11 years. He is currently the president and executive director of Kuleana Micro-lending, a local nonprofit organization that seeks to provide start-up capital for incipient entrepreneurs who are not able to access credit through traditional means.
Shioi Construction, Inc.
Roy Shioi has been promoted to assistant vice president of Shioi Construction, Inc. in September. He was previously senior estimator for the company. Roy Shioi has been with Shioi Construction, Inc. since 2004 and is based in the company's Pearl City office. Shioi has offices on both Oahu and Kauai.
State Energy Office
Mark Glick has been appointed administrator of the State Energy Office of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) to manage, develop, oversee and implement statewide energy programs, policies, and initiatives that support the state's clean energy objectives. Prior to joining DBEDT, Glick headed operations and economic development for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, where he was the architect of changes to increase the productivity of the agency's 17-year-old low-interest financing program.
CB Richard Ellis
Lynn Okamoto of CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has been promoted to associate director of asset services on Maui, Kauai and Hawaii county. She will be responsible for the clients, employees and new business of CBRE asset services on those neighbor islands. She had been general manager of the Lahaina Cannery Mall on Maui as well as providing the oversight for all managed assets on Maui.
RevoluSun
Steve Haumschild has joined RevoluSun as an independent project developer. He will be responsible for educating and working with residential and commercial customers by designing custom solar systems and finding the best financing options available to meet their needs and take advantage of government incentives. Prior to joining RevoluSun, Haumschild served as an adventure guide with American Canadian Expeditions.
RevoluSun
Enrique Zender has joined the RevoluSun staff as a photovoltaic (PV) system designer, responsible for designing and coordinating residential and commercial PV systems and managing residential projects between design, operations and outsourcing departments. He has six years of experience in architectural design and most recently served as a junior architect at Ferraro Choi and Associates.
RevoluSun
Marcelo Jaramillo was hired as a Hawaii-based customer care director for RevoluSun. He will be responsible for enhancing and facilitating an exceptional customer experience by developing processes and methods for improving all stages of interaction between Revolusun and its existing and prospective customers. Prior to joining RevoluSun in August 2011, Jaramillo worked at San Francisco-based SunRun, a national residential solar electricity provider.
Sunetric
Christopher Saunders has been appointed chief operating officer of Sunetric. He will oversee the day-to-day operations of the growing company, which has already surpassed its 2010 milestones. Saunders has more than 20 years of local and international senior management experience, including construction management, facilities management and senior corporate operations. He previously served as president of retail and corporate building support services at Pacific FM.
California Expanded Metal Products Co.
Akira Usami recently was hired as field sales manager for California Expanded Metal Products Co. (CEMCO), a manufacturer of cold-formed steel framing and metal-lath products. Usami is a licensed professional engineer and 10-year veteran in the cold-formed steel framing industry. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
Mason Architects
Shannon Hines recently joined Mason Architects as its marketing administrator. Drawing upon her expertise in the promotion of sustainable issues, she will be responsible for marketing and proposal coordination for the architectural firm. Hines was previously with Honblue.
Rider Levett Bucknall
Tom Hoen has been named senior project manager for Rider Levett Bucknall. Of Hoen's 30 years in the industry, 28 of them have been in Hawaii involving projects on all major islands. His expertise is in project management, from inception of a project, developing a project team and managing the process through to construction completion and delivery.
Nathan Papini has been named project manager for Rider Levett Bucknall. He has more than five years of project management experience, with expertise in construction management, design coordination, contract administration, permitting, scheduling and account management. Papini previously worked as an assistant development manager for Marriott Vacation Club and oversaw construction of the Ritz Carlton Club and Residences at Kapalua Bay.
PBR Hawaii & Associates, Inc
Grant Murakami, AICP, LEED AP BD+C has been promoted to vice president of PBR Hawaii & Associates, Inc., a land planning, environmental planning and landscape architectural firm.
Murakami has served as project manager and urban designer for resort, residential, commercial, educational, recreation, and community-based planning projects in Hawaii and the Pacific region. He is a certified planner and a LEED accredited professional with over 20 years of experience in master planning, urban design, and land use entitlements. At PBR Hawaii, he has worked on a number of award-winning projects.
Briant Construction
Nathan Rutledge has been hired as a project manager at Briant Construction, a mechanical, design-build contractor, and project and construction management firm that is a subsidiary of Kauai-based Aqua Engineers. Rutledge has more than 10 years of construction management and supervisory experience, including customer service, operations, and project and personnel management. Prior to joining Briant Construction, he was an estimator/manager with Clem's Plumbing, Inc. in Kailua Kona. He initially will be responsible for overseeing construction of the Lyman Road project at Schofield Barracks, which broke ground in August.
Sunetric
Bradley W Heyen was hired recently as a commercial project manager for Sunetric. He was previously employed with ERRG, Inc. and BEA Systems, Inc., as a project manager at both. Heyen studied engineering with the U.S. Naval Nuclear Power School in Orlando, Fla. and at Parkland College in Champaign, Ill.
Henry Antonio Marrugo has joined Sunetric, also as a commercial project manager. He has 13 years of project manager experience with his most recent positions at HMV Management and Consulting and KC Rainbow Development in Honolulu. Marrugo has a construction management certificate from University of California, Berkeley, and a bachelors degree from University of Bogota Jorge Tadeo Lozano in Colombia.
