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We are excited for the APWA Fall Conference this week in Spokane! Come by our table in the Davenport Grand to say hi to our team, test out your fishing skills and maybe win a prize! This year, we will be hosting two sessions on Thursday:
đPsomasâ Vice President of GIS and EAM, Steve Bein, will be presenting a â101â course on Enterprise Asset Management
đGregory Helmer and Mike Bowen will be presenting on Point Cloud Collection and Modeling
See you there!
#APWA #TeamKPGPsomas #EAM #GIS #EnterpriseAssetManagement #PointCloudCollection #Survey #Modeling
Visit our booth at any of these career fairs and enter to win a prize!
@wsupullman on 10/4
JBLM with @recruit_military on 10/5
@uidaho on 10/5
We will also be at the U of I Engineering Networking Night on 10/4! See you then!
#careerfair #jblm #UIdaho #GoVandals #wsu #gocougs #civilengineering #survey #constructionservices #construction
We are excited for the WASWD Fall Conference this week in Kennewick! Come by our table in the Three Rivers Convention Center to say hi to our team, test out your fishing skills and maybe win a prize! #WASWD #ThreeRiversConventionCenter #TeamKPGPsomas
Last week KPG Psomas hosted a parklet at @downtownonthegoâs Park(ing) Day! Our team transformed the parking space into a âLittle Shop of Horrorsâ complete with plant-planting kits, bubbles and Audrey II! #parkingday2022 #kpgpsomas #tacoma #downtownonthego
On Wednesday, August 31, the City of Carnation had a ribbon cutting for their Tolt Avenue Central Business District project. The vision for this project started in 2010 and included redeveloping four blocks of the Cityâs âmain streetâ to improve safety, improve stormwater drainage, and create an inviting streetscape reflective of the City of Carnationâs character and heritage. KPG Psomas provided Construction Services to the City to help bring this long-awaited project to life, to the delight of local residents.
Last Thursday, KPG Psomasâ Olivia, Kelsey, and Lauren flew with @sanjuanairlines to Orcas Island for the Prune Alley ribbon cutting ceremony. Our integrated team helped transform historic Prune Alley (previously designed as an âalleyâ) into a full âmain street,â improving pedestrian access, formalizing parking, and providing unique district branding to serve existing businesses.
Want to work on transformative projects like this one? We are now hiring for a surface water engineer to join our team! Check our link in bio for more information. #engineering #civilengineering #joinourteam #applytoday #civil
Our engineers from the Tacoma and Seattle offices visited the @oldcastle_infrastructure manufacturing plant in Aurburn, WA. We learned about the production of commonly used concrete structures, industry supply logistics, and their proprietary BioPod stormwater treatment systems.
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#kpgpsomas #greeninfrastructure #biofiltration
Sam, one of our project engineers, recently brought his dog, Ember, to the KPG Psomas Seattle office. We think she likes the outdoor space as much as we do!
KPG Psomas proudly sponsored the annual South Sound Subsection PNWS-AWWA Charity Golf Tournament at Oakbrook Golf Club. âłď¸
Last weekend, a group of 27 adventurers from @kpgpsomas and @onepsomas tackled the Middle Gorge on the White Salmon River, located in the breathtaking Columbia River Gorge. A big thanks to @zooraft in White Salmon, WA for safely guiding us downstream and providing an epic Pacific Northwest experienceâone not soon forgotten!
Big Thanks to everyone that supported the Hunger Walk 5K on May 7th! We were able to raise $478 which went directly to the Emergency Food Network (EFN). EFN is the central nonprofit food distributor for Pierce County serving a network of more than 70 food pantries, meal sites, and shelters.
We are excited to welcome Transportation Planner, Sean Dolan to our Seattle office! Growing up in an area that afforded him the freedom to travel via bicycle, motorcycle, or bus sparked his interest in expanding community access to safe and efficient mobility options. In his free time, Sean enjoys getting in a soccer game, going for a bike ride, or walking his dog, Mimi. Welcome to the team, Sean!
The City of Olympia recently hosted its End of Construction Celebration to mark the conclusion of renovation work on Franklin Street from Legion Way to State Avenue. Members of the KPG Psomas team joined the community for festivities ranging from live music to face painting.
This project, the second of four phases that began in 2017, saw KPG Psomas provide design and construction services. Cheers to Matt D., Tyler, Holly, Phuong, Keelie, Rick, and Terry for a job well done!
We are proud to announce two career promotions from our Tacoma office. Jake Williams was promoted from Project Manager to Construction Services Department Manager, bringing over 13 years of experience to the role. He is currently managing a roadway improvement project on Orcas Island and enjoying the opportunity to create better access for the island community while also taking in the occasional whale and dolphin sighting! Drew Halverson was promoted to Marketing Department Manager after two years with us as a Sr. Marketing Specialist. He brings 20 years of professional experience to the role alongside a skillset for photography and videography. Drew especially enjoys the opportunity to visit a project site with our engineering and design staff to learn about the work in real-time and craft project-winning submittals!
When spring hits, the urban design team jumps at the chance to get in the field! #urbandesign
On June 1, KPG Psomas proudly sponsored Downtown on the Goâs âWalk Tacoma: Brewery District Architectureâ event. The 1.1 mile walk, led by Susan Johnson, the City of Tacomaâs Historic Preservation Coordinator, featured six different brewery spaces, including our friends @e9brewingco --- You know where the Tacoma team celebrated with delicious drinks and perfectly prepared pizza!
Come by our booth at the Renton Technical Career Fair this Friday! Our Regional HR Manager and Construction Services Department Manager will both be at @rentontechnicalcollege from 12-3pm. We look forward to meeting #students and #jobseekers
A couple of our traffic engineers recently visited a foundry in California where aluminum streetlight poles are made. They both took a stab at making their own molds for a small metal piece (we have confirmed they did not pour the molten metal #safety).
Slide 1ď¸âŁ â Here you can see Mallory using a rubber mallet to compress the casting sand around a 3D-printed model of the component. If under-compacted, the mold wonât hold. If over-compacted, the sand may stick to the model and compromise the mold. She claims to have ended up with the best piece, although we have yet to verify this claim.
Slide 2ď¸âŁ â Tyler, one of this yearâs MVPs in Washington, is seen here sifting the casting sand. This is an important step to make sure there are no large clumps of sand in the mold to allow for uniform compaction of the sand around the mold. He also claims to have perfected the process. Investigation pending.
Slide 3ď¸âŁ â Hanging out at IN-N-Out Burger waiting for fries â ANIMAL STYLE.
How it started: KPG Psomas worked with @we.are.framework and @cityoflakewoodwa to transform underutilized Motor Avenue into a community centerpiece within Lakewoodâs Central Business District. The resulting Colonial Plaza, located in front of the historic 1937 Lakewood Theater, opened in 2019.
How itâs going: Throughout the summer, the City of Lakewood will host four Saturday Street Festivals in Colonial Plaza. It all begins this Saturday, May 21, with a âDancing in the Streetsâ event featuring food trucks, a beer garden, a live DJ, and roaming entertainment. Be sure to swing by and share your photos!