Jan 07, 2026

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

Heleniak

Pullman-based Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) has promoted Frank Heleniak to vice president of sales and customer service. In his new role, Heleniak will lead the sales and customer service strategy for SEL across the U.S. and Canada, focusing on growth, innovation and customer experiences.

Heleniak began his career at SEL in 2014 as an application engineering intern. Over the years, he has served in a variety of roles of increasing responsibility, including application engineer, team lead, regional technical manager and his most recent role as director of sales and customer service for the northeast region.

Heleniak holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and physics from Widener University and a Master of Science in electrical engineering from Villanova University. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a licensed professional engineer in power systems in the state of Pennsylvania. He has served as a volunteer firefighter since 2005 for the Plymouth Fire Company in Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania. He currently serves as the department's deputy fire chief.

Heleniak will continue to be based in the SEL office in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

SEL, a 100% employee-owned company headquartered in Pullman, invents, designs and builds digital products and systems to protect power grids around the world. The employee-owned company was founded in 1984 and recently expanded into medical device production.

Dec 31, 2025

CAST

Nguyen

CAST architecture has hired Vy Nguyen, a generalist architect with experience across diverse project types, including hospitality, healthcare, multifamily, and custom single-family residences. Nguyen has a Master of Architecture with an Urban Design Certificate, and a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, both from the University of Washington.

Säzän Group

McKinnon

Yamin

Gardner

Säzän Group recently added new team members in its Seattle and Portland offices.

Mark Gardner joins Säzän as director of engineering. Gardner brings three decades of experience leading service groups and design-build teams across biotech, commercial, corporate campus, and higher education markets. He will focus on aligning Säzän Group's work with client outcomes and on team building. He comes to the firm from McKinstry, where he most recently served as senior operations manager. His portfolio includes the WSU North Puget Sound Campus building in Everett and the Thomas S. Foley United States Courthouse in Spokane.

Farid Yamin joins as a principal in the Portland office, where he leads the mechanical engineering team. Yamin has over four decades of experience in organizational and design management, overseeing engineering and construction activities of multidisciplinary teams across a variety of sectors, including transportation, semiconductor, life sciences, healthcare, and mission-critical facilities. Throughout his career, Yamin has advanced through key leadership roles such as mechanical lead, department manager, engineering manager, principal engineer and buildings/MEP practice lead for the western U.S. region.

Corey McKinnon joins as an associate principal. McKinnon brings more than 25 years of electrical design and engineering leadership experience across healthcare, mission-critical, industrial, logistics, and commercial markets in the Pacific Northwest. His experience in the design-build sector includes leading multidisciplinary teams and overseeing complex electrical systems from concept through construction. McKinnon most recently served as executive director of design at SeaTac Electric Design.