DMJMH + N has named Brett Oaks design principal for the company's Phoenix office, a newly created position. Oaks will lead the efforts of the architectural design studio, helping to set the design culture for the Phoenix office. He will bring more that 15 years of experience to the position, including previous roles as director of design for RSP Architects, and as a designer for the architectural offices of Will Bruder and Antoine Predock. Oaks led the design team for the Arizona Science Center, completed in 1997, while working at Predock's firm. He holds a master's degree in architecture from the University of New Mexico.

Arizona Building Systems, Inc. (ABS) has promoted Douglas J. Metzdorf, Eric D. Shepherd and Christopher J. Smith to vice presidents. Metzdorf has been named vice president of sales, after serving with ABS since 1991. Metzdorf is a graduate of Kent State, with a B.S. in Industrial Design, and has 27 years of experience in sales, estimating and engineering.

Shepherd has been promoted to vice president of operations. He joined ABS in 1996, as a graduate of ITT Technical Institute with an A.A. degree in computer aided design. He specializes in steel building estimating, coordination and management.

Smith will take on the role of vice president of general construction. He has 26 years of commercial and industrial construction experience, and has been with ABS since 1997.

Monrad Engineering has promoted Christian K. Monrad, P.E. to vice president and principal. His electrical engineering design experience includes Catalina Foothills High School, Amphitheater Ironwood Ridge High School and the new Pima Community College/ U of A Northwest Campus.

Monrad is also involved with various professional societies, including a role as vice-president of the board of the International Dark-Sky Association. Monrad has been with the company since 1988.

Andy St. Clair and Richard Richardson have joined Midstate Mechanical, Inc. as project managers. They are responsible for the day-to-day management and operations of projects. St. Clair brings over 10 years of experience in the industry, while Richardson has over 13 years of experience.

Scott Loughridge, president of SR Construction has been named to the first board of directors for the National Association of Church Design Builders (NACDB). The association is a non-profit organization made up of leading designers and builders of churches and related facilities, and was created to provide religious and other non-profit groups with information on planning, design and construction. Loughridge also serves on the board of the Western Region of the Design Build Institute of America.

Scott White has joined the Las Cruces office of Souder, Miller & Associates (SMA) as a computer aided drafting designer. He has eight years of experience in the engineering/surveying field, including roles at three consulting firms. White has worked on highway, bridge, drainage, and subdivision projects for private clients, municipalities and the federal government. He received his associate of applied science degree in computer aided drafting and building technology from Doña Ana Community College.

Commercial Roofers, Inc. has named third year architecture student Jared Lebo as the 2003 recipient of the UNLV School of Architecture Commercial Roofers Scholarship, established through the UNLV Foundation in 1997. Fifty-two students competed for the award by designing a 30,000-sq.-ft. clubhouse for a municipal golf course. Lebo's solution included a 4/12 pitch Spanish tile roof mixed with standing metal seam accents complimenting the tile color. The $1,000 scholarship was awarded to Lebo by unanimous decision of the six-member faculty committee.

Licata Hansen Associates Architecture has announced the addition of two members to its' professional staff. Sheila Gregg and Clinton Siu join the LHAA Team of Ric Licata, Matt Hansen and Christy Bingham.

Cashman Equipment Company, Nevada's Caterpillar construction equipment and power solutions dealer, announces the appointment of Dwayne Wilson as Tesmec sales representative. The company became the Nevada and Arizona Tesmec trenching equipment dealership in late 2002.

Christopher M. Hughes a manager and engineer, has joined AMEC's Earth & Environmental office in Farmington, New Mexico, where he will direct the materials testing and inspection unit.

He is a member of the American Society of Testing and Materials and he has a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.