RIGHT MOVES.

Aldrich

* Aldrich welcomed Lia Patton, CPA, to Its Anchorage office. Patton brings with her nearly two decades of experience in audit and accounting and a unique knowledge of the Alaska business community. She oversees state and federal single audits, as well as audits for Alaska Native corporations, nonprofit entities, and employee benefit plans.

Iron Dog

* Iron Dog selected John Woodbury as its Executive Director. Woodbury is a lifelong Alaskan who has followed, reported on, or participated in the race since its inception in 1984.

Woodbury owns Alaska Adventure Media, which publishes Alaska SnowRider and Coast magazines, among other titles. To focus on Iron Dog executive director tasks, he has put those two publications on hiatus until May.

PND

PND Engineers announced several new hires in its Anchorage office.

* Javed Miandad joins the Anchorage office as a Geotechnical Staff Engineer. He recently completed his master's degree in geological engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where he worked as a teaching assistant in the engineering geology and soil mechanics lab while conducting his master's research on landslides in Interior Alaska. Miandad will oversee geotechnical efforts on projects and perform geotechnical exploration.

* Dominick Frank brings his geology background to PND's geotechnical department. Frank received his bachelor's degree in geology from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. His background includes soils lab and hydrographic survey experience. He also has experience working for construction contractors and holds AK-CESCL, OSHA, and HAZWOPER certificates. Frank will be tasked with running PND's AASHTO-accredited soils material lab and assisting with geotechnical tasks and other engineering fieldwork.

* Logan Imlach, EIT, was recently brought on as a Structural Staff Engineer. Imlach graduated from University of Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. He has ten years of professional engineering experience, having previously worked as a construction project manager and as a project engineer. His primary responsibilities with PND include structural design for marine and oil and gas industry projects.

* Seth Anderson, PE, brings eight years of engineering experience to the Anchorage office. His background includes providing construction support for several major construction projects throughout Alaska-including the Akutan Airport design-build--and working on civil projects in...