Blaine Comer has joined Forsgren Associates and has been named senior project manager. He is a registered professional engineer in Utah and Montana, with a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Utah. He has 14 years of experience in civil engineering, with an emphasis on municipal and transportation engineering.
There have been some personnel changes at Employer Solutions Group of Provo. Glen Meigs has joined as a business consultant. He has 20 years of sales and marketing experience in the employee leasing industry as well as other industries such as marketing, telemarketing, direct mail and advertising. Ellen Hammond has joined the firm as executive assistant to the president. She has considerable managerial skills gained over the years from running several businesses.
Mark Flanders has joined the Salt Lake office of Ray H. Allen and Associates. Flanders has been a CPA for 12 years and specializes in individual, business and estate taxes.
Melissa Segelke has joined Exhibit Fabricators, a full service exhibit and display manufacturer, as marketing coordinator. She will handle customer relations research and marketing development.
James Farmer has joined the law firm of Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy as an associate in the firm's Salt Lake office. He has experience in the software industry and will focus his practice on commercial litigation and intellectual property law. He received his doctorate in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton University and his law degree from the University of Utah.
David Jones has been named president and CEO at Rocky Mountain Medical Center. He previously was vice president of the Mountain Region of Paracelsus Healthcare Corp., president and CEO of the Salt Lake Regional Medical Services of Champion Healthcare, and president and CEO of Holy Cross Health Services of Utah. He currently is chairman of the Utah Hospitals & Health Systems Association.
Wells Fargo Bank has named Chris Tillack as a residential construction loan officer for its business banking group. He has seven years of banking experience.
Byron Okutsu has been named director of contracts and reimbursement for the University of Utah Hospital. He will be responsible for the hospital's contracting, government program reimbursement, and price file decision support operations.
There have been some personnel changes at Alan Frank & Associates. Terri Daniels has joined the advertising agency as media director for the Salt Lake City home office. Amber Scallion has been promoted to handle media research. Michelle McKenna has been appointed to the position of print production coordinator. Jesse Evans has been assigned to the print department.
There have been some personnel changes at EURO RSCG Dahlin Smith White Partners (DSW Partners). Jared Allen has been hired as an associate art director. Jennifer Wagner has been hired as a senior systems analyst. Jikza Nolan has been hired as an interactive account manager. EURO RSCG Dahlin Smith White Partners is a global ad agency that serves high-tech clients.
Zions Bank has named Leigh Davis-Schmidt to the position of assistant compliance officer in the capital markets department. She has six years of banking experience.
The MONY Group's MONY Life Insurance Company and MONY Securities Corp. have hired these Salt Lake area residents as financial professionals: Shane Dayton, Les McGuire, Bryan Pettit, David Sitterud, Brian Slade and Douglas Triplett. They will provide individuals, families and business owners with financial protection and asset accumulation products and services such as life insurance, annuities and investments. They also will assist with business, estate and retirement planning.
There have been some personnel changes at the Utah Industrial Depot, an industrial park located at the former Tooele Army Depot. Aaron Daley has been named field operations manager, a position in which he will focus on the everyday operations of the Utah Industrial Depot. He also will serve on the sales and marketing team. Mark Smith has been named asset manager. He will focus on the lease and sale of the 70 buildings and various equipment located at the Utah Industrial Depot.
Byron Benson of Ogden has been installed as president of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. The academy is the official professional organization representing specialists in the dental specialty of oral and maxillofacial radiology.