Name: Ernest DeMaio III
Title: Director of Architectural Design
Company: SMOOK Architecture & Urban Design, Inc
Location: Boston, MA
Place of birth: Brooklyn, NY
Family: Daughter, Elizabeth and fiancée' Julie Chrislip
College: NY Institute of Technology (BArch); M.I.T. (MSArchS)
First job unrelated to your current field: Stock/delivery boy for drug store
First job in current field: Carmine R. Procassini, PE (NY)
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Our plans are to continue to provide exceptional service to our clients, to continue to expand our network of colleagues and collaborators, and to passionately strive for design and professional excellence.
Hobbies: Baseball league, family activities, camping, cycling, reading, traveling, model railroading
Favorite novel: Moby Dick (fiction), The Power Broker (non-fiction)
Favorite film: Godfather, Part 2
Keys to success: Hard work, and a passion for sustained excellence.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Dedicated moms and dads everywhere, teachers, and fire-fighters.
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Archeologist, or MLB player.