Name: Erik Sanford Title: VDC/BIM Director Company: Dimeo Construction Company Location: Providence, RI Place of birth: Attleboro, MA Family: I have been married to my wife Amy for 11 years. We have a 15 year old son, C.J. College: Massasoit Community College First job unrelated to your current field: My first real job was as an Airborne Infantryman assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division First job in current field: Field engineer for a local GC/CM. What your firm does now and its plans for the future? DCC is very good at delivering high quality projects. With BIM/VDC we are able to be more collaborative and deliver a BIM and data that the owners can use to help manage their facilities. Hobbies: I participate in endurance sports. Favorite novel: Anything by Tom Clancy Favorite film: The Fifth Element. Good, evil, flying cars, and crazy imagery, it has it all. Keys to success: Adapt or be left behind. The world will change even if you don't. Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Pope Francis for leading as a man of the people If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? I would probably be a chef.