Meet the DC Team: Mark
Number of years at DC: 3 years
Meet the DC Team: Sarah
Number of years at DC: 7
Title: Landscape Architect
Where are you from? Protivin, Iowa. Population 317.
Where did you go to school? Iowa State University.
What's one thing you can't live without? My family and friends. Being outdoors.
Where is the farthest you have traveled? Brazil, Europe, and I have a trip planned for Thailand this December.
What's your favorite food? Cereal.
What's your favorite part of working at Design Concepts? The people and office culture. It is also great being able to work on school and park projects where your efforts are being enjoyed by the public.
What would you do with $1 million? Help my parents restore the family farmhouse. Transform the farm to an organic vegetable farm. Buy a place on Hawaii’s big island. Travel.
If you could be a professional athlete, what sport would you play? Six on six women’s basketball.
If you could win any type of award, what award would it be? Most ridiculous excuse for a bowling team.
What is your favorite movie? I prefer episodes of Seinfeld, The Office, or Arrested Development.
What inspires you? Getting away from my regular routine and exploring other cities and landscapes.
What's one totally random fact about yourself? I am a dog stalker. I don’t actually own one, but love them and am constantly admiring them. Have been known to walk my neighbor’s dogs to get my fix.
Meet the DC Team: Rachel
Number of years at DC: 2 + 5 =7
Title: Associate and Landscape Architect
Where are you from? It’s a big circle around the center of the country - born in Boulder, grew up in Mississippi, brief tour in the mid-west for school, and back to Colorado.
Where did you go to school? Iowa State University with a semester at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
Do you have any pets? What are they like? One cat named Coconut. She is the best kitty on the planet - although she would probably tell you she doesn’t get enough love.
What's one thing you can't live without? Friends, family, new challenges (ok, that’s several things I can’t live without).
Where is the farthest you have traveled? Been to lots of places, but Australia and New Zealand are probably the farthest from here.
What's your favorite food? Anything that is good, fresh, and homemade (except eggplant).
What's your favorite part of working at Design Concepts? The people. Staff and clients alike.
What would you do with $1 million? Pay off the house, set some aside for retirement, help those who need it, and travel, travel, travel.
What is your favorite movie? I have lots of favorites, but my status as a new Mom puts Raising Arizona at the top.
What inspires you? Things that are beautiful and people that are passionate.
What's one totally random fact about yourself? Microwaves creep me out.
Meet The DC Team: Erik
Number of years at DC: Seven
Title: Landscape Architect, Tech Guy
Where are you from?: California, avocado land.
Where did you go to school?: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Do you have any pets? What are they like? An 85lb chocolate lab lap-dog named Mystery, and Roxy the cat. Both think they own the place.
What's one thing you can't live without?: Apple products
Where is the farthest you have traveled?: On a plane – Nepal. In a car – Mexico. In a pool – 2.4mi. On a bike – 125mi. On foot – 26.2mi.
What's your favorite food?: Most any kind of carbohydrate.
What's your favorite part of working at Design Concepts?: DC’s a friendly place to work. The office really encourages both personal and professional growth, so there’s a lot of flexibility and opportunity.
What would you do with $1 million?: A personal assistant would be nice. Other than that I’d probably invest most of it so in 10 years you could ask me what I’m doing with my $2M.
If you could be a professional athlete, what sport would you play?: Ping Pong. You gotta admire those mad skills.
If you could win any type of award, what award would it be?: The “Getting The Most Done In The Least Amount Of Time” Award.
What is your favorite movie?: Comedy – Dumb and Dumber. Action – The Transporter. Drama/Thriller – The Godfather. Sports – The Endless Summer. Art – River and Tides.
What inspires you?: Visual Arts. I love eye candy, it gets my brain going.
What's one totally random fact about yourself?: I have to board a plane with my right foot first. :)