Name: Del Dausman Title: Senior Vice President Company: C&S Engineers, Inc. Location: Syracuse, N.Y. Year of birth: 1951 Family: My wife Chris, and 3 sons College: University of Kansas First job outside of engineering: Project manager for a national mechanical contracting firm in the Midwest First job in engineering or allied field: Black & Veatch, Special Projects Division in Kansas City What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I've been fortunate to be part of the C&S leadership team for the past 18 years and have enjoyed being involved in several aspects of our business. C&S currently has over 400 employees that engage in full-service engineering & architectural design, construction management, construction contracting and operations. Hobbies: Hiking in the Adirondacks, sailing and traveling with Chris Favorite book: "1776" by David McCullough Person you admire most (outside of family): Abraham Lincoln Keys to success: Integrity along with persistently matching your passion and skill set to economically rewarding opportunities If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Probably something engineering related; in recent years I have gotten more involved in the energy sector which has tremendous growth potential.