“Our job is to advise our customers about potential risks and mitigation factors,” says DPR's Dave Seastrom. “Planning, safety, quality and schedule are not independent activities, but all connected," he continues. "Upfront planning in preconstruction, which includes procurement strategies and construction sequencing to address changing market conditions, allows us to provide creative solutions and deliver projects that meet our customers’ needs.”

With 33 years of industry experience, Seastrom currently serves as regional manager of DPR's Southern California region. He grew up fascinated with his father’s industrial engineering work and went on to earn a degree from USC in civil engineering with an emphasis in construction. However, it was not the calculations or engineering design he was passionate about, but the actual implementation.

Since joining DPR in 2004, he has seen exponential improvement in the construction industry.

“Even after all these years, I still marvel at the progress project teams make on a job in a day, one week, or a month,” says Seastrom.

Learn more about Seastrom and the evolution of the industry here.