Team Leaders

Erik Chessmore oversees operations for McCarthy in the Los Angeles area. With more than 17 years of experience, Erik has led the charge on some of the region’s largest and most challenging healthcare projects, including St. John’s Tower, Torrance Memorial Tower and Loma Linda University Medical Center. Erik’s ensures success for clients and project stakeholders through his intense focus on exceptional client experiences, passion for building high-performing teams and perseverance in the face of challenges. He has held a number of field and leadership positions, including serving as a project executive prior to his current role.

As Executive Vice President and Office Leader for McCarthy’s Southern California region, Paul Erb oversees all company services across Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties. Having joined McCarthy in 2004 and holding integral roles including vice president of San Jose operations and San Jose Office Leader, Paul brings more than two decades of experience in the building industry to his role.

Paul has overseen the construction of some of Northern California's marquee projects and worked with a variety of clients including Stanford University, Apple, and the University of California, Berkeley, among others. Paul currently spearheads a leadership team dedicated to growing and supporting the communities of the greater Los Angeles area. Known for his skill as a consensus builder focused on forming strong project teams, he is active in several industry and community organizations and holds a LEED AP BD+C designation from the United States Green Building Council.

Michael Kim oversees the total integration of design-phase services and construction execution while providing strategic planning and guidance during the design effort, focusing on the client experience. With more than 28 years of experience in the design and construction industry, Michael uses his knowledge to build relationships through mutual advocacy, design leadership and alignment of project vision and goals. Michael helps all project stakeholders achieve success by listening, building consensus, and helping teams prioritize needs that ensure exceptional experiences for all. Michael is a California state registered architect, a certified member of the American College of Healthcare Architects, a LEED AP accredited professional, a certified DBIA member, a member of the American Institute of Architects and the American Society for Healthcare Engineers.

Matt Lawson brings more than 24 years of construction, estimating and preconstruction experience to his role as Vice President, Preconstruction for McCarthy’s operations in Los Angeles. His exceptional client focus and extensive estimating expertise help ensure high levels of client satisfaction. He is known for setting high standards for himself and his teams and is a key mentor of new and senior estimators, with a focus on lean technologies and practices. He has held a number of preconstruction leadership roles within McCarthy, including Senior Preconstruction Director of McCarthy’s San Diego office, prior to his current position.

Andrew Raufi is Vice President, Business Development, focused on cultivating and nurturing account relationships and developing opportunities in the commercial project sector. With more than 26 years of experience in the construction industry, Andrew is a strategy-driven commercial development professional with a proven track record of building long-term relationships with key clients and teammates alike. He has experience in a variety of project types including public private partnerships (P3), entertainment, hospitality, commercial office, parking garages, wastewater treatment, higher education, and healthcare, and has worked on notable multi-million-dollar projects throughout California. 

Andrew is a member of the NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association, Southern California Developer Form (SCDF), Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) and the Associated General Contractors (AGC).  

Dan Stafford brings more than 26 years of experience in commercial, higher education, seismic renovations, core and shell development, tenet improvement and other markets to McCarthy’s clients in the greater Los Angeles area. As Senior Vice President of Operations, Dan oversees team assignments, staff development, and project oversight for the McCarthy. Prior to his current role, He has served in several field and leadership positions — beginning his career as a project engineer and served and as project manager prior to his current role. Dan’s experience leading aspects of operations and preconstruction, focus on client goals, and experience building high performing teams ensures exceptional outcomes for all project stakeholders.