Erik Ford is a Principal/Digital Director at Heavy Heavy, a creative studio working with worldwide companies and organizations to develop brand identity systems, products, and visual assets for their communication channels. Originally from New York City, Erik relocated from Los Angeles, CA to San Antonio, TX in 2010 where he would meet one of the Heavy Heavy co-founders, Steven Darby. Founded in 2013, Heavy Heavy has been responsible for several brand designs including Hemisfair, Geekdom, Codeup, Techstars, Revolución Coffee + Juice, Wonder Theatre, Highwheel Beerworks, and Plus One Robotics.
The Centers for Applied Science and Technology (CAST) Network is a tax-exempt organization as described in Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service code. CAST Schools are partnership schools with a focus on STEM careers, project based learning and work-based learning. Key partners include public school districts, higher education institutions, and local employers from target industries.