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Marks says it asked the employees to introduce themselves in their own words.\n\nThey come from across the company. They include a general superintendent and utility superintendents, who lead crews in the field. Others work in purchasing, accounting and facilities, or as an office assistant. Luis Sarria, the director of safety, whom Marks profiled on Sept. 15, speaks too.\n\nSitework across the Triangle \"doesn't happen with one kind of role,\" the company wrote. It listed the crews moving dirt and running pipe, the people who get materials to the job, the team that keeps the books, and the people who keep the office and shop running.\n\nThe company did not say how many of its employees are Hispanic. 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