Background and
Experience
Pertinent
Education:
U.S. Army Intelligence School,
Oberammergau, Germany
Honor Graduate - Imagery
Interpretation School - 1966
International Correspondence School,
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Degree, Surveying and
Mapping - 1976
Florida Society of Professional Land
Surveyors
Surveying Errors and Adjustments Theory
& Application seminar – 1976
The Surveyor
as an Expert Witness seminar – 1979
Florida Land Surveyors
Council
Member, 2001-2002
Qualifications:
Florida
Registered Professional Land Surveyor, Certificate #3137 –: 1977 (not
active)
Florida
Certified Instructor in Land Surveying - 1979
FSPLS (Florida Society of Professional Land Surveyors)
Associate Land Surveyor of The Year Award -
1976-77
Instructor,
Public, Private & Corporate Surveyors seminar, CFC/FSPLS -
1977
Instructor, U.
S. Government Surveys seminar, CFC/FSPLS - 1978
Author, Surveying The Town of Taft - Backsights &
Foresights Magazine, FSPLS publication - 1980
Valencia Community College, Orlando, Florida - Surveying
Technology Advisory Committee,
Member, 1976-1981; Chairman
1978-1981
Experience:
County Surveyor, Orange County,
Florida, 1975-1979
Within four
months of commencing work within the Orange County Survey Department, as party
chief, was promoted to Assistant County Survey (Pending registration as
Professional Land Surveyor and promotion to County Surveyor). In this capacity,
took charge of scheduling and coordination of survey effort within the County
organization.
As County
Surveyor (1977), reorganized survey operation into an efficient entity capable
of providing internal service, in lieu of outside contract work -- providing
substantial savings in annual County budget; Enhanced safety, reducing Workman's
Compensation claims to a rate equivalent
to the secretarial pool.
Work - geological survey control network for entire county; construction surveys for all non-contract (highway) project, including building, plant, roadway, bridge and other miscellaneous construction projects. Established permanent, well document and monumented, vertical control network throughout entire county; Conducted section corner restoration program, replaced lost or obliterated section corners, re-monumented and recorded reference data for recovery and possible future restoration of section corners; Boundary and rights-of-way surveys for all projects current within county, and began survey of inventoried county property; Established educational program for County survey personnel; Expanded survey operation to include drafting of base maps for all survey projects; Developed cooperative information sharing program with area private sector surveyors; Introduced computerization of survey operation.
President & Founder, Hunt & Associates, Inc. 1979-1983
Founded
corporation which provided Land Surveying, Engineering and Land Planning
services to private sector developers; Provided wetlands, boundary,
construction, mortgage (lot), and aerial control surveys to private and public
sector; Provided planning and engineering services for preliminary plans, change
of zoning requests, various state applications, design planning approval
process, as-built surveys and all other necessary functions to the development
community.
, Professional Land
Surveyor, 1983-1986
Began practice
as Professional Land Surveyor, without engineering and planning services;
Provided consulting services to developers; Represented clients for zoning
change requests; provided development services, sub-contracting other necessary
professionals to accommodate client needs.
County Surveyor, Seminole County,
Florida, 1986
Was solicited to
organize Seminole County Survey Section similar to what was accomplished at
Orange County. Accomplished same.
, Professional Land Surveyor, 1986-1993
Carried reduced
workload during 8-month period of service to Seminole County. Restored to full
capacity after completion of that task.
Sage Engineering Corporation, Phoenix,
Arizona 1996-2000
In charge of
Office Survey Section. Cad drafting, calculations, design, interpretation of
field notes, ALTA surveys, and client relations.
Calvada Surveying, Inc., Concord,
California 2001-2002
Based upon
experience, was hired as Operations Manager to open the Concord, California
office of Calvada Surveying. Expanded office as client base was developed.
Exceeded budget projections and firmly established office as viable entity in
the San Francisco Bay Area. Developed some expertise with GPS
systems.
Gilbert Engineering, California 2003-2006
Based upon experience, was hired as Survey Manager to expand and organize the Survey Department. Developed a larger client base. Exceeded budget projections and firmly established office as viable entity in the Northern California Area. Given additional responsibilities as Project Manager. Developed some expertise with GPS
systems.
Hired as Survey Manager for the Alamosa,
Ronald
Greenwell & Associates, Inc,
Office Manager and Field Supervisor.
Current
Objective
The survey
profession has very few available people with such broad experience – and,
often, people with such abilities have served with a firm for many years – and
are not available in the job market.
In my 35
years of experience, I have spent 30 plus in charge or responsible for
work effort. I have done so profitably, efficiently and professionally. To
enumerate what I feel are some of my best traits, let me provide the following:
I am
extremely proficient in retracement (sectional; metes & bounds; old
document interpretation; acquisition & interpretation of field evidence)
and am excellent at evaluation of field data verses record data, pro-ration and
proportional distribution. I have developed efficiency in subdivision design
both in maximum yield and design to topography.
I have
managed to increase field productivity by educating field personnel in a
broader understanding of surveying principles and theories; utilization of
equipment, and by maintaining a congenial and friendly atmosphere (which
results in a greater level of teamwork and productivity).
My office
skills include a very thorough understanding of Coordinate Geometry, allowing
for: a proper and complete evaluation of survey evidence, which, when coupled
with my understanding of legal aspects of survey, generally results in a
defensible survey; calculation of maximum lot yield, whether predicated on
maximizing available area or conforming to topographic conditions; and,
competent evaluation of network or vertical data so as to provide accurate base
maps or topographic surveys.
My managerial experiences have provided me an insight into scheduling to maximize productivity and balance this with meeting other criteria such as cash-flow and client accommodation.
I am seeking a position which takes advantage of my experience and
provides me an opportunity to pass on to younger surveyors the benefit of my
experience. My background includes developing a client base for both myself, in
I am willing to relocate. I also have a Topcon Hiper GPS system, available for rent, lease or purchase.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me by e-mail.