Professional Licensure

Licensed to practice surveying in West Virginia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.

West Virginia Professional Surveyor – 1993

Virginia Land Surveyor – 2002

Pennsylvania Professional Land Surveyor - 2003

Experience

2007–2009 Patton, Harris, Rust, & Assoc. Inc. Winchester, VA

Assistant Director of Surveys

• Assisted in operation of the Winchester survey department.

• Performed land surveys, land development, house production, construction and infrastructure projects.

• Assisted in the inventory of the sanitary sewer system of the Hampton Roads Sanitation District South Shore region.

• Managed survey and aerial photography of steam line system at Quantico Marine Base.

2004–2007 Dewberry & Davis, LLC Winchester, VA

Director of Surveys

• Directed operations of the Winchester survey department.

• Performed multiple land surveys and land development projects.

• Kept track of department’s A/R, client relations, marketing.

• Assisted in deployment of Trimble VRS surveying system.

• Participated in the re-write of the Land Development Handbook: updated, revised, and edited Topographic Surveys Chapter.

2002–2004 Appalachian Surveys of WV, LLC Ranson, WV

Survey Project Manager

• Introduced GPS surveying to the company.

• Performed property retracements, GPS control surveys, elevation certificates.

• Obtained Professional Land Surveyor certification in Pennsylvania.

2001–2002 Greenway Engineering Winchester, VA

Survey Project Manager

• Obtained Land Surveyor certification in Virginia.

• Performed property retracements, GPS control surveys, elevation certificates.

1997–2001 Alpha Associates, Inc. Martinsburg, WV

Survey Department Manager

• Created Alpha’s first surveying department.

• Implemented GPS Static and RTK surveying.

• Performed survey work throughout West Virginia including work for WVDOH and Wyoming County Schools.

1996–1997 Appalachian Surveys, Inc. Charles Town, WV

Survey Project Manager

• Performed Property and Construction Surveys.

• Participated in state line survey between Jefferson County, WV, and Loudoun County, VA.

• Learned Terramodel software.

1987–1996 Entech Associates, Inc. Martinsburg, WV

Partner/Survey Department Manager

• Joined my father’s company after college.

• Transitioned from field crew to drafter to computer operator to department manager and partner.

• Learned AutoCAD/DCA Software.

Education

1982–1987 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV

• B.A., History

Professional Associations

West Virginia Society of Professional Surveyors: Past President, and past NSPS Governor, now serving as a Director.

Virginia Association of Surveyors: Member

Community Involvement

Logistics Coordinator for the Martinsburg MS Walk since 2003.

Interests

Fly fishing, hunting, gardening, carpentry, and computers.

Software

Familiar with the following software:

• AutoCAD Civil 3D, Land Development Desktop

• Terramodel

• ArcView

• Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access