To whom this may concern,
I am writing to inquire about the potential of acquiring a position with your firm as a Survey Project Manger. I am a licensed land surveyor in Washington. I have been licensed for 11 years.
The last two year I have been in private practice, Hillebrand Associates, providing Land Surveying Services to the privates section mainly doing boundary surveys small site plans,topogrphic surveys and small platting projects' Previously I was the survey department head at Hammond Collier Wade Livingstone a regional engineering firm in Washington. I served there for five and a half years where I marketed the land surveying services offered by Hammond Collier, developed project scopes, estimated project costs, managed departmental and project budgets, developed proposals, managed the personal needs of the department, negotiated project contracts, and did all of technical aspects related to providing land surveying services as they relate to engineering projects.
My work exercise in the profession of land survey over the last 30 years includes:
Survey Department Manager for a regional civil engineering firm with metropolitan and rural offices in the State of Washington, serving small municipalities and utility districts.
Survey Project Manager/Chief of Parties for a metropolitan civil engineering firm providing engineering surveying for the development of the light rail project in Seattle.
Project Surveyor for an engineering firm in the Seattle Metro area specializing land development.
GPS Specialist for the King County Department of Transportation
My Specialties include, Survey Department Management, Project Management, engineering topographic surveying, development of right of way plans for transportation and utility projects, authoring of legal descriptions for easement and property acquisition, bathymetric surveying for engineering and environmental projects, establishing primary survey control networks for municipalities and utility providers, bathymetric surveys, construction surveying (project layout), photogrammetric control, GPS networking, GIS services.
More detailed description of my experience and background is found in my resume’. (Attached hereto).
I believe with the skills I possess and the work experience I have I would a valuable addition to the asset of your firm.
Thank you for time and consideration.
Best Regards,
Robert L. Hillebrand P. L. S.
SENIOR LEVEL LAND SURVEYING PROFESSIONAL
PROJECT MANAGEMENT | TEAM LEADERSHIP | MUNICPAL, GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIAL SURVEYING
Experienced, highly skilled and respected Land Surveyor with demonstrated success in providing project management, topographic surveying and land report development for key clients in the private and public sector.
Deep understanding of photogrammetric control, use of state plane coordinate systems and managing high profile environmental projects; experienced in all facets of Record of Survey, Boundary Line Adjustments, A.L.T.A. Property Maps, Platting and Right of Way Plans for Highways and Transportation Systems.
Eager to contribute advanced talents in budget management, scope development, staff development, primary survey control and client relations towards optimizing the goals of a progressive engineering firm in a Survey Management role.
Licensed Professional Land Surveyor in the State of Washington
CORE COMPETENCIES
Project Scope Development Principles
Budget Management/Expense Control
Development of Right-of-Way Plans
Establish Primary Control Networks
GPS Networking/GIS Services
Survey Drafting/AutoCAD/Civil 3-D
Astute Attention to Detail
Drive Process Improvement Strategies
Staff Oversight/Training and Mentoring
Client Relations and Business Development
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
2011 to present: Hillebrand Associates, Seattle, WA – Owner
Providing land surveying services to private sector clients.
Develop project proposals, estimates, scope and timelines; interact with client representatives to create a robust pipeline of repeat and referral business.
Conduct field data collection through use of robotic total station transits & GPS.
Developed mapping, legal descriptions and official documents for recording.
2005 to 2011: Hammond Collier Wade Livingstone, Seattle, WA – Survey Manager
Provided comprehensive survey project leadership and oversight for this well known Civil Engineering Firm with over $20MM in annual revenue.
Drove business development, client relations and management strategies primarily for small municipalities, small sewer and water districts and engineering firms without surveying capability; provided expertise in developing surveys for specialty water, potable water, draining and storm systems.
Developed project proposals, estimates, scope and timelines; interacted with client representatives and created a robust pipeline of repeat and referral business.
Managed, directed and guided activities of 2 Field Crews tasked with surveying land, developing maps, and consolidating field mapping data.
Evaluated drawings, maps and specifications; developed metrics for quality control and performance, and collaborated with outside firms to determine underground locations for utilities.
Detailed client specifications for survey control, outlined topography for right of way maps and application of state plane coordinate systems.
Led major upgrade of obsolete surveying equipment and software; significantly improved overall efficiencies by upgrading GPS systems and the use of multiple RTK receivers for 2 person mapping crews and total station transits to robotic total station transits.
Conducted peer reviews of surveys and plats for municipal clients.
Major Projects while at Hammond Collier Wade Livingstone
2007: Grant County P. U. D. Priest Rapids Salmon Hatchery As-Built
Conducted combined RTK GPS and conventional method topog...
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