RICHARD G. DANIELS

CST III, Chief Computer Operator

21009 Evanston Ave.

Port Charlotte, FL 33952

(941)979-9595, Alt. (941)391-4995

OBJECTIVE

A position as a Survey Drafting Technician, Party Chief or Project Manager, Relocation in Southeastern region of U.S. possible.

 

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Served or was employed as Instrument Person, Junior Party Chief, Party Chief, Cad Survey Technician, Senior Cad Survey Technician and Project/Field Manager for 17 years including 6 years with the U.S. Army, several months with Deni Associates, 1 year with Charlotte Engineering and Surveying, 2 years with Geo-Graphics, Inc. and 10 years with Strayer Surveying and Mapping.   Worked on a variety of projects including Construction Survey, Land Survey and Geodetic Survey. Thoroughly familiarized with most types of survey instruments and qualified on basic instrument maintenance and repair.   12 years experience drafting with Autocad R12 thru 2010.  Experienced in basic concrete and soils testing. Fluent in written and spoken Spanish.   Experienced in both construction of and maintenance of personal computers.

 

FIELD SURVEY TECHNICIAN

Acted as Party Chief directing up to a four man crew and as Instrument Person for both Land survey and Construction Survey. Gathered, computed and recorded field data in survey field book including angles, distances, elevations and other miscellaneous data for topographic mapping, boundary survey, construction layout and as-built surveys. Used and maintained many types of survey instruments including data collectors with SMI, Carlson Survey and TDS software, dumpy levels, auto levels, theodolites, total stations and G.P.S. systems. Assisted professional Land Surveyor in preparation of boundary and construction surveys (including ALTA surveys).

 

OFFICE (CAD) SURVEY TECHNICIAN

Drafted and plotted surveys of buildings, roads, bridges, concrete structures and other projects.  Reviewed recorded field data and computations for completeness and accuracy.  Assisted Professional Land Surveyor in reading and interpretation of existing platted subdivisions, metes and bounds surveys and in the verification or placement of survey markers for boundary surveys. Prepared record right-of-way maps and condominium plats. Prepared stake outs for property corners, building layout and utilities layout.   Used and maintained various computers and plotters. As Senior Survey Technician, supervised up to four other Survey Technicians including scheduling of drawings, drawing review and training.

 

PROJECT MANAGER

Manage projects from start to finish including: initial research, preparation of boundary & topographic surveys, preparation of condominium plats, integration of construction plans to survey drawings for construction staking, preparing construction staking for field, including generation of electronic field files and stake out sheets, and preparation of final as-built drawings.

 

FIELD MANAGER

Coordinated scheduling of up to five field crews at a time, prepared files for field including researching deeds, plats, coastal construction maps, right-of-way maps and tidal boundary data. Reviewed field work for completeness and accuracy in meeting Florida Minimum Technical Standards and ALTA Standards. Performed traverse adjustments and corrections to electronic data.  Oversaw maintenance of company vehicles and equipment. 

 

RELATED EXPERIENCE

2001-2005, 2007-2010

Senior Survey Technician/Party Chief/Project Manager/Field Manager, Strayer Surveying and Mapping, Venice, FL,

 

2005-2007

Geo-Graphics Inc., Columbus, OH

Senior Survey Technician/Party Chief/Project Manager.

 

1996-1998

Strayer Surveying and Mapping, Venice, FL

Survey Technician/Junior Party Chief/Senior Instrument Person,

 

1995-1996

Charlotte Engineering and Surveying, Port Charlotte, FL

Senior Instrument Person,

 

1995

DENI Associates, Fort Myers, FL

Senior Instrument Person/Junior Party Chief

 

1989-1995

Ft. Leonard Wood, MO and Panama City, Republic of Panama,

Rodman, Instrument Person and Party Chief,

 

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

 

NSPS Survey Technician Certification, III Chief Computer Operator, 2004

NSPS Survey Technician Certification, II Computer Operator, 2003

H.S. Diploma, Lincoln High School, Gahanna, Ohio, 1987

Certificate, Construction Surveyor Course, U.S. Army Engineer School,

Fort Leonard Wood, MO, 1990

Certificate, Survey Instrument Repair Course, Defense Mapping School, Fort Belvior, VA, 1993

Certificate, Autocad, Autodesk Course, U.S. Army Engineer School,

Fort Leonard Wod, MO, 1993