LSRP Home

Ronald W. Berry

3332 Mt. Foraker Drive

Lexington, Kentucky 40515

Phone: (859) 971-3868

Fax:     (859) 245-4763

e-mail: rberry3558@aol.com

 

Certifications:

Florida Professional Surveyor and Mapper No. 5886

Kentucky Professional Land Surveyor No. 3558

 

Work History:

 

07-04 to Present

Berry Land Surveying (Lexington, Kentucky)

Self Employed PLS

 

04-02 to 07-04

DPS Land Surveyor’s, Inc. (Lawrenceburg, Kentucky)

PLS/Surveyor in Responsible Charge/Party Chief/Draftsman

Boundary, Topo, ALTA/ACSM and Subdivision Layout. Spend time in field and time in office, doing calc’s and drawing plats, deed research, etc.

 

12-01 to 01-02

Morrow & Cobb (Lexington, Kentucky)

PLS/Surveyor in Responsible Charge (Temporary Position)

Checking and signing surveys, calculating boundary corners to be set in field. Deed and Plat researching in Court House, Utility Research at local Utility Companies.

 

10-93 to 05-01

Heidt & Associates  (Employee of the Year 1997) (Tampa, Florida)

Florida Professional Surveyor and Mapper, Project Supervisor, Party Chief

Established Boundary lines, Mortgage Surveys, Building Stake outs, responsible for field crews, Project Supervisor on various types of jobs, including Boundary surveys, ALTA/ACSM surveys. Ran calculations for crews, adjusted and balanced traverse notes and rotated if necessary. Surveyor in Charge of our Ft. Myer’s office for six months. Have several years of CAD14 experience. Involved in survey computations, boundary adjustments, Clients, Lawyer’s, and coordinate with home builder’s and Construction foreman insuring that jobs are done correctly and in a timely matter. Checked and sign numerous plot plans, foundation surveys, final surveys, mortgage surveys, boundary surveys, As-Built surveys and ALTA/ACSM survey’s. Have prepared and written numerous Legal Description’s for Wetland and Upland Preserve areas, Utility easements, Boundarys, and everything else in between. Also responsible for utility research in City and County Governments to correspond with ALTA/ACSM surveys, Boundary surveys and D.O.T. right-of-way surveys. Was involved and still am in a smaller capacity with field crew downloads of Data Collector jobs. Processed and drafted location surveys, tree surveys and topo information for the Engineering Department for design purposes. Involved in Plats, checking and signing off of P.C.P.’s and Lot Corner staking. Also coordinate with field crew’s and Engineering Department in F.E.M.A surveys, process field work, draft sketch and sign off on survey.

 

7-89 to 7-93

American Surveying , Inc. (Tampa, Florida)                         

Party Chief

Responsible for hundreds of Mortgage Surveys, Lot and Building stake outs, ALTA/ACSM surveys, Boundary surveys, Construction staking, Court House research, Title and Flood Zone research in Florida and five other states. Developed skills and knowledge for the Florida Surveyors Exam.

 

6-88 to 7-89

Heidt & Associates, Inc. (Tampa, Florida)

Party Chief

Preparing for Florida Survey Exam, doing Boundary surveys, Mortgage surveys, Topo surveys and Construction staking.

 

12-81 to 6-88

Hardman & Patel, Inc. (Tampa, Florida)

Party Chief, Chief of Parties

All forms of Land Surveying services: Boundary, Topo, D.O.T, Mortgage and Condo, Construction staking, Building and Lot stake outs. Responsible for field crew coordination (4 crews), calculations and computer sheets for crews, Title and Flood Zone info research, coordination with clients and Construction foreman. Preparing and writing legal descriptions of all types.

 

1-80 to 12-81

West Central Florida Surveyors, Inc. (Tampa, Florida)

Rodman, Instrument Man, Party Chief

Developing skills in surveying, doing topo surveys, D.O.T. surveys, Mortgage and Lot surveys.

 

4-74 to 12-79

Bendix Corporation (Frankfort, Kentucky)

Shipping and Receiving Clerk, Quality Control Inspector.

 

2-72 to 3-74

Central Associated Engineers, Inc. (Versailles, Kentucky)

Rodman, Instrument Man, Party Chief

Learning the art of Surveying. Utility Surveys for RECC and Bell Telephone.

 

Professional Memberships:

Florida Surveying and Mapping Society

Tampa Bay Chapter of Professional Surveyors and Mappers.

Kentucky Association of Professional Surveyors (Vice Chairperson Bluegrass Capitol Chapter, 2003 and 2004)

 

Education:

Franklin County High School, Frankfort, Kentucky

University of Kentucky

 

Military:

United States Marine Corps, January 1969 to January 1972

Vietnam Service (1969-1970), Honorable Discharge E-5 Sergeant

 

Computer Skills:

Microsoft Word, Ultra Edit, Word Perfect, TDS Survey Link, CEAL, Map Check, TDS Data Collection, PC Survey and AutoCad R-14.