Andrew J. DeSalvo
andrew.desalvo[at]yahoo.com

SURVEYOR:
Engage in precise and accurate measurement of boundary, control network, construction, and hydrographic surveys under supervision of a professional land surveyor (PLS) and professional civil engineer (PE).

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
Use and care of survey instruments, tools, and equipment; knowledge of laws, regulations, rules, principles, and practice of architecture, civil engineering and land surveying; knowledge of algebra, geometry and trigonometry. Exercise of judgment using guidelines, procedures, and manuals to determine the best approach to data collection and staff assignment in land surveying and civil engineering field operations, without immediate access to a supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Two to four years experience as civil engineering and land surveying field party chief, instrument man, and rod man; supervisory ability; training ability; education, experience and training equivalent to land surveyor in training (LSIT).

HARDWARE:
Total station (robotic) Trimble 5600, Leica TCRA1105+; Pentax R300X; Nikon DTM-350; Topcon GPT-8203M; hand-held peripheral data collectors; spirit, laser, and digital levels; steel tapes; target rods; Philadelphia rods; LIDAR range finder with orientation systems; differential Global Positioning System (DGPS); real-time kinetic (RTK); static techniques; Leica GPS 1200; Trimble 5700; Topcon Hiper L1; Garmin GPS-48; microSD cards; USB drives.

SOFTWARE:
AutoCAD Land Desktop 2007 (LDT); Carlson SurvCE; Tripod Data Systems (TDS) Survey Pro; Trimble Survey Controller; Topcon TopSURV Windows CE, TopNET CORS; Leica TPS and GPS; Pentax PowerTopoCE; Bentley MicroStation; Earth Gravitational Models (EGM96, EGM06); Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS); Digital Elevation Model (DEM) topographical 7.5-minute data series; Digital Terrain Models (DTM); Digital Line Graphs (DLG); NAD83; NAD27; WGS84; UTM; NAVD88; NGVD29.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Record field notes using architectural and civil engineering drafting standards; monitor preparation of topographical maps; consulting with contractors, land surveyors, civil engineers, and architects.

Real property boundary surveys to determine location of property lines, public rights-of-way, easements, and monuments; research of legal description, deeds, ordinances and plats. Transportation surveys using third order triangulation and station and offset for centerline control; civil engineering construction staking for placement of utilities, roads, curb and gutter, foundations and steel structures. Energy pipeline centerline control reconnaissance surveys. Surface mine surveys to determine position and volume by monitoring hinge point and catch point of cut slope. Control surveys for aerial photogrammetry. Resection for LIDAR orientation systems. American Land Title Association (ALTA) surveys. Hydrographic surveys (onshore; upland) to determine bottom position and elevation; underwater photography. Knowledge of tide, current, and wave data; dead reckoning; piloting; celestial navigation.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Metes and bounds; Public Land Survey System (PLSS). Remote sites; onshore; travel for extended periods; extreme altitude; all weather bivouac (110F to -20F). Pack forty pounds; walk, stand, and bend for extended periods.

PRIME CONTRACTS:
Washington DOT; Delaware DOT; MidAmerican Energy; City of Bellevue; City of Everett; King County; Snohomish County; Saratoga Springs City, UT; Bernalillo County, NM (field party chief; instrument man; rod man) -2003 to present date.

EDUCATION:
Villanova University-Bachelor of Science. Calculus, computer science, construction engineering, statistics, management, public speaking, composition, logic, navigation, meteorology, plane surveying.

AUTHOR:
Azimuthal Projection using Ellipsoidal Coordinates (2009); Application of Ellipsoidal Differential Triangle to WGS84 Reference System (2008); Special Survey Instructions; Measurement of Length of Line used in Determination of Velocity of Light (2008); A Developable Circumscribed to along (2007); Azimuthal Projection using Plane Coordinates (2006); Establish Azimuth using GPS, with Field Maneuvers (2005); Construction Specifications for Record Drawings Using Total Station (2004).