Category Archives: Surveying
Nick Zeeben
Product Manager at Autodesk Legacy incremental models for software development have not always served the changing needs of the customers. “Scrum” teams, working in close collaboration, are a new, agile development model that recognizes that customer needs can change during the course of legacy development cycles. Nick Zeeben is a product manager for Autodesk, leading...
Chris Trevillian
Product Manager at Trimble Navigation People have described Chris Trevillian as a “parachute guy” (you can parachute him into nearly any situation) and as a geospatial “Swiss army knife.” Coming to Trimble from a surveying background, Chris has held several challenging positions related particularly to new and disruptive technologies. For example, when Trimble jumped into the...
Christine Gayron
President of Gayron de Bruin Land Surveying and Engineering, PC Because the natures of surveying and civil engineering change rapidly, dynamic leaders don’t stand still and let the changes pass by; such is Christine Gayron. She has a BS in geology and is a licensed land surveyor in New York State. She started her career...
Tony Nettleman
Tony Nettleman – Assistant Professor in Education/Boundary Law at Texas A&M Corpus Christi – Texas, USA For many in the surveying profession, boundary surveying represents the highest calling; certainly a boundary survey is of prime importance in preserving the bona fide property rights of landowners. But what the public sees is often only the act...
Scott Peterson
Scott Peterson – MS, PLS, CFedS – Assistant Professor of Geomatics Engineering, Fresno State – California, USA The surveying degree program at Fresno State has graduated many influential and prominent leaders in the surveying profession. The program has also had the fortune to be led by celebrated professors, so when Scott Peterson took an assistant...
Ryan Brazeal
Ryan Brazeal – Geomatics Technology Manager – Caltech Surveys Ltd. Ryan is from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, where he was first exposed to surveying through a family member’s share in a local land surveying firm. He received a BS degree in geomatics engineering from the University of Calgary and an MS in geomatics from the University...