Michael L. Ray, PLS
Bluffton, SC 29910
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Profile
REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR WITH OVER 21 YEARS OF VARIED
SURVEYING EXPERIENCE, BOTH IN FIELD AND OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS. PRESENTLY
LICENSED IN 6 STATES: GEORGIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA, MARYLAND,
PENNSYLVANIA, AND DELAWARE. (FLORIDA APPLICATION PENDING LICENSING BOARD
APPROVAL)
Experience
LEAD SURVEYOR, ADVANCED ENGINEERING DESIGN, INC. - BLUFFTON, SC - 2009 -
PRESENT
Lead surveyor on various airport construction projects located in GA and
SC. All phases of field and office work including scheduling, computations,
construction lay-out, client interface, as-built surveys, QA/QC.
Survey Dept. Manager, Andrews & Burgess, Inc. - Beaufort, SC - 2007-2009
Coordination, preparation and review of all survey related deliverables.
Proposal preparation, quantity take-offs, budgeting, marketing, billing,
and client interface. Direct supervision of 3 field survey crews and 2
office survey technicians including mentoring and scheduling. QA/QC
implementation.
Branch Office Survey Dept. Manager, W.K. Dickson, Inc. - Bluffton, SC -
2005 - 2007
Proposal preparation, budgeting, marketing, billing, and client interface.
Direct supervision of 2 field survey crews including mentoring and
scheduling. Coordination, preparation, and review of all survey related
materials. QA/QC implementation.
Branch Office Survey Dept. Manager, Morris & Ritchie Associates, Inc. -
Towson, MD - 2001-2005
Coordination, preparation and review of all survey related deliverables.
Proposal preparation, quantity take-offs, budgeting, marketing, billing,
and client interface. Direct supervision of 4 field survey crews and 3
office technicians including scheduling and mentoring. QA/QC implementation
including final product checklists.
Education
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD - A.A. APPLIED SCIENCE (LAND
SURVEYING) - 1993
Skills
FULLY FUNCTIONAL IN AUTOCAD LAND DEVELOPMENT DESKTOP 2008, AUTOCAD CIVIL 3D
2010 AND 2011, AND MICROSTATION XM. PAST PROFICIENCIES IN VARIOUS COGO
PLATFORMS INCLUDING TERRAMODEL AND STAR*NET ADJUSTMENT SOFTWARE. EXTENSIVE
WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF FIELD SURVEYING PROCEDURES INCLUDING BOUNDARY,
TOPOGRAPHIC AND ALTA SURVEYS, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION STAKING AND VOLUMETRIC
SURVEYS. FAMILIARITY WITH TOPCON FAMILY OF SURVEY INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING TDS
AND TOPSURV DATA COLLECTION. GPS AND GIS PLANNING AND REDUCTIONS. OFFICE
SKILLS INCLUDE MICROSOFT FAMILY OF PROGRAMS (WORD, EXCEL, ETC.) AS WELL AS
APPLE IMAC PLATFORM.
References
GARY BURGESS, PE, PLS - ANDREWS & BURGESS, INC. 843-***-****
Sean Flynn, PE - W.K. Dickson, Inc. 912-***-****
Dean Hoover - Morris & Ritchie, Associates, Inc. 410-***-****