Wes Abercrombie, P.L.S.
cell: 205-***-****
email: ablim5@r.postjobfree.com
EXPERIENCE
August 2009 Sain Associates, Inc. Birmingham, AL
Present Survey Division Manager
May 2009- Earl Dudley, Inc. Atlanta, Ga
July 2009 Survey Systems Sales
July 2007- CEI Engineering Associates, Inc. Atlanta, Ga
April 2009 Survey Department Manager
. Responsibilities include all aspects of managing a
land surveying department; writing proposals, project
tracking, client relations, business development,
budgeting, supervision of survey personnel (project
managers, field crews, cad technicians). Types of
work performed include ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys,
topographic surveys, boundary surveys, as-built
surveys and construction stake-out.
February 2006- Travis Pruitt & Associates, Inc. Norcross, Ga
June 2007 Department Manager, Contract Surveys
. Responsibilities include all aspects of managing a
land surveying department; writing proposals, project
tracking, client relations, supervision of survey
personnel (project managers, crew coordinators, cad
drafters, quality control tech., survey crews and
administrative assistant). Types of work performed
include ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys, topographic
surveys, boundary surveys, as-built surveys and
construction stake-out.
January 2004- Abercrombie Land Surveying, Inc.
Trussville, AL
January 2006 Owner
. Responsibilities include all aspects of operating a
land surveying business; marketing, administration,
personnel management, field work and map preparation.
Types of work performed include topographic surveys,
boundary surveys, subdivision layout, construction
stake-out, percolation testing and lot surveys.
Experienced using conventional total stations, TDS
and Carlson data collectors, robotic total stations,
GPS. Also with Carlson Survey software and Autocad.
August 2003- Advance Precision Products Birmingham,
AL
December 2003 Survey Sales Specialist
. Sales / Support of high-end survey equipment
including GPS systems, robotic total stations,
conventional total stations and data collectors for
Alabama territory
June 2002- Skipper Consulting, Inc. Birmingham, AL
July 2003 Project Manager
. Manage and design traffic engineering projects and
perform traffic studies, including traffic signal
design, signal systems design, use of syncro and
highway capacity software
2001 - June 2002 Abercrombie and Kirk Construction Birmingham, AL
President
. Procure, design, manage, and construct residential
and light commercial renovation and remodeling
projects
1995 - 2001 Jefferson County Birmingham, AL
Roads and Transportation Department - Traffic Engineering
Division
Principle Engineering Technician
. Supervise survey crew, Senior Drafter, and Traffic
Planning Technicians
. Design / manage roadway improvement projects
. Review commercial and residential development plans
. Traffic signal and systems design/ implementation
.
1991 - 1995 Jefferson County Birmingham, AL
Roads and Transportation Department - Traffic Engineering
Division
Senior Engineering Drafter
. Design and cad drafting of roadway improvement
projects
. Manage office survey software - SDR map
. Download and process field survey data for use in
AutoCad
. Conduct field surveys for roadway improvement
projects with total station and data collector.
1989 - 1991 Jefferson County Birmingham, AL
Roads and Transportation Department - Traffic Engineering
Division
Engineering Drafter
. CAD drafting of roadway improvement projects
. Implement and manage office survey software
. Download and process field survey data for use in
AutoCad
. Conduct field surveys for roadway improvement
projects with total station and data collector.
1985 - 1989 Watkins Engineering Consultants
Birmingham, AL
Drafting / Survey
. Drafting (cad and board) of site development plans
. Reduction of raw survey data (levels and stadia)
. Operate instrument on survey crew
CREDENTIALS
Alabama Professional Land Surveyor
License # 25292
Georgia Registered Land Surveyor
License #3098
Tennessee Professional Land Surveyor
License #2725
EDUCATION
1991 - 1996 University of Alabama - Birmingham
(part-time) School of Civil Engineering - completed sophomore year
1985 - 1989 Jefferson State Junior College
(part-time) Pre-Engineering/Computer Science program
1982 - 1985 Pinson Valley High School
Advanced Diploma
Mechanical Drafting - 2 years