Christopher D Kercheval
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Professional Profile
Over 10 years of experience in the oil and gas industry; from land permissions to permit submissions. Self sufficient, effective, client focused approach to project completions.
Education, Honors, and Certifications
Business Management, Psychology / Marketing
Clarion University of Pennsylvania 2009-2010 and 1997-2003
Chi Alpha Epsilon Honor Society
Sigma Pi Fraternity
Provisional Certifications
OSHA 10 Hour construction and forklift
Safety Certified from Exco, Williams, Chevron, Rice, Range, Murray Energy, and Consol.
Key Qualifications
11 years of experience in Surveying primarily in the oil and gas sector
Completed projects in multiple areas including routing of gas lines, surveying pre and post construction, existing line location, maximize lease spacing, and field data for permit submissions.
Employment
Owner - TopKerv Consulting LLC May 2014 to Current
Land Consultant working to complete Midstream projects with a focus on pipeline routing and surveying. Additional consulting on waterline layout, and meeting the requirements of the DEP and DOT in Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Over 35 miles of ROW and 25 miles of water line completed in the past year.
Survey Party Chief Sept 2013 to May 2014
Tetra Tech – Green Tree, PA
Locate proposed gas lines for generation of alignment sheets.
Field stake the alignment with stationing for construction as well as profile and cross sections as needed. Report to the project manager and engineers regularly with updates to production and budgeting as required.
Land Surveyor Tech III Jul 2012 to July 2013
Michael Baker Corporation Beaver, PA
Aided in the completion of natural gas pipeline layouts and in ground location projects through multiple GPS techniques. Reported to the project manager regularly with field note updates and suggestions. Project reassessment led to early completion.
Land Surveyor Tech III Apr 2007 to Apr 2012
Fox & Fox Inc. Clarion, PA
Located and marked property boundaries through deed research and field work using RTK and conventional equipment.
Identified existing oil and gas wells and set new wells at optimal spacing to maximize leasing.
Planned and executed a complete field asset location project and managed natural gas packages from deed research through pipeline stakeout.