Land Surveying Civil Engineering

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James R. Lavigne

Manchester, NH *****

603-***-**** ad5npj@r.postjobfree.com

Qualifications:

An LSIT certificate issued through the State of New Hampshire with the goal of professional licensure in land surveying, as well as an associate in science degree in spatial information technology from the White Mountains Community College in Berlin, NH, and additionally most of the required courses in the School of Engineering at the University of Maine at Orono towards a bachelor of science in survey engineering technology, all leading to a thorough understanding in technical math and science pertaining to land surveying and civil engineering, accounting, business, logistics, and civil law contracts, as well as a long time work background in sales, front desk service, and logistics. Professional experience includes time working as a land survey, and CAD and civil design technician for several land surveying and civil engineering firms in NH, aiding in all aspects of field and office work on a wide range of projects, and heading field work and drafting on numerous projects, largely in New England but including a number of them further down the East Coast as far down as Maryland and Delaware. Academic achievements include making the honor roll within the spatial information technology program at the White Mountains Community College, receiving the Ellsworth V. Stanley SVT Scholarship for recognition of performance in land surveying/civil engineering within the School of Engineering Technology at the University of Maine, as well as completing numerous complex land surveying and civil engineering designs and projects utilizing Autocad, Intellicad, ArcGIS, Microsoft Excel, Word, and Powerpoint, and various other standard and specialized services. Personal achievements include specialized military service, and contributing to and completing complex goals with professional teams in a variety of applications, and numerous front desk, office, and retail experience including at a golf pro shop at an historic grand resort, all culminating in an extensive background in civil design, land surveying, and CAD drafting, as well as various technical applications, customer relations, and business applications from a wide variety of prior positions in a number of different capacities.

Education:

WHITE MOUNTAINS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Berlin, New Hampshire Associate in Science in Spatial Information Technology, completed 2011-2013 UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT ORONO, Orono, Maine

Bachelor of Science in Surveying Engineering Technology, nearly completed 2014-2016 2

James R. Lavigne

Manchester, NH 03102

603-***-**** ad5npj@r.postjobfree.com

Awards:

ELLSWORTH V. STANLEY SVT SCHOLARSHIP 2015

NH COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM HONOR ROLL MENTIONS 2012 Academic History:

WHITE MOUNTAINS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Berlin, New Hampshire 2011-2013 Student of Spatial Information Technology

● Completed land surveying/ civil engineering and GIS program which included using a number of land surveying and mapping tools, methods, and instruments including but not limited to AutoCAD/IntelliCAD, ArcGIS, manual and robotic total stations, steel tape, GPS instruments and software, differential and trigonometric levels, National Geodetic Survey, Web Soil Survey, other manual and online tools, etc. . .

● Became proficient in the legal aspects of civil law and land surveying/ civil engineering, including but not limited to legal and title research and documentation, boundary monumentation, marking, and blazing, regulatory and statutory research, civil liability, contract law, etc. . .

● Completed a full 3 equal lot state subdivision design utilizing elevation contour intervals to calculate placement and size of lots, integrating existing site soil type overlaying layers

● Performed and completed numerous topographic and construction site surveys and designs to completion, as well as completing two practice boundary location surveys for real world practice clients, in full compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal statutory laws and regulations

● Applied various surveying methods utilizing both static and RTK GPS surveying instruments, as well as standard manual and robotic total stations to complete the aforementioned practice surveys, correcting and closing the data sets with Carlson Autocad program for total station data sets, and GPS software programs for the GPS data sets respectively UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT ORONO, Orono, Maine 2014-2016 Student of Surveying Engineering Technology

● Attended and completed numerous civil engineering/ land surveying, business, and law courses, gaining a further understanding of the legal and business practices, responsibilities, and liabilities involved and their implications in civil engineering/ land surveying, and construction 3

James R. Lavigne

Manchester, NH 03102

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● Attended and completed numerous advanced mathematics and science courses, gaining a further understanding of the scientific and mathematical principles and technical aspects of land surveying and mapping, as well as learning and gaining an understanding in various aspects and methods specific to civil engineering, including structural engineering and building construction

● Performed numerous extensive presentations in front of large audiences, gaining vital experience in delivery and effectiveness of formal communication methods Military Record:

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS – 2003-2005

Specialized Infantry

● National Defense Service Medal

● Global War on Terror Service Medal

● Numerous standard and specialized qualifications and certifications Professional Skills & Experience:

● Subdivision and boundary design and adjustment, construction layout and septic design

● Carlson Civil Suite (2D & 3D Intellicad/ CAD drafting and design including processing, plotting, and basemaps, advanced drafting and file generation and manipulation in both a land survey and civil engineering capacity)

● Autodesk Civil 3D (2D & 3D Autodesk/ CAD drafting and design including processing, plotting and basemaps, some feature file generation and manipulating, some familiarity with point cloud functions)

● Esri ArcGIS 10.1 up to advanced manipulation and creating of geodata files for projects

● Web Soil Survey and National Resources Conservation Service utilization

● National Geodetic Survey services utilization

● Static, RTK, and semi-kinematic GPS field data collection and processing

● Manual and robotic total station field data collection and processing

● Construction site stakeout and layout

● Property boundary/ right of way line and boundary monument location, setting, marking and blazing

● Easement and covenant demarcation and delineation

● Wetland and flood certification

● Trimble Nomad and Geo GPS hand held data collection

● Differential and trigonometric levelling

● Civil and land contracts, permitting, and proposals 4

James R. Lavigne

Manchester, NH 03102

603-***-**** ad5npj@r.postjobfree.com

● Statutory, regulatory, and title research

● Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint

Professional & Personal Work Career:

NITSCH ENGINEERING..- Boston, MA July 2022 – June 2023 Project Surveyor

● Utilize Civil 3D 2021 to draft and compile boundary, topographic, as-built, ALTA and various specialized plans

● Manage and coordinate with survey field crews, as well as with various city and town management and departments, to facilitate and complete boundary and topographic surveys in full compliance with MassDOT and state specific standards

● Work closely with MassDOT and large private utility providers, as well as local and regional public providers, to request and obtain utility information to compile into survey and design plans

● Compile for Eversource abutter lists and abutter maps to the Eversource specific standards

● Perform all necessary title deed and statutory research required to complete relevant projects as needed within a very short designated time frame for quick completion of survey projects typically within a several day window

● Prepare survey legal descriptions at the client’s request

● Transfer and process raw data into Civil3D utilizing least squares analysis on Starnet software, set on or transferred to Massachusetts State Plane NAD83 or a localized coordinate system

● Transfer raw data onto localized vertical datum such as Boston City Base (BCB) through methods on both Starnet software and Civil

BLEW & ASSOCIATES, P.A..- Fayatteville, AR Fevruary 2022 – August 2022 Project Surveyor

● Manage and coordinate with survey field crews, as well as with various city and town management and departments, to facilitate and complete ALTA boundary surveys in full compliance with and up to ALTA and/or state specific standards in a short time frame for the purposes of title certification, as well as some topographic site surveys, directly for the client, or through a contracted third party firm

● Utilize Carlson Civil Suite 2018 to plot and create search points on an Arch D (24x36) field worksheet for preliminary site field work, as well as plot, compute, and determine boundaries within a template boundary worksheet to send off to drafting department to draft boundary or topographic plans

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James R. Lavigne

Manchester, NH 03102

603-***-**** ad5npj@r.postjobfree.com

● Perform all necessary title deed and statutory research required to complete relevant projects as needed within a very short designated time frame for quick completion of survey projects typically within a several day window

● Prepare survey legal descriptions at the client’s request

● Final review of ALTA boundary survey plans in lieu of the signing surveyor

● Transfer and process raw data into Carlson Civil Suite utilizing least squares analysis on SurvNET, either going through a state specific RTN network, or post-processed through the OPUS network, to fully comply with all applicable ALTA and/or state specific standards FIELDSTONE LAND CONSULTANTS, PLLC.- Milford, NH September 2021 – December 2021

Project Surveyor

● Utilize Carlson Civil Suite 2020 to draft and design proposed and as-built existing conditions plans, base maps and lot line layouts, easement and permitting plans, boundary surveys, and septic and environmental designs as needed

● Perform all necessary title deed and statutory research required to complete relevant projects as needed

● Transfer and process raw data into Carlson Civil Suite, and perform all necessary computations and calculations required in designing and drafting of plans and plats for projects BEDFORD DESIGN CONSULTANTS, INC. - Manchester, NH July 2021 – September 2021

Project Surveyor II

● Utilize Carlson Civil Suite 2020 to draft and design proposed and as-built existing conditions plans, easement and permitting plans, boundary surveys, and septic and environmental designs as needed

● Perform necessary fieldwork for boundary and site surveys as well as construction staking and grading to include any site reconnaissance, and field work involving robotic and manual total stations, Topcon data-collector smart tablets, GPS base receiver, differential level, as well as tape measuring, setting monuments, and staking, flagging, and marking as needed

● Perform all necessary title deed and statutory research required to complete relevant projects as needed

● Transfer and process raw data into Carlson Civil Suite, and perform all necessary computations and calculations required in designing and drafting of plans and plats for projects 6

James R. Lavigne

Manchester, NH 03102

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AMES ASSOCIATES LLC - Meredith, NH September 2020 – March 2021 Land Surveyor Technician

● Utilize Carlson Civil Suite 2018 to draft and design proposed and as-built existing conditions plans, shoreland and wetland permitting plans, boundary surveys, and septic and environmental designs as needed

● Perform all necessary title deed and statutory research required to complete relevant projects as needed

● Transfer and process raw data into Carlson Civil Suite, and perform all necessary computations and calculations required in designing and drafting of plans and plats for projects HORIZONS ENGINEERING - Littleton, NH Summer 2019

Land Surveyor Technician I

● Perform numerous land surveying tasks on site in field projects including but not limited to building and site construction stakeout, centerline and/or right of way stakeout for roads, setting or relocating boundary monuments, delineating easements, topographic site surveying, etc. . .

● Utilize Autodesk Civil 3D to calculate and draft base maps, through to the design and drafting of final plans and plats

● Utilize and maintain land surveying equipment to perform various tasks in the field and in the office

● Utilize geospatial software to process and correct data sets ● Perform all necessary legal, statutory, and title research to complete civil engineering/ land surveying projects MOUNTAIN VIEW GRAND INN - Whitefield, NH April Spring 2007 Grounds & Property Management / Golf Pro Shop Attendant

● Extensive work experience outdoors as well as sales communications

● Responsibility for utilizing and maintaining expensive equipment, while maintaining all resort grounds and golf course for an historic New England Grand Hotel

● Perform customer service and sales, maintain inventory, and assist customers in Golf Pro Shop, which includes extensive experience in customer relations HOMESTEAD INN - Sugar Hill, NH May 2002 – September 2002 Logging

● Fell, collect and split harvested wood with a logging crew on numerous worksites

● Safely and efficiently operate heavy machinery, while keeping a tight schedule and meeting large scale orders on time, and working closely with a team to complete various tasks outdoors and meet all deadlines

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James R. Lavigne

Manchester, NH 03102

603-***-**** ad5npj@r.postjobfree.com

SUNSET HILL INN- Sugar Hill, NH Fall 2001

Dishwasher/Food Prep

● Perform various tasks on a tight timeline in a busy food service shift with a number of other staff in an historic New England inn

● Maintain and perform upkeep on commercial kitchen equipment INDIAN HEAD RESORT - Lincoln, NH March 2001 – August 2001 Dishwasher/Food Prep

● Work and utilize restaurant kitchen equipment along with other kitchen and waiting staff to fulfill and maintain full service for lunch and dinner guests in a large size resort and restaurant establishment

HARMAN’S CHEESE & GENERAL STORE - Sugar Hill, NH 1999–2000 Delivery Operations

● Package production, packing, and shipping

● Assemble package orders for customers to keep up inventory in a large online and shipping business

● Assist stocking and storing store inventory

FRANCONIA HARDWARE - Franconia, NH 1999–2000

Hardware Sales Associate

● Salesperson, stockperson, sales assistant, and store cleaning and upkeep

● Operate commercial computer systems and automated cash registers, keep inventory up to date, assist customers with questions and requests

● Perform various tasks pertaining to hardware customer sales (mixing paint, cutting keys, etc..,) References furnished upon request

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