Derek has A.A.S degrees in Surveying Technology and Forestry from Paul Smith’s College and a B.S. degree in Surveying Technology from Michigan Technological University. Coupled with 18 years of surveying field and office experience working in Michigan, New Jersey, and Vermont, he has built a strong foundation as a Project Surveyor to meet the needs of clients. In addition to residential boundary and topographic surveying, he has had extensive exposure to commercial, industrial, transportation, and environmental projects, working with clients at the federal, state, and local levels. Past projects include Superfund site environmental mapping, industrial site compliance mapping for state and federal agencies, containment basin volume calculations, aerial control surveys, deformation monitoring, pre and post construction mapping, and construction layout QA/QC. He is certified OSHA: 40 Hour (HAZWOPER), 8 hr refresher, and Supervisor 29 CFR 1910.120(e)(4); T.W.I.C. U.S. Government card holder; NCEES L.S.I.T.; and holds various oil and chemical facility site-specific training as well as various utility/highway/railway contractor safety training.