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Christopher Howard
Registered Professional Land Surveyor · Boundary & ALTA
Contact
Houston, TX
(713) 555-7310
christopher.howard@email.com
linkedin.com/in/christopherhoward
Houston, TX · (713) 555-7310 · christopher.howard@email.com · linkedin.com/in/christopherhoward
Licensure
Registered Professional Land Surveyor (RPLS)
Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
Federal Aviation Administration
OSHA 10-Hour Construction
OSHA Outreach Training Program
Surveying Skills
Boundary analysis
ALTA/NSPS land title surveys
GNSS control networks
Construction staking
Subdivision platting
Least-squares adjustment
Deed & records research
Equipment & Software
Trimble S7 total stationTrimble R12i GNSSTrimble Business CenterAutoCAD Civil 3DCarlson Survey
Education
B.S. in Geographic Information Science
2014
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi
Profile
Texas RPLS with 11 years in boundary, ALTA/NSPS and construction surveying across the Houston region. Signs 150+ boundary and title surveys a year and led GNSS control for a 14-mile TxDOT widening project.
Survey Experience
Project Surveyor, RPLS
2021 – Present
Bayou City Surveying, Houston, TX
- Research deeds and plats, analyze evidence and sign 150+ boundary and ALTA/NSPS surveys a year.
- Supervise 5 field crews running Trimble S7 total stations and R12i GNSS receivers.
- Set GNSS control for a 14-mile TxDOT widening job, tied to NAD83 Texas South Central zone.
- Review drawings in Civil 3D against TBPELS rules and Table A items before signing and sealing.
- Cut field-to-finish turnaround from 10 days to 6 by standardizing Trimble Access feature codes.
Surveyor Intern (SIT)
2017 – 2021
Gulf Coast Land Surveying, Pasadena, TX
- Prepared boundary, topographic and elevation certificate surveys for 300+ residential lots.
- Calculated traverse closures and least-squares adjustments in Trimble Business Center.
- Drafted subdivision plats to Harris County and City of Houston platting requirements.
- Staked building corners, utilities and paving grades for 12 commercial construction sites.
Survey Technician
2014 – 2017
Katy Prairie Engineering, Katy, TX
- Ran instrument and rod on 3-person crews for topographic and construction staking surveys.
- Located property corners, pipelines and easements for right-of-way mapping on 40 tracts.
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Licenses and certifications
- Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) State licensing board Required in most states
Sources: www.bls.gov, www.bpelsg.ca.gov
Licensing rules differ by state; check with your state board before you apply.
Skills to list
- Total Station Operation
- GPS/GNSS Surveying
- AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Boundary Surveying
- Legal Description Writing
- Topographic Surveying
- Data Reduction Software
- Construction Staking
Software and tools
- Bentley MicroStation
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- ESRI ArcView
- Geographic information system GIS systems
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Trimble Business Center
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Excel
- Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
Duties to describe on a land surveyor resume
- Directed or conducted surveys to establish legal boundaries for properties, based on legal deeds and titles.
- Prepared and maintained sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed.
- Wrote descriptions of property boundary surveys for use in deeds, leases, or other legal documents.
- Verified the accuracy of survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.
- Searched legal records, survey records, and land titles to obtain information about property boundaries in areas to be surveyed.
- Recorded the results of surveys, including the shape, contour, location, elevation, and dimensions of land or land features.
Titles along the way
- Survey Technician
- Land Surveyor
- Senior/Licensed Land Surveyor
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