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Craig Smith

Summary

Proactive and versatile professional dedicated to adapting quickly to new challenges. Strong problem-solving skills with a proven track record in building relationships with clients and team members. Focused on supporting team success and achieving positive outcomes. Experienced in engineering and survey planning, management, and mentoring across residential, commercial, industrial construction, survey, and remote sensing sectors.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Chief Field Engineer

Trew Contracting Solutions-Micron
Boise, ID
06.2025 - Current

Led Field Engineer team for Micron's semiconductor fabrication building, ensuring alignment with project goals.

  • Coordinated efforts among superintendents, project managers, project engineers, QC/QA, operators, and field personnel to streamline project execution.
  • Coordinated with the general contractor and numerous subcontractors for design, quality, and safety.
  • Trained new field engineers on procedures and best practices to enhance operational readiness.
  • Reviewed all plans and calculated survey layout points for all underground utilities.

Remote Sensing Manager

Parkhill
Lubbock, TX
08.2023 - 06.2025
  • Managed remote sensing survey team at Parkhill, ensuring project alignment with organizational goals.
  • Collected and processed UAV lidar, terrestrial lidar, and UAV photogrammetry data, enhancing data accuracy for project deliverables.
  • Processed cloud data for integration into CAD workflows, supporting engineering and architectural design processes.

Surveying

Parkhill
02.2016 - 08.2023
  • Managed large construction sites including Amazon, airports, and major road projects, overseeing survey operations and ensuring compliance with regulations.
  • Led survey crews and drafters in executing projects, ensuring alignment with plans and specifications.
  • Reviewed plans and calculated construction stake points, facilitating accurate field operations for technicians.
  • Performing field operations - ALTA and topographic surveys, construction staking, collecting plat information and recreating boundary surveys, processing survey data, ACAD drawings, metes and bounds, drone surveys, and 3D scanning.

Engineering in Transportation

Parkhill
Lubbock, Texas
04.2013 - 02.2016
  • Construction management of rail facilities, highway projects, city water and sanitary sewer construction.
  • Designed railroad and highway infrastructure.
  • Meeting with client and construction representatives on project status schedules and budgets.

Engineer

Swartwood Consulting Engineers
Amarillo, TX
01.2010 - 08.2012
  • Designed structures, foundations, residential subdivisions, water drainage systems, municipal utilities, and transportation systems to ensure safety and compliance with regulatory standards.
  • Designed engineering solutions for complex projects in various sectors.
  • Collaborated with clients to understand project requirements and specifications.
  • Developed detailed technical documentation for engineering processes and designs.

Drafter

Swartwood Consulting Engineers
Amarillo, TX
09.2006 - 05.2008
  • Created detailed technical drawings for engineering projects using AutoCAD software.
  • Drafted and designed detailed plans for diverse commercial and residential projects.
  • Collaborated with engineers to develop design specifications and project requirements.
  • Reviewed and revised existing drawings to ensure compliance with industry standards.

Home Training Coordinator

South Plains Kidney Disease Center
Lubbock, TX
08.2001 - 07.2006
  • Trained patients and staff in home dialysis procedures to ensure safe and effective treatment.
  • Facilitated communication between physicians and patients to enhance care coordination.
  • Oversaw home dialysis department operations.

Charge Nurse/Staff Nurse

South Plains Kidney Disease Center
Lubbock, TX
08.1997 - 08.2001
  • Managed patient care in hemodialysis facility, ensuring adherence to treatment protocols.
  • Coordinated medical care between physicians and patients, facilitating effective communication and treatment plans.
  • Oversaw staffing processes in hemodialysis facility, aligning workforce with patient care needs.

Staff Nurse in Cardiac Critical Care

St. Mary of the Plains Hospital
Lubbock, TX
05.1996 - 08.1997
  • Provided comprehensive patient care, collaborating with medical staff and physicians to ensure optimal treatment outcomes.
  • Collaborated with healthcare team to develop individual patient care plans.
  • Delivered patient care through medication administration and monitoring vital signs.
  • Educated patients and families on health management and treatment options.

Carpenter/Laborer

RPM Drywall and Construction
Lubbock, TX
06.1995 - 08.1995
  • Framed commercial and residential structures to ensure structural integrity and compliance with building codes.
  • Applied synthetic exteriors to enhance durability and aesthetics of commercial structures.

Carpenter/Laborer

Bill Jackson Construction
Lubbock, TX
05.1993 - 05.1995
  • Executed construction and remodeling of commercial and residential structures, enhancing functionality and aesthetics.

Education

B.S. - Civil Engineering

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
12-2009

Registered Nurse Diploma -

Methodist Hospital School of Nursing
Lubbock, TX
05-1996

Major - Pre-Nursing

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
05-1994

1991 - Advanced Honor Graduate

Shamrock High School
Shamrock, TX
01-1991

Skills

  • AutoCAD
  • Microstation
  • GEOPAK
  • Navisworks
  • Carlson
  • PIX4D
  • Drone Deploy
  • Realworks
  • Trimble Business Center
  • Procore
  • Excel
  • Word
  • Management experience
  • PowerPoint

Certification

  • FAA Part 107 licensed
  • OSHA 30

Community Service

  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Lubbock State School
  • Paul's Project

Timeline

Chief Field Engineer

Trew Contracting Solutions-Micron
06.2025 - Current

Remote Sensing Manager

Parkhill
08.2023 - 06.2025

Surveying

Parkhill
02.2016 - 08.2023

Engineering in Transportation

Parkhill
04.2013 - 02.2016

Engineer

Swartwood Consulting Engineers
01.2010 - 08.2012

Drafter

Swartwood Consulting Engineers
09.2006 - 05.2008

Home Training Coordinator

South Plains Kidney Disease Center
08.2001 - 07.2006

Charge Nurse/Staff Nurse

South Plains Kidney Disease Center
08.1997 - 08.2001

Staff Nurse in Cardiac Critical Care

St. Mary of the Plains Hospital
05.1996 - 08.1997

Carpenter/Laborer

RPM Drywall and Construction
06.1995 - 08.1995

Carpenter/Laborer

Bill Jackson Construction
05.1993 - 05.1995

B.S. - Civil Engineering

Texas Tech University

Registered Nurse Diploma -

Methodist Hospital School of Nursing

Major - Pre-Nursing

Texas Tech University

1991 - Advanced Honor Graduate

Shamrock High School
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