Derek Losey
TACOMA
Summary
Surveyor offering 33 years of experience in the Private and Public sector. Thrive in high-pressure, high-volume environments.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Owner/Professional Land Surveyor
Innovative Geomatics LLC
05.2017 - Current
- Edited project reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules, environmental impact studies, permits and designs.
- Analyzed survey reports, maps, blueprints and other topographical and geologic data to effectively plan projects.
- Reviewed calculations and analytical data to maintain accuracy of the technical reports.
- Defined Surveying problems, collected data, established facts and drew conclusions to solve boundary issues.
- Researched and investigated project requirements.
- Operated private projects under budget with effective management of people and materials.
- Drove business growth with positive client relations and staff development.
- Made and checked complex engineering/surveying computations quickly and accurately.
- Supervised other surveyors and technicians.
- Determined schedule and budget requirements for surveying projects.
- Prepared FEMA reports using data from local, state and federal agencies.
- Estimated quantities and cost of materials, equipment and labor to determine project feasibility.
- Facilitated construction by mapping out installations and establishing reference points, grades and elevations.
- Performing technical bid analysis.
Survey Technician III
City of Tacoma Water Dept.
09.2005 - Current
- Used computer software to create detailed maps.
- Performed field calculations to complete assessments.
- Followed local, regional and national guidelines.
- Read and utilize topographical data to complete analysis of land.
- Coordinated survey activities and oversaw field operations.
- Measured and marked property lines and key features.
- Completed complex technical surveys for the development of roadway, intersection and water main replacement.
- Coordinated with drafts persons and technicians to transform designs to working drawings.
Survey Crew Chief
Crones Land Surveying
03.2005 - 09.2005
- Measured and marked property lines and key features.
- Coordinated survey activities and oversaw field operations.
- Evaluated workloads and available resources to prepare schedules and inventory.
- Performed field calculations to complete assessments.
- Followed local, regional and national guidelines.
- Drafted detailed dimensional drawings and design layouts.
- Assessed individual project needs and planned workflows.
Survey Crew Chief
Huitt-Zollars
09.2004 - 02.2005
- Used computer software to create detailed maps.
- Coordinated survey activities and oversaw field operations.
- Measured and marked property lines and key features.
- Assessed individual project needs and planned workflows.
- Performed field calculations to complete assessments.
Senior Survey Crew Chief
Stuntzner Engineering-Forestry
01.2004 - 09.2004
- Coordinated with draftspersons and technicians to transform designs to working drawings.
- Facilitated construction by mapping out installations and establishing reference points, grades and elevations.
- Drafted detailed dimensional drawings and design layouts.
- Visited project sites during construction to monitor progress and consult with contractors and on-site engineers.
- Performed field calculations to complete assessments.
- Coordinated survey activities and oversaw field operations.
- Measured and marked property lines and key features.
- Gathered, organized and modeled data for reports and presentations.
- Used computer software to create detailed maps.
- Evaluated workloads and available resources to prepare schedules and inventory.
- Assessed individual project needs and planned workflows.
- Followed local, regional and national guidelines.
Transportation Surveyor
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 3 - Marysville
08.1999 - 05.2002
- Used computer software to create detailed maps.
- Coordinated survey activities and oversaw field operations.
- Measured and marked property lines and key features.
- Assessed individual project needs and planned workflows.
- Performed field calculations to complete assessments.
- Followed local, regional and national guidelines.
- Read and utilize topographical data to complete analysis of land.
- Made and checked complex engineering computations quickly and accurately.
- Completed complex technical surveys for the development of roadway, intersection and bridge construction plans.
- Facilitated construction by mapping out installations and establishing reference points, grades and elevations.
Welding
Florence Welding & Machine
04.1994 - 07.1999
- Skilled with gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding and submerged arc welding.
- Operated hoists, cranes and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
- Bolted, clamped and tack-welded parts to secure components prior to welding.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
- Detected faulty operation of equipment and defective materials and promptly resolved issues.
- Set up and operated hand and power tools, including shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Interpreted verbal and written instructions from work orders and welding blue prints.
- Routinely improved product quality and reduced delivery costs.
Survey Crew Chief
B&D Surveys INC
05.1993 - 03.1994
- Used computer software to create detailed maps.
- Coordinated survey activities and oversaw field operations.
- Measured and marked property lines and key features.
- Assessed individual project needs and planned workflows.
- Performed field calculations to complete assessments.
Surveyor Assistant/Promoted to Crew Chief
Richard B Davis Co
01.1992 - 03.1993
- Used computer software to create detailed maps.
- Measured and marked property lines and key features.
- Read and utilize topographical data to complete analysis of land.
- Operated surveying equipment to collect electronic data on boundary, construction and monitoring surveys
- Maintained survey equipment and vehicles
Education
GED -
Lane Community College
Eugene, OR1987
Skills
- Washington Regulations
- Team collaboration
- Verbal/written communication
- Self-directed mindset
- Reporting and documentation
- Analytical problem solving
- Field data collection
- Mathematical calculations
- Topographic mapping
- Writing & Interpreting Legal Descriptions
- GPS knowledge
- AutoCAD Land Desktop
- Adaptable nature
- Problem solving
- Boundary Resolution
- Elevation Flood Certificates
- Construction Surveying
- Topographic Surveying
- Boundary Evidence
- Survey Drafting
Affiliations
- Land Surveyor Association of Washington (LSAW)
- National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)
- National Society of Professional Surveyors
Certification
- Professional Land Surveyor 2017
- LSIT California 1994
- Washington Distribution Manager II 2008
- AWS 7018 3G-4G D1.1 welding certification
- CPR
- Defensive Driving
- Sexual Harassment & Work Place Violence
- State CA. GPS Workshop Riverside CA.
- State CA. CAiCE Training(CAD Drafting) Oakland CA.
- Certified Flagger
Accomplishments
- California Golden Achievement Award (Presented By Caltrans Director)
- Tacoma Water Splash Award
- Nominated for Tacoma Water Employee of the Quarter 2016
Timeline
Owner/Professional Land Surveyor
Innovative Geomatics LLC
05.2017 - Current
Survey Technician III
City of Tacoma Water Dept.
09.2005 - Current
Survey Crew Chief
Crones Land Surveying
03.2005 - 09.2005
Survey Crew Chief
Huitt-Zollars
09.2004 - 02.2005
Senior Survey Crew Chief
Stuntzner Engineering-Forestry
01.2004 - 09.2004
Transportation Surveyor
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 3 - Marysville
08.1999 - 05.2002
Welding
Florence Welding & Machine
04.1994 - 07.1999
Survey Crew Chief
B&D Surveys INC
05.1993 - 03.1994
Surveyor Assistant/Promoted to Crew Chief
Richard B Davis Co
01.1992 - 03.1993
GED -
Lane Community College