ERIC HEWITT
Surprise
Summary
Detail-oriented Licensed Land Surveyor with over 19 years of experience, licensed since 2011. Proven expertise in boundary and topographic surveys, with extensive experience in construction layout, roadway improvements projects, and subdivision development. Consistently delivers high-quality work on time while providing technical leadership, directing, and mentoring staff. Committed to excellence in client satisfaction, professional reputation, and project execution.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Project Manager, Surveying
LJA Engineering
02.2025 - Current
- Functioning as a trusted, independent contributor with minimal supervision during the startup phase of a new office location.
- Learned and applied company-specific procedures; became a go-to resource for training new hires.
- Performed extensive field survey data collection for varying project types and location within the state.
Land Survey Project Manager
Maricopa County D.O.T.
02.2024 - 02.2025
- Successfully managed and completed office tasks for mapping of 2.5 miles of urban roadway, including survey file preparation for field crews, post-processing using TBC, and producing all electronic survey files.
- Completed a special assignment involving procurement of permits, equipment, and materials for construction of a new geodetic-grade braced monument for C.O.R.S.
Assistant Survey Manager
Rick Engineering
08.2023 - 02.2024
- Assisted the survey manager in producing ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys, final plats, legal descriptions, and exhibits.
Senior Engineer
Champaign County Highway Dept.
04.2022 - 06.2023
- Preparation of right-of-way plats, legal descriptions, and acquisition documents for 5 mile project.
- Independently completed detailed topographic survey and alignment/right-of-way resurvey for 10 miles of rural highway.
- Performed section corner recovery and perpetuation.
Project Surveyor
Hartke Engineering and Surveying
02.2019 - 04.2023
- Completed approximately 150 survey projects, varying in size and type, including construction layout, boundary surveys, and topographic site surveys.
Land Surveyor
Phoenix Consulting Engineers
10.2011 - 01.2019
- Enthusiastically handled all aspects of land surveying for the engineering owner and staff engineers including public works and land development projects.
- Expanded the land surveying business to contractors and landowners while hiring and mentoring junior survey staff.
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Technical Resource Management
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL08.2006
Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) - Construction Design & Management
Parkland College
Champaign, IL05.2004
Skills
- AutoCAD
- Public Land Survey System
- Boundary legal principles
- Terrain modeling
- Point cloud feature extraction
- Civil engineering
- ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
- Topographic surveys
- Construction layout
- Geodetic survey systems
Certification
- Arizona Registered Land Surveyor 82109
- Illinois Professional Land Surveyor 3842
Timeline
Assistant Project Manager, Surveying
LJA Engineering
02.2025 - Current
Land Survey Project Manager
Maricopa County D.O.T.
02.2024 - 02.2025
Assistant Survey Manager
Rick Engineering
08.2023 - 02.2024
Senior Engineer
Champaign County Highway Dept.
04.2022 - 06.2023
Project Surveyor
Hartke Engineering and Surveying
02.2019 - 04.2023
Land Surveyor
Phoenix Consulting Engineers
10.2011 - 01.2019
Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) - Construction Design & Management
Parkland College
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Technical Resource Management
Southern Illinois University