Justin Coulter
Moselle,MS
Summary
Highly-motivated professional land surveyor with over 20 years of progressive experience including 9 years of licensure and supervisory experience. Ability to empathize, relate to, and motivate field staff by drawing from real world experience performing the same tasks and facing the same challenges, having worked up from an entry level rod man to licensed surveyor.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner/Professional Surveyor
Coulter Surveying and Mapping, LLC
Hattiesburg, MS
07.2021 - Current
- Full service boundary surveying firm for private/residential and commercial clients
- ALTA surveys
- Construction as built and staking surveys
- Elevation surveys
- Contract surveying services for engineering firms for route surveys and land acquisition projects
Surveyor V/Professional Surveyor
Mott MacDonald
Hattiesburg, MS
01.2015 - 07.2021
- Analyzed, adjusted, and reduced survey data collected by survey field crews including conventional and GNSS methods
- Monitored surveyor performance and provided feedback on areas of improvement.
- Managed the scheduling of survey crews and equipment needs.
- Trained new employees on safety procedures related to surveying activities.
- Researched land title documents to verify boundary lines or other information needed for surveys.
- Investigated potential discrepancies between existing conditions and previous surveys.
- Reviewing acquisition plats and writing legal descriptions
- Field engineering for pipeline routing and workspace design
- Participated in meetings with clients or stakeholders regarding project scope or objectives.
- Assisted project management with survey cost estimating
Survey Field Leader/Surveyor In Training
Cardno TBE
Indianapolis, IN
03.2014 - 01.2015
- Oversaw survey crew collecting location/topographic data and boundary monumentation for pipeline preliminary routing/design surveys and as built surveys
- Oversaw survey crew for subsurface utility location surveys
- Drafting acquisition plats and subsurface utility location survey plans
- Processing and reviewing survey data
Surveyor IV Data Technician/Surveyor In Training
Mott MacDonald
Hattiesburg, MS
05.2012 - 03.2014
- Processed and reviewed survey data on preliminary pipeline route routing, as built, and site surveys
- Assisted with coordinating survey crew assignments
- Writing legal descriptions
- Analyzed boundary recovery data and rectified deed plots
Surveyor III/Crew Chief and Data Technician
Mott MacDonald
Hattiesburg, MS
08.2010 - 05.2012
- Oversaw field crew collecting survey data for preliminary routing and as built surveys
- Operation of GNSS and total station survey equipment
- Compiled field notes and sketches into comprehensive reports that documented survey findings.
- Verified accuracy of survey measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.
- Ensured accuracy when using specialized instruments such as levels, transits, and theodolites during surveys.
Crew Chief
Dunn Surveying
Richton, MS
01.2007 - 05.2010
- Supervision of survey crew performing topographic, boundary, pipeline as-built surveys, and deed research, and ALTA surveys.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Civil Engineering Technology
Jones County Junior College
Ellisville, MS05-2012
High School Diploma -
South Jones High School
Ellisville, MS05-2000
Skills
- Professional Surveyor licensed in Mississippi
- Effective communication with other project discipline leads
- Supervising and mentoring survey personnel
- Survey bidding and estimating
- Writing Legal Descriptions
- Well versed in the use of multiple survey industry and drafting software platforms including Trimble Business Center, Carlson Survey, and AutoCad Civil3D
- Survey control network design
- Quality Assurance and Quality Control of survey deliverables
- Pipeline field engineering and workspace design
Timeline
Owner/Professional Surveyor
Coulter Surveying and Mapping, LLC
07.2021 - Current
Surveyor V/Professional Surveyor
Mott MacDonald
01.2015 - 07.2021
Survey Field Leader/Surveyor In Training
Cardno TBE
03.2014 - 01.2015
Surveyor IV Data Technician/Surveyor In Training
Mott MacDonald
05.2012 - 03.2014
Surveyor III/Crew Chief and Data Technician
Mott MacDonald
08.2010 - 05.2012
Crew Chief
Dunn Surveying
01.2007 - 05.2010
Associate of Applied Science - Civil Engineering Technology
Jones County Junior College
High School Diploma -
South Jones High School
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