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Patrick Whelan

Spotsylvania,VA

Summary

Dynamic Survey Party Chief with close to 5 years in the industry, adept in a multitude of surveys and proficient in using Magnet Field software and TopCon equipment. Proven leadership, integrity, and problem-solving skills ensure efficient project completion. I maintain a motivated attitude to enhance team efficiency and excel in building client relationships while upholding a reliable work ethic. I am committed to safety and excellence in all surveying projects in which I participate.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Survey Party Chief

Merestone Land Surveying, PLLC
11.2020 - Current
  • Responsible for the timely completion of work orders that included:

a. Boundary surveys

b. Topographical surveys/ grading plans

c. Boundary line adjustment surveys

d. ALTA surveys

e. Consolidation plats

f. Brick points

g. House stake outs

h. Property line stake outs/ easement stake outs

i. Drainfield plats

  • Studying work orders and plats daily to ensure the vehicle is properly stocked before departure.
  • Designated driver responsible for safety of crew members and vehicle.
  • Creating plans of action to complete any task efficiently minimizing down time effectively while maximizing profits.
  • Trained, mentored, and assigned work to trainees and crew members.
  • Established quality control points on construction sites with heavy machinery traffic.
  • Solving in-field problems that may arise such as discrepancies.
  • Assessing and collecting data on all properties such as field sketches, measurements of permanent structures, noting encroachments and, locating boundary corners.
  • Computing, rotating, and verifying boundary lines using on-site information versus data submitted to county/ city courthouse.
  • Relaying any issues or important findings that occur on a job site to office management when necessary.
  • Provide customers with walk-arounds answering any questions they may have about the service provided, as well as building professional relationships with them.
  • Operating TopCon Total Station, TopCon data collectors with Magnet Field software; and using rod and prism to gather field data.
  • Maintain organization of assigned work vehicle and keeping respect of company owned/ assigned equipment.
  • Communicating the progression of completion with office management at the end of every day.

Machine Operator

Heartside Food Solutions
06.2019 - 07.2020
  • Calibrated, tested, and adjusted machine settings or controls in preparation for production operations.
  • Complied with company and OSHA safety rules and regulations.
  • Monitored machines during operation to detect sounds of malfunction or excessive vibration and adjusted machines to eliminate problems.
  • Set up and ran machinery to produce exceptional products for industrial needs.
  • Followed detailed instructions to operate machines with accuracy and produce quality products.
  • Set up and adjusted equipment and properly configured machines for daily operation.

Education

GED -

Chancellor High School
Fredericksburg, VA

Skills

  • 4 years of experience as a crew chief
  • Deep knowledge and understanding of surveying
  • Efficient at using Magnet Field
  • Some experience drafting with Carlson Software
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Detailed oriented
  • Reliable work ethic
  • Speedy learner

Accomplishments

  • I was promoted to party chief within 5 months at the company I currently am employed by and have been running my own crew since.
  • I have trained 6 people, 2 of which became party chiefs, and 1 who was offered the position but turned it down.
  • I completed a 2000 acre marked corners location in the mountains of Hume, Virginia as Party Chief with 2 other crew members. We used a TopCon RTK Hipper 2 GPS and TopCon Robotic Total Station for data collection. This project had a 15 day deadline and was completed in 11 days.
  • I have been responsible for many jobs over 40 acres and am assigned most of the big acre properties at my current company.
  • I am referred to as the "boundary guy" amongst my peers at Merestone Land Surveying, PPLC.
  • I have worked for a licensed surveyor independently on weekends for the last 3 years.

Timeline

Survey Party Chief

Merestone Land Surveying, PLLC
11.2020 - Current

Machine Operator

Heartside Food Solutions
06.2019 - 07.2020

GED -

Chancellor High School