Trent Johnson
Surry,VA
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Survey Crew Chief
Carter and Clark
Lawrenceville, GA
11.2024 - Current
- Led field surveys to collect precise data for construction projects.
- Jobs included establishing control on construction sites, setting property corners, house stake outs, foundation/form surveys, limits of clearing, topographic surveys, block points, and physicals.
- Operated and maintained surveying equipment, ensuring accurate readings and reliability.
- Uploaded collected field data to servers at the end of each work day including plotting control points.
Jr. Party Chief
Parrish Layne Design Group
Suffolk, VA
01.2024 - 10.2024
- Supervised field survey crews to ensure accurate data collection on jobs such as construction stakeout, topographic surveys, and physicals.
- Established control on construction sites using geodetic survey markers with GPS (Carlson BRx7).
- Maintained precise field notes, operated and maintained survey equipment.
Instrument Operator
Timmons Group
Newport News, VA
08.2023 - 01.2024
- Participated in field operations under Crew Chief to provide field data for boundary surveys, topographical and construction stakeout surveys.
- Operated total station (Leica), level, GPS and data collectors, including uploading collected data to server after each work day.
CAD Technician
Harvey L. Parks Land Surveying
Chester, VA
11.2018 - 07.2023
- Legal records were researched and found using SRA access sites and courthouse visits.
- Completed detailed drawings from sketches, plans, specifications and written/verbal instructions using CAD (Carlson Survey with Intellicad).
- Construction stakeouts were generated from engineer's CAD files including curb stakeout and water / sewer / storm stakeouts.
- Collaborated with survey crews to ensure design accuracy.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Studies
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, VA05-2017
Skills
- Total station operation (Leica, Trimble, Sokkia)
- Construction staking
- CAD (Carlson Survey with Intellicad, Microsurvey)
- GPS technology
Accomplishments
- Passed the Fundamentals of Surveying NCEES exam (2025)
Timeline
Survey Crew Chief
Carter and Clark
11.2024 - Current
Jr. Party Chief
Parrish Layne Design Group
01.2024 - 10.2024
Instrument Operator
Timmons Group
08.2023 - 01.2024
CAD Technician
Harvey L. Parks Land Surveying
11.2018 - 07.2023
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Studies
Virginia Commonwealth University