Hi, I would like to introduce myself as a new member!
I'm originally from Puerto Rico. I move to the states back in 2000 after I finished school. Since then I have lived in Georgia, Florida, Alabama and the last five in Houston, TX.
I am licensed in Alabama and NM and have a bachelors degree in Land Surveying from University of Puerto Rico.
I currently work for AECOM as a survey project manager for oil and gas projects. We don't have a survey department so we subcontract all the survey work which is good and bad. Good because I have the opportunity to work with a lot of survey companies and surveyors from all over the country but at the same time it's a little lonely because I'm the sole surveyor in my office.
Anyhow I look forward to be part of the discussion and learn some too.
Welcome aboard, tons of information and networking here.
Based upon the recent news reports it seems like a good time to not be in Puerto Rico 🙁
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PLS - IL, MO, AR, KS, MN, KY
Anelis Acosta, post: 332052, member: 10365 wrote: Hi, I would like to introduce myself as a new member!
Anyhow I look forward to be part of the discussion and learn some too.
Welcome!
Welcome!
Folks here are generally friendly and willing to offer their experiences with anyone that asks. And there is a vast resume from which to draw. I'm sure I speak for most of us here when I say "jump on in"!
Welcome Anelis,
University of PR? They have an excellent program; most successful surveying program for the US (no politics intended). I considered applying for a teaching position there. Glad to have you on board.
Greeeeeeat.....sigh... another southerner:-P. Seriously welcome aboard!
Anelis Acosta, post: 332052, member: 10365 wrote: I currently work for AECOM as a survey project manager
Welcome!
I'm sure there are many good things to be said about working for a large firm, but whenever the AECOM name comes up I'm reminded of the one job I did for them several years ago. My contract called for payment within 30 days, and when that didn't happen I followed up with my PM every month to request a status update. Sometime after 120 (or was it 180?) days he cc'd me on an email to his boss, which said simply "This is the reason we can never retain good consultants a second time."
geonerd, post: 332057, member: 8268 wrote: Welcome Anelis,
University of PR? They have an excellent program; most successful surveying program for the US (no politics intended). I considered applying for a teaching position there. Glad to have you on board.
We have half a dozen graduates from UPR in our survey department and I have another starting for at the end of the month. It's our "go to" spot to recruit candidates when we're looking for someone with long term advancement potential.
Welcome. I look forward to seeing more posts from you. The more who are active here, the better the site becomes.
Anelis Acosta, post: 332052, member: 10365 wrote: it's a little lonely because I'm the sole surveyor in my office.
Welcome, I would say this board is so popular because a good majority of surveyors are either solo, work in small offices or work in big offices but are in fact alone in having no associates with which to discuss survey issues. Consider this "the big office water cooler in the cloud"
Please reconsider your avatar, the sun overwhelms your image plus it reminds me of some poor surveying experiences. Several times in my career I had traverse observations with the sun in the background. I could see the crosshairs move off the point as the sun differentially warmed up internal parts of the instrument.
Paul in PA
If I were in that position in the photo the rest of the view would be blocked out by one big glare coming off the bald spot on my head.
Welcome! B-)
Can an Aussie welcome a Puerto Rico to an American site? Any way, I do and say Howdy, from DownUnder.
As to the avatar? A woman with flair. Need that in today's world.
(Some might not like that):-$
Hey, somebody new! Welcome aboard!
Welcome to the Party!
DDSM:beer::gammon::beer:
If you run Into any of the old Survcon hands, ask If they remember the long haired hillbIlly of TSARP
Welcome aboard :gammon:
Welcome to the board. I've done a couple of projects for AECOM here in NM. Maybe we will cross paths.
Welcome to the board! I've done one small job for AECOM several years ago. It was a good experience.
Hi Anelis,
Love your avatar - it looks like you have a bright future in store.
Welcome!