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Paul Plutae
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It's a shame we lost that topic when the old RPLS was axed by Kristi. It was a fun topic to watch grow.

I wonder if Kristi is a lurker...100:1 she is :hi5:

1056 registered users, 38 users online (10 registered, 28 guests) Nice stats 😀


 
Posted : May 15, 2011 6:41 am
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You mean like: Started surveying at age: 25
Obtained license at age: 27
Started own firm at age: 34
Current age: 57
Total number of survey employers: 3
Number of state licenses: 1


 
Posted : May 15, 2011 8:58 am
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>You mean like: Started surveying at age: 25
>Obtained license at age: 27
>Started own firm at age: 34
>Current age: 57
>Total number of survey employers: 3
>Number of state licenses: 1

You mean like:
Started surveying at age: 20±
Obtained license at age: 38
Started own firm at age: 41
Current age: 43
Total number of survey employers: 5
Number of state licenses: 1
Type of Degree: Associates Degree in Land Surveying Technology


 
Posted : May 15, 2011 9:42 am
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> 1056 registered users, 38 users online (10 registered, 28 guests) Nice stats

Yeah, and the weekend days are the slowest days of the week...


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Posted : May 15, 2011 10:01 am
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"The Experience" was a seedy motel in West Sacramento, CA. It was torn down by the City of West Sacramento last year.


 
Posted : May 15, 2011 10:06 am

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RU experienced?

[flash width=640 height=390] http://www.youtube.com/v/3wHjRBV5M7A?version=3 [/flash]


 
Posted : May 15, 2011 10:17 am
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Good one, Radar.:-)

Started surveying at age: 21
Obtained license at age: 35
Started own firm at age: 38. Now defunct (the firm, that is).
Current age:64
Total number of survey employers:8
Number of state licenses: 1

And

I have never been to "The Experience" in West Sacramento.

Don


 
Posted : May 15, 2011 10:22 am
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Started surveying at age: 18
Obtained license at age: 31
Started own firm at age: 32
Current age: 43
Total number of survey employers: 11
Number of state licenses: 2
Type of Degree: Certificate (4 year union apprenticeship)


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Posted : May 15, 2011 12:02 pm
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Started Surveying at age: 23
Obtained license at age: 45
Started own business at age: 46
Total number of employers: 17 (Some more than once or in more than one location)
Number of states licensed in: 3
Type of degree: Associate in Land Surveying
Age: 61
DJJ


 
Posted : May 15, 2011 12:34 pm
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Started Surveying at age: 13
Obtained license at age: 29
Took over dad's business at age: 30
Total number of employers: 1
Number of states licensed in: 2
Type of degree: BA in Psychology
Age: 57


 
Posted : May 15, 2011 12:56 pm

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Started Surveying at age: 17
Obtained license at age: 33
Started own business at age: 45
Total number of employers: 17
Number of states licensed in: 1


 
Posted : May 15, 2011 2:38 pm
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Started at age: 28
Obtained license at age: 39
Started my business at age: 41
Number of employers: 3
States licensed in: 1


 
Posted : May 15, 2011 3:09 pm
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Started at age: 13
Obtained license at age: 33
Started my business at age: 37
Number of employers: I never counted
States licensed in: Currently 5 (I haven't added any since 1997.:good:
Age: Just short of 58


 
Posted : May 15, 2011 3:34 pm
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You mean like:
Started surveying at age: 19
Obtained license at age: 30 (I took a backseat when Texas made it 4 yr degree)
Started own firm at age: 30
Current age: 33
Total number of survey employers: 4
Number of state licenses: 1
Type of Degree: Bachelor of Science in Management, Leadership & Supervision in Technology


 
Posted : May 15, 2011 3:58 pm
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Yea..Kinda like that

40 years total exp
Licensed in 1978
63 this July
Now, who is going to get all this information together ?


 
Posted : May 15, 2011 5:09 pm

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Started surveying at age 20 (1973)
Licensed at age 33 (LS, Ga.), 39 (PE, Ga.) and 55 (LS, Tn)
Bachelor of Civil Engineering Technology
Never owned my own firm.

Andy


 
Posted : May 15, 2011 6:16 pm
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Started Surveying at age: 20
Started own business at age:35
Total number of employers:6
Number of states licensed in:0
Type of degree: I have a BA (Bachelor of Awesomeness)
Age:42


 
Posted : May 16, 2011 7:31 am
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Yea..Kinda like that

"Now, who is going to get all this information together ?"

Let's see...hmmm...whose idea was it again?

Don


 
Posted : May 16, 2011 7:37 am
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Let's see here.

I started at 12.
I am 33 and will turn 34 this year.
I passed the SIT at 22 in 2000
I passed the RPLS at 25 in 2002

So, I have 21 almost 22 years experience total with almost 10 being licensed.

I was the second to last group to sit without a degree. I graduated college when I was 29.

I am Kris Morgan, Registered Professional Land Surveyor No. 5655 by the State of Texas.


 
Posted : May 16, 2011 7:43 am
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Started Surveying at age:22

Obtained license at age: 24

Started Outermost Land Survey, Inc. in 2002/ age 45

Total number of employers: James L. Murphy and Assoc. Nashville, TN; Ragan Smith and Murphy (after merger), Nashville, TN; Kevin Tucker and Assoc. Nashville, TN; Nickerson and Berger inc, Orleans MA was soon bought by Coastal Engineering Co. inc..then outermost Land Survey, inc. Really just three employers not including myself

Number of states licensed in: Currently just 1, ma, but previously, TN, WV, and KY

Type of degree: Phd in Hard Knocks, from Univ of life...

Age: 54


 
Posted : May 16, 2011 7:59 am

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