Michael Stone
301 Ridgeview Drive ? Carriere, Mississippi, 39426 ? 985-705-7852? mikestone41177@yahoo.com
Personal Statement
I am a dedicated professional who has an ambition to succeed in any environment. I am always up to a challenge,whatever the situation. I get along well with others and am used to working on my own with minimal direct supervision. I am seeking a position where I can develop and excel while giving my best to an employer.
Profile
Highly Trained and Motivated with 18 years of experience in a wide range of survey work. Talent for quickly mastering new equipment and software be it a GPS unit, Total Station, or Laser Scanner. Demonstrated history of completing large, complex surveys ahead of schedule. Used to working under pressure be it from tight schedules or under observation by clients. I know how to run a crew and get the most from my team. I have TWIC, CPR, 40 Hr Hazwoper, and Associated Recriprocal Safety Council Basic Plus and Plant Specific Training. I am also very experienced working out of boatsand airboats and have worked with several brands of hydrographic equipment.
Work Skills and Personal Attributes?
•Leadership Oriented
•Detail Oriented
•Boat & Airboat Experienced
•Static & RTK GPS
•Data Collector Skills
•Reflectorless Total Station
•HD Laser Scanner
•Digital Level
•Point Cloud Registration
•AutoCAD
•Company Loyalty
•Prof. Attitude & Deportment
Recent Notable Projects & Role
Project: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, Contract W912P8-07-D-0028 SELA Florida Ave Ph.IV. The project was a thorough above and below ground Topographic Survey in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans performed with a combination of Mobile Mapping, Laser Scanning, and Conventional Surveying.
Role: Party Chief in charge of setting control, supervising additional crews, coordinating with USACE Inspectors and Sewage & Water Board employees, locating and identifying all underground utilities, and providing field Quality Control.
Project: Dimensional Control for Accommodation Module and Helipad for QCI Marine in Pascagoula, MS. The project was a total inside and out 3 Dimensional As Built Control Survey of a 5 Story module to be attached to a Brazillian Oil Rig.
Role: Party Chief in charge of setting control on all 5 levels using techniques worked out on site, collecting specified measurements on critical frame elements and scanning the structure inside and out using DS&A’s Topcon GLS 1000 Laser Scanner. The project was featured in Point of Beginning Magazine’s August 2011 issue.
Project: 3D Laser Scan of Lilly Bayou Control Structure in East Baton Rouge, LA for the Engineering Division of the New Orleans Corps of Engineers for conformance to design criteria.
Role: Party Chief in charge of setting precise horizontal and vertical contol for scan positions to collect the necessary laser scans to millimeter accuracy.
Project: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, Contract W912P8-07-D-0028 Sarpy Levee Enlargement, Job Nol07-195C. The project was a 4 mile stretch of Miss. River Levee, adjacement highway, and industrial facilities, surveyed by a combination of Laser Scanning and conventional methods.
Role: Party Chief in charge of setting control and collecting all conventional and scan data to the required COE accuracy and specifications.
Project: US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, Contract W912P8-07-D-0028 Bayou Bienvenue to Hwy 46 LPV 145 & 146. The project was a 14.3 mile Levee Topo and Hydrographic Survey along the MRGO in Jefferson Parish, LA.
Role: Party Chief and Field Supervisor in charge of multiple conventional and hydro crews overseeing the division and coordination of all field work.
Employment History
MAY 2007 TO PRESENT - DALE STOCKSTILL & ASSOCIATES-
8054 HWY 11, CARRIERE, MS 39426 601-798-2326
JULY 2004- MARCH 2007 - GPA SURVEYS, CHARLESTON, SC
APR 2002-NOV2003 - BERENYI ENGINEERING, CHARLESTON, SC
OCT. 1999- MAR. 2002 – U.S. ARMY
DEC.1997-SEP 1999 – DAVIS AND FLOYD ENGINEERING, CHARLESTON, SC
NOV 1994-SEPT 1996 – BARRY LAND SURVEYING, JACKSONVILLE, ALABAMA
Education
HIGH SCHOOL
References:
ALAN CHAVERS, RLS- OWNER - DALE STOCKSTILL & ASSOCIATES-
8054 HWY 11, CARRIERE, MS 39426 601-798-2326 OFFICE, 601-337-3588 CELL
VERNON BELL, RLS FOR USACOE – 8327 LINKWOOD LANE, CORDOVA, TN, 38018, CELL 901-277-2725
TIM BERRY, RLS- BARRY LAND SURVEYING, JACKSONVILLE, AL 256-435-6612
DAVID GREY- GPA LAND SURVEYING, CHARLESTON, SC – 843-971-9992
Our work has been slow, but we are getting loaded down lately and may be looking for new people soon.
I am with Maptech, Inc. in Jackson,MS. I would suggest calling Chris Pesnell at Maptech (601)664-1666 and see if he can send you an application to attach to a resume. At least get your name on the list.
If you are up in the Jackson area, we are at 3181 Greenfield Road. It's a Jackson mailing address, but we are physically located on the east side of Pearl, MS. Just off the Crossgates exit on I-20.
I can make no promises, but there appears to be a lot of work on the horizon.
Surveing & Mapping Society of GA website has a couple PC positions posted...
Tetra-Tech in Bellevue was, WA looking for a hydrographic party chief recently.
Help me understand "...laser scans to millimeter accuracy..." and I might offer you a job.
Give me a job and I'll show ya.
I've been laser scanning and laser tracking for 15+ years. If you cannot explain it, I understand. I call BS on your statement. You and you alone, should be able to backup your statements in an interview process.
I have seen too many technichians make similar statements without technical backup. If you cannot defend it on this forum, I would suggets that others not hire you. Otherwise it seems as unsubstantiated puffery.
Please defend your statement.
The clients whom I preformed the jobs for can back up my work. I need not explain myself to a "know it all" like yourself. I can say your parents named you correctly "DICK"
preformed?
Yes... Sorry bout that
If you talk like that in interviews, no wonder you don't have a job.
"The clients whom I preformed [sic] the jobs for can back up my work..."
Is this the same attitude you took with your previous employer(s) when asked to explain your work?
Will you be bringing your clients to the interview to explain "your" work to your potential employer?
Most Professionals like to think that they can explain their work processes themselves. Why should you expect your client to explain your accuracies better than you?
:-/
I apologize for busting your chops on a typo. That is not a terrible error on a discussion board. I was just poking a little fun.
But Tommy is right. So is Richard. You might be able to convince a client you have millimeter precision, but most good surveyors know the precision of their edms, scanners and control points. Even setting a control point to millimeter stability would be a big task. But most reflector devises have only so much precision in every measurement, and those are usually published. If a surveying and scanning professional is questioning your precision, you might be wise to think about your resume and the claims you are making on it.
A potential employer like Tommy will be looking at your exchange on this board, and will doubtfully consider hiring you because of your apparent attitude. Good luck. I don't wish any fellow survey ill will, but you might rethink your resume. Maybe you are feeling a lot of anxiety over not having a job, but this isn't the place to take out your irritations in my humble opinion.
CUT IT OUT!!!
> The clients whom I preformed the jobs for can back up my work. I need not explain myself to a "know it all" like yourself. I can say your parents named you correctly "DICK"
Ummm....this comment is totally uncalled for, Mike Stone. :-@
Anymore like this and you WILL be banned. You have been warned.
Normally, we would remove this sort of comment immediately. However, we think by leaving it that you are making your own bed. With a comment like that, I'd never hire you for anything.
Is something wrong with "Mike'S tone"? 😀 (I hope my little "play on words" isn't too soon.)
I apologize for my remarks earlier today. It's just tough to be in the situation I am and have someone tell me that I full of it. Im a hard worker and get the job done.
