Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast
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On Thursday, October 27th, 2022, the Brooks Act will celebrate its “golden” anniversary, recognizing 50 years of legislative oversight for professional services procurement. John Palatiello, Partner at Miller/Wenhold Capitol Strategies, is the NSPS Legislative Consultant, longtime advocate for geospatial professions, and leads the overall efforts of our Government Affairs Committee (GAC). He recently talked with Tim Burch about the origins of the Brooks Act and how quality-based selection (QBS) and services procurement relies heavily on this legislation. John shared his opinions on surveyors being recognized as professionals and the importance of focusing on QBS instead of low-bid alternatives as part of the surveyor’s responsibility in protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
We appreciate John, John “JB” Byrd, and GAC Chair Mark Sargent for their ongoing efforts to represent our great profession at the federal legislative level. Thank for listening to “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast and subscribe wherever you listen to your audio selections.
Episode 145 - The NSPS Podcast finds your host, Executive Director Tim Burch “on the road” from Essen, Germany wrapping up a trip to Intergeo 2022
Episode 144 - Tim Burch sat down with David Sherrill, one of the driving forces behind the surveying program at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (SIU-E).
Episode 143 - Tim Burch, sat down with Kai Duebbert, a second-generation surveyor who founded Kompass BMS, a software company
Episode 142 - This week Tim Burch sat down with Vince Campanella, a student in the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).
Episode 141 - Claire Buxton, an FIG Young Surveyor and past leader of the Volunteer Community Surveyor Program (VCSP), joined Tim Burch.
Episode 140 - Tim Burch, finally caught up with Narelle Underwood, Surveyor-General & Executive Director of Spatial Services in New South Wales, Australia and the conversation did not disappoint.
EP139 - From The Director’s Desk
Episode 138 - This week’s guest is Adrian Aguirre, a survey analyst with Guida Surveying in Fresno, CA.
Episode 137 - This week we caught up with our Lobbyist, JB Byrd.
Episode 136 - We have a winner! The NSPS Podcast finds us in Morgantown, WV at the offices of Triad Engineering as hosts for the presentation of the 2022 Trig-Star National Competition to Lauren Shen.
Episode 135 - This week’s episode is with Steve Martin, a recently retired surveyor formerly with the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD).
Episode 134 - The NSPS Podcast finds us having a conversation with the US Forest Service.
Episode 133 -Surveyor Says had a great conversation with Melissa Seitzinger, Project Development Manager for LJA Surveying in Tallahassee, FL.
Episode 132 - Surveyor Says catches up with the NSPS Trig-Star Committee
Episode 131 - Longest Active CST III!!
Episode 130 - Next installment of ”From the Director’s Desk”
Episode 129 - “Surveyor Says!” struck up a conversation with Warren Smith, L.S., Tuolumne County Surveyor and just happens to be the President (CLSA).
Episode 128 - The NSPS Podcast stays local with a short trip to the “District.” Our guest is Ramon Labrador, PLS, who was recently named as Deputy Surveyor for the District of Columbia.
Episode 127 - Our guest this week is J. Anthony Cavell, PLS, CFedS, who current serves as President of American Association for Geodetic Surveying (AAGS).
Episode 126 - This week’s episode is the next installment of our “What is Surveying?” series and focusing on the complementary geospatial service of aerial photography and LiDAR data collection.
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