Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast
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This episode of “Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast” features executive Director Curt Sumner sitting down to speak with Rick Howard, PLS (CT) and a candidate for NSPS Vice President in the upcoming 2022 Election. Rick has been involved in the surveying profession for over 30 years. His educational background includes an associate degree in Civil Technology from the University of New Hampshire and a Bachelor of Science in Survey Engineering from The University of Maine, Orono. Rick has both private and public sector experience. He spent 18 years working for Northeast Utilities in Berlin, Connecticut gaining experience in all types of land surveys including monitoring, GPS, GIS and large mapping projects. He has been in private practice since 2007 and maintains land surveying licenses in CT, MA and NY.
Rick has served on The Connecticut Association of Land Surveyors (CALS) Board of Directors since 2007 and was selected as its Surveyor of the Year in 2014. Rick represented CALS on the NSPS Board of Governors from 2007 to 2013, receiving the Key Governor Award in 2007, and serving as Chairman for two years (2012 and 2013). As a CALS NSPS Director he received the Key Director Award in 2016.
Rick became a member of the NSPS team of ABET Program Evaluators (PEV) in 2014, served on the NSPS Executive Committee in 2015 and received an NSPS Presidential Citation in 2017.
Rick currently serves as an NSPS Trustee on the NSPS Foundation Board (2015 to the present) and has served as Vice-Chair for the last two years.
Rick would like to see NSPS continue to be "One Unified Voice for the Surveying Profession", to strengthen our membership and continue to excel at the things we have proven we can do well.
Thank you for listening to this episode of “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast and look for more interviews with the officer candidates for the 2022 NSPS election cycle.
Episode 26 - On this “Point of Order” episode Curt Sumner is joined by JB Byrd and John Palatiello, about issues effecting the surveying profession during this extraordinary time.
Episode 25 - Join Curt Sumner and Gary Kent bring you the first installment of “Table A Talk” in the age of quarantine, “shelter-in-place” and COVID-19.
Episode 24 - This “Point of Order” episode captured a conversation with Jon Warren and Pat Beehler, both former NSPS Past President, and long-time participants in NSPS legislative efforts.
Episode 23 - Join host Tim Burch and Jim Coan, NSPS Director (WA) and Past President of the Land Surveyors Association of Washington talk about his surveying journey and mentoring others.
Episode 22 - This podcast features a discussion with Brian Anderson, “The Tick Terminator”.
Episode 21 - Today's discussion is with Anna Rios, RPLS and organizer of the Women’s Surveyor Summit.
Episode 20 - A discussion with Aaron Grau, Executive Director of the Association of Professional Pipeline Surveyors (APPS)
Episode 19 - Part B - Join host Tim Burch, NSPS Vice President and Dr. Michael Dennis, Geodesist and State Plan Coordinate System 2022 Project Manager for NGS
Episode 19 - Part A - Join host Tim Burch, NSPS Vice President and Dr. Michael Dennis, Geodesist and State Plan Coordinate System 2022 Project Manager for NGS
Episode 18 - Host Curt Sumner is joined by our Government Affairs team to talk about the 3 talking points for the upcoming Day on the Hill.
Episode 17 - Features our next “Future Focus” discussion with NSPS leadership.
Episode 16 - Features our next “Future Focus” spotlight on education.
Episode 15 - Table "A" Talk covers the current schedule of the process and review of updating the Standards.
Episode 14 - Future Focus - IPLSA Apprenticeship
Episode 13 - "Future Focus" A conversation with current NSPS President Lisa Van Horn
Episode 12 - A conversation with Ben and Cameron Lowe, second-generation surveyors from Texas
Episode 11 - "Point of Order" A discussion with the Joint Government Affairs Team
Episode 10 - “Surveyor Says!” unveils our latest series, “Future Focus” and our guest today is Kory Allred, PLS
Episode 9 - Table "A" Talk with Curt Sumner and Gary Kent
Episode 8 - Introducing “Point of Order,” the podcast devoted to the functionality and issues that are dealt with by our NSPS Joint Government Affairs Committee.
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