Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast
Business:Non-Profit
This episode of “Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast” features executive Director Curt Sumner sitting down to speak with Bob Akins, PLS (OH) and a candidate for NSPS Vice President in the upcoming 2022 Election. Bob has been involved in the surveying profession for over 40 years after serving his country in the Army as a surveyor for several tours of Southeast Asia.
Bob represented the Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio (PLSO) as NSPS Governor and was part of the 100% Membership initiative in which he became the Ohio representative on the NSPS Board of Directors. Bob currently serves as Chair of the NSPS Railroad Abandonment Committee and is committed to finding legislative support and financial backing for establishing monuments any time a railroad chooses to abandon a previously used line.
Bob would like to see NSPS continue to support the Young Surveyors Network and provide mentorship for any surveyor looking for career guidance.
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 104 - Survey & GIS Summit -”What is Surveying” Panel Discussion
EP103 Rick Howard, PLS - Candidate for NSPS Vice President
Episode 102 - Joey Wilson, PE, PLS - President of Wilson and Associates
Episode 101 - Les Van Horn and the Brown County GIS
Welcome to the 100th episode of “Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast”!
Episode 99 - This episode is with Virginia Winberg, a PLS from the Land of 10,000 Lakes, (Minnesota, for those who don’t know that tidbit).
Episode 98 - This episode of “Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast” is a recent conversation with Denver Winchester, PLS, and the current President of the NSPS Young Surveyors Network (YSN).
Episode 97 - Our discussion this week includes Curt Sumner, Gary Kent , and Tim Burch talk about how licensing varies nationwide.
Episode 96 - This week’s episode of “Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast” allows us the opportunity to meet Christina Lee, our newest staff member.
Episode 95 - Today’s conversation is with DJ Kyle, the TSPS Executive Director and Heather Sides, the TSPS President-Elect (but only for another month!).
Episode 94 - Tim Burch recently talked with Connie Barrett, a professional surveyor in California who also paints still life portraits in watercolors.
Episode 93 - David Acosta, Chair of the NSPS Diversity Committee speaks with host Curt Sumner about the progress of ongoing activities of the committee.
Episode 92 - “What is Surveying?”, this episode of “Surveyor Says! finds us chasing down the original geospatial “Deadhead” Dave Doyle, our favorite retired NGS Chief Geodesist.
Episode 91 - NSPS Government Affairs Consultant John Palatiello joins host Curt Sumner to discuss the issue of Occupational Licensing.
Episode 90 - Host Curt Sumner talks with Trent Turk about the SAMSOG Education Foundation, Inc. (SAMSEF) which was established by the Surveying and Mapping Society of Georgia.
Episode 89 - Curt Sumner talks with Trent Keenan about his path into Surveying and passion for mentoring the next generation!
Episode 88 - Mark Husik, Executive Director for the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors, talks with Curt Sumner about his background and the apprenticeship program.
Episode 87 - Norm Ellerbrock sat down with Tim Burch to talk about his introduction into surveying, starting his own business, and how mentoring is important to teaching the future practitioners.
Episode 86 - NSPS Registered Lobbyist John “JB” Byrd and host Curt Sumner discuss the status of several Bills in the U S Congress.
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