The November "Where in CA is This?” was provided by California’s Citizen Geodesist Philip Melcher. Philip is a Survey and Environmental Technician for Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group. He has collected nearly nine hundred GPS on BMs observations in California. "Argentine Rock Lookout (PID KS1533), looking past BM Designation "Argentine” (PID KS1532) to the SW. Located on the SW spur of Grizzly Mountain on a locally known peak known as Argentine Rock in Plumas National Forest just east of Quincy, CA.” The only person correctly identifying the location wished to remain anonymous.

Try to identify the location of this month’s photo which is OUTSIDE California, submitted by one of our participants. Please tell me how you identified the location. Submit your answer or submit your photo of a special location to: Rob McMillan

Justin Lambert, PLS	Andriy Buchko, PLS

Justin Lambert, PLS (left), was promoted to Senior Project Manager. Justin has been with Psomas nearly 16 years and holds a Bachelor of Science in Geomatics from Oregon Institute of Technology. Lambert is the Sacramento CLSA Chapter President for 2023.

Andriy Buchko, PLS (right), and Josie Campbell, PLS (not pictured), were promoted to Senior Project Surveyor positions. Andriy has been with Psomas for 10 years and holds a Master's degree in Land Surveying and Land Management from Leviv State Agrarian University.

November 17, 2023 Ian Wilson, PLS was presented with the County Surveyor of the Year award by the County Engineers Association of California (CEAC). Wilson was the CLSA President in 2017, and served on the CLSA Legislative Committee for decades. He commented on Facebook: "Thank you so much to all who made this happen! It’s an honor to be part of such a group and to be able to work to better the profession through this group.”

Ryan Jackson has accepted a new position as a Senior Land Surveyor at Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Ryan commented on LinkedIn: "I’d like to say thank you. Thank you to everyone who’s ever shared a morsel of knowledge and expertise with me. Thank you to every past employer who blessed me with the opportunity to build a skill set. Thank to you to every supervisor and colleague that helped and continue to help me see my blind spots. Thank you to God Almighty for the breath in my lungs and for blessing those who have helped me and those whom I have yet to meet. Thank you for reading this post, and whether or not you share my faith, I wish blessings upon you and your family.”

George F. Young, Inc. is excited to welcome Steven Heise, PLS, as Vice President of Survey Business Development. Steven will be based out of the St. Petersburg office but will service the entire state of Florida.

Steven brings over 30 years of land surveying experience to our team. He earned his degree in Geomatics from the British Columbia Institute of Technology and performed land survey work on significant projects in 23 states throughout his career as well as internationally in Canada, Mexico and South America. For the past 22 years, he has focused his career in California.

Congratulations to Rob Stevenson, PLS, a Senior Project Surveyor at Guida''s Bay Area office, for earning his PLS license. Stevenson worked previously at BKF Engineers, Hogan Land Services, Inc., EagleView and Pictometry International Corp. Rob commented on LinkedIn: "I was waiting to post anything about the exam results until the physical certificate was delivered because reading just an email didn't seem real. Now that it's official, I'd like to thank all my mentors throughout the years all the way back to college. Uli Besemann, Anthony Venezia, Mike Zoltek, Adam Rivera, Mikey Mueller, Kevin Stein, and Lisa Spivak, PLS all played a huge part in where I am today. And the learning continues."

Casey Lynch recently obtained his Arkansas PLS to accompany his previous PLS licenses in California and Nevada. Lynch is a Professional Land Surveyor with Kier & Wright, based in San Diego County. He previously worked for Rancho Land Company, and Burkett & Wong, EngineersCasey also served as the 2010 San Diego CLSA Chapter President. Congratulations Casey!

Oscar Duran, a Senior Geomatics Analyst at Towill, Inc. in the San Francisco Bay Area has been appointed Student Advisory Committee Chair for ASPRS. Duran will certainly bring his varied experiences from his universities to this committee. Oscar holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Geomatics Engineering from University of Calgary, a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering - Geomatics Engineering concentration from California State University, Fresno, and a PhD in Civil Engineering - Geomatics Engineering concentration, from Purdue University.

Matthew Draper recently accepted a field position with BKF Engineers. Matthew passed the Fundamentals of Surveying Exam and obtained his LSIT earlier in 2023. Draper previously worked for Guida.