TFMoran is pleased to announce the addition of two Survey Technicians, Najad Ghanbari and Benjamin Krisik.
Mr. Ghanbari recently joined TFMoran as a Survey Technician in the Bedford office. Ghanbari has over 18 years of experience in the field of land surveying, most recently as a party chief for another local firm. His experience includes ALTA/NSPS surveys, existing condition surveys, and field operations management.
Mr. Krisik joined TFMoran’s Bedford office in 2022 as a Field Technician, primarily collecting data with State-of-the-Art Leica GPS Systems and Total Station instruments. Krisik will now oversee the preparation of fieldwork for our survey field crews.
In their new roles, Ghanbari and Krisik process field-collected data into CADD for applications such as town tax mapping, utility mapping, topography, wetlands, and zoning. With their extensive backgrounds and accomplishments, Ghanbari and Krisik will be great assets to the TFM Survey team.
Surveyors Week is March 17-23! Put on by the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS), Surveyors Week is a time to recognize professionals in the industry and educate the public.
TFMoran is proud to recognize National Surveyors Week. Our history of combining the best in Survey with the best in Engineering stretches back over 55 years! We’re celebrating this week by recognizing our team:
Leadership Team: J. Corey Colwell, LLS | Michael Dahlberg, LLS, RPLS, PLS | Brenda Kolbow, LLS, PLS Licensed Land Surveyors: Thomas Berube, LLS, RPLS, PLS | Stephen Bibeau, LLS Survey Technicians: Robert Bradshaw | Najad Ghanbari | Benjamin Krisik | Phillip Trombley Field Crews: Todd Emerson | Marty Gavin | Morgan Hershey | Jonathan Rahilly | Richard Ward | Thomas Wood
Surveyors Week is March 20-26, 2022! Put on by the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS), Surveyors Week is a time to recognize professionals in the industry and educate the public.
TFM is celebrating by recognizing our first-class survey team:
Licensed Land Surveyors: Thomas Berube, LLS, RPLS, PLS | Stephen Bibeau, LLS | Corey Colwell, LLS | Michael Dahlberg, LLS, RPLS, PLS | Brenda Kolbow, LLS, PLS | Hans Mertsch Jr., LLS, PLS | Mo Vander Pol III, LLS
Field Technicians & Crew: Robert Bradshaw, Mike Burt, Patrick Day, Todd Emerson, Marty Gavin, Morgan Hershey, Aaron Lamond, Jonathan Rahilly, Rich Ward, and Tom Wood.
All engineering design is ultimately based on accurate survey data. Whether it takes place outdoors or indoors; it all begins with a survey – having an accurate picture of the existing conditions – and ends with survey – making sure the work is built in the right place. That is why we at TFMoran are proud to recognize National Surveyors Week. Our history of combining the best in survey with the best in engineering stretches back over 50 years.
Our surveyors are a crucial part of the TFMoran Team, providing clients and engineers with the precise measurements they need for a successful project. We would like to recognize the dedication and outstanding work of our Survey Department Managers: Mike Dahlberg, LLS, RPLS, PLS, and Brenda Kolbow, LLS, PLS. We appreciate all that they do!
Michael Dahlberg, LLS, RPLS, PLS Manages TFMoran’s Bedford Office Survey Department and serves as an Assistant Vice President. He has nearly 40 years of survey experience and is licensed in the states of New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine. Mr. Dahlberg’s experience includes ALTA Surveys, Utility/Roadway Route Surveys, As-Built Surveys, Boundary Surveys, and Conservation Easements.
Brenda Kolbow, LLS, PLS Manages TFMoran’s Seacoast Division Survey Department. She has nearly 20 years of survey experience and is licensed in the states of New Hampshire, Maine, and North Carolina. Ms. Kolbow has a degree in Surveying Technology from Piedmont Community College. She is responsible for the management and coordination of survey projects with staff, clients, contractors, and regulatory officials from proposal through the completion of construction.
Jonathan Devine has joined TFMoran as a Survey Field Technician in the Bedford office. Jonathan recently graduated from Montana State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. His studies included Hydrology, Groundwater, and Wetlands, and he worked as a Research Assistant in the Department of Land Resources & Environmental Science at MSU. Additionally, he has an Engineer in Training (EIT) certification from the state of New Hampshire. Mr. Devine is also a licensed commercial boat captain and avid outdoorsman.
Wrapping up this special week, we are recognizing the hard work and dedication of our TFMoran, Inc. ~ Survey Field Technicians:
Tom Berube, LLS, PLS; Tom Wood; Mike Burt; Rich Ward; Marty Gavin; Aaron Lamond; Todd Emerson; Colin Serpa; and Mo Vander Pol.
They are a crucial part of the TFMoran team using the latest technology for field data collection including Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) which allows data to be collected in the field while being received in the office for greater quality control and a new level of productivity.
Thanks to our amazing Survey Department, for all you do!
TFMoran is celebrating National Land Surveyors Week (March 18-24) by recognizing our professional surveyors, survey technicians and survey crews! TFMoran will be highlighting our hard working and dedicated surveyors throughout the week. Please read below about TFMoran’s Survey Project Manager, Hans Mertsch, LLS, PLS.
Hans Mertsch, LLS, PLS ~ TFMoran Survey Project Manager
Hans Mertsch, Jr. joined TFMoran, Inc. in 1992 and serves as a Survey Project Manager. His experience includes proposal preparation to field operations, research and boundary determinations. Hans has over 37 years of experience in all aspects of land surveying from field procedures to departmental management. He is a Licensed Land Surveyor in the states of New Hampshire and Vermont, and a Professional Land Surveyor in the states of Massachusetts and Maine.
Hans obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering Technology from Northeastern University. He also attended the Massachusetts School of Survey and earned an Associate degree in Applied Science in Conservation Technology from the Essex Agricultural and Technical Institute.
TFMoran is celebrating National Land Surveyors Week (March 18-24) by recognizing our professional surveyors, survey technicians and survey crews! TFMoran will be highlighting our hard working and dedicated surveyors throughout the week. Please read below about TFMoran’s Portsmouth Division Survey Project Manager, Brenda Kolbow, PLS.
Brenda Kolbow, PLS ~ TFMoran’s Portsmouth Division Survey Project Manager
Brenda Kolbow, PLS is a Survey Project Manager working out of TFMoran’s Portsmouth division office. She is a licensed Professional Land Surveyor in the states of Maine and North Carolina. Brenda is responsible for the management and coordination of survey projects with internal staff, clients, contractors, and regulatory officials from proposal through the completion of construction. Her field skills include boundary, topographic, ALTA, construction layout and as-built surveys, along with total station data collection and GPS static and kinetic observations. Brenda’s has an Associate’s degree in Surveying Technology from Western Piedmont Community College in North Carolina.
TFMoran is celebrating National Land Surveyors Week (March 18-24) by recognizing our professional surveyors, survey technicians and survey crews! TFMoran will be highlighting our hard working and dedicated surveyors throughout the week. Please read below about TFMoran’s Field Operations Manager Stephen Bibeau, LLS.
Stephen Bibeau, LLS ~ Field Operations Manager
Stephen Bibeau is TFMoran’s Field Operations Manager and joined the team in 2014. Stephen is a Licensed Land Surveyor in the state of New Hampshire and has over 30 years of experience in the field. He has been surveying since 1985 and attended a Surveyors Assistant Program for Survey. Steve’s responsibilities include scheduling and supervising the field personnel, as well as coordination of field/office production with the Chief of Survey. He is also responsible for project management, technical computations, proposal preparation and managing the day-to-day field surveying operations. Steve is a member of the New Hampshire Land Surveyors Association (NHLSA).
TFMoran is celebrating National Land Surveyors Week (March 18-24) by recognizing our professional surveyors, survey technicians and survey crews! TFMoran will be highlighting our hard working and dedicated surveyors throughout the week. Please read below about TFMoran’s Portsmouth Division Manager and Principal, Corey Colwell, LLS.
Corey Colwell, LLS ~ Portsmouth Division Manager & Principal
Corey is a Licensed Land Surveyor in the state of New Hampshire and is TFMoran’s Portsmouth Division Manager and a Principal. He has over 30 years experience in the land surveying and environmental/civil permitting industry. As Division Manager he is responsible to oversee all land surveying projects in the Portsmouth office from proposal to completion, including field operations, technical computations, research and boundary determinations, and project management. Corey earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Natural Resources/Surveying from the University of New Hampshire, Thompson School of Applied Science. He is also a member of the New Hampshire Land Surveyors Association, and New Hampshire GPS Consortium.
Prior to TFMoran, Corey joined MSC Engineers and Land Surveyors in 1986 and became a principal in 1997. TFMoran acquired Portsmouth-based MSC Engineers in late 2014; MSC is now a division of TFMoran, Inc.
This week TFMoran is celebrating National Land Surveyors Week (March 18-24) by recognizing our professional surveyors, survey technicians and survey crews! Jim O’Neil, LLS, Chief of Survey, heads up our Survey Department which is made up of 15 dedicated individuals working out of both the Bedford and Portsmouth, NH offices. TFMoran’s survey staff include licensed surveyors in the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont and North Carolina. They are a crucial part of the TFMoran team using the latest technology for field data collection including Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) which allows data to be collected in the field while being received in the office for greater quality control and a new level of productivity. By using a combination of Robotic Total Station, GPS Hybrid Positioning and Topcon Robotic Hybrid Positioning System our team is more efficient at every phase of a project, saving our clients time and money. Many of our surveyors are members of the New Hampshire Land Surveying Association and we are grateful to the association for their support.
In addition to the National Society of Professional Surveyors recognizing this special week, New Hampshire Governor Christopher T. Sununu has signed a State of NH Proclamation for Land Surveyors Week, , which reads in part: New Hampshire Land Surveyor’s Association for the past 49 years has aimed to provide a public benefit by helping licensed land surveyors grow professionally beyond licensure and to achieve excellence in their profession through professional outreach and education programs; and Land Surveyors are very important to infrastructure in the State of New Hampshire and are worthy of our appreciation.
President Trump has also acknowledged National Land Surveyors week by signing a message to the nation recognizing the important role professional surveyors have in the growth of our economy, development of our infrastructure, as well as, honoring the contributions and accomplishments of professional surveyors throughout American history and their vision for our future.
TFMoran will be highlighting our hard working and dedicated surveyors throughout the week, starting with our Chief of Survey and Vice President, James O’Neil, LLS and Portsmouth Division Manager and Principal, Corey Colwell, LLS.
