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Quick Fire
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Join us each conference morning from 10:15 – 10:45am
and on Wednesday, January 19th during lunch as some
of our sponsors present 15-minute exhibit quick fire
presentations. Companies will quickly present the latest
Kenneth M. Slaugenhoupt, LS technology and products they’re featuring. Then visit
Kenneth M. Slaugenhoupt, PLS Retired, was licensed to their virtual sponsor page later for more information or
practice Land Surveying in July 1974. He started surveying to chat with a representative. Quick Fire presentations
in 1964, fresh out of high school with Harry R. Feldman of are free to attend for all conference attendees.
Boston, MA. The firm had provided key QA/QC assurance
during the construction of the Niagara Power Project in Quick Fire Presentation Schedule
Niagara Falls, NY. After joining Feldman, Ken was Chief of
Party for the construction of the Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Wednesday
Storage Power Plant in Gilboa, NY. Later he served on the January 19, 2022
Real Estate Staff of the NYSPA as Director of Property 10:15am – 10:30am
Negotiations. In 1979, Ken left PASNY and joined the Land Keystone Precision Solutions
Survey Firm of Frank T. Tripi and Associates in Lewiston, 10:30am – 10:45am
NY. Ten years later, Ken purchased the firm and renamed Berntsen International
it Niagara Boundary and Mapping Services, LSPC. Ken
retired from private practice in 2001 and joined Trimble 12:45pm – 1:00pm
Navigation LTD for twelve years, providing sales planning Carlson Software
and leadership from Montana to Newfoundland, CA. He 1:00pm – 1:15pm
retired from Trimble in 2012. Ken is Past President of the Maine Technical Source
NFLSA. He has served as Treasurer, Secretary, Vice
President and Executive Vice President of NYSAPLS. Ken Thursday
is retiring this year from the professionals service and will January 20, 2022
lead a busy retirement in Lewiston, NY with his wife of 56
years, Esther. Ken is a past Senior Right of Way Agent 10:15am – 10:30am
with the International ROW Association. He was a certified Control Point Associates
instructor to IRWA and has presented many courses over 10:30am – 10:45am
the range of his career. Wild Woman Company
Jeremy E. Thompson, LS
Jeremy is a licensed land surveyor in NYS and is the Thursday
current Instructor of Surveying at The New York State January 27, 2022
Ranger School in Wanankena. Prior to taking up a career 10:15am – 10:30am
in education, Jeremy worked in the private sector, Allen Business Advisors
surveying for 23 years, the majority of which he spent with 10:30am – 10:45am
LaFave, White & McGivern, L.S., P.C. working as the TREKK Design Group, LLC
Survey Supervisor in their Theresa, NY office. Jeremy is
actively involved in his community as well as in the
surveying profession and currently serves as Executive Friday
Vice President for the New York State Association of January 28, 2022
Professional Land Surveyors (NYSAPLS), as well as a 10:15am – 10:30am
member of the Northern New York and Black River Valley GdB Geospatial, LS, PC
Regional Associations, and as a member of NYSAPLS
Education Committee. 10:30am – 10:45am
Bluesky Geospatial, Ltd.

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