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Speaker Biographies

Nicholas Ford, PLS Brent A. Jones, PE, PLS Daniel J. Martin
Nicholas Ford is a licensed surveyor in With Esri for nearly 15 years, Brent Dan Martin works for the National
New York State, as well as a full-time Jones oversees Esri’s worldwide Geodetic Survey and has been the
instructor at Alfred State College, where strategic planning, business Northeast Regional Geodetic Advisor
he teaches a variety of courses including development, and marketing activities since May of 2015. As the Regional
courses specific to GNSS and geodesy. for land records, cadastral, surveying Advisor, he instructs local surveyors,
and land administration. As a recognized state and municipal agencies, and
Knud E. Hermansen, PhD, Esq., innovator, Jones specializes in the geospatial community at large, on
PE, PLS modernizing existing land administration how to use and preserve the National
Knud E. Hermansen is an attorney, systems and designing new GIS-based Spatial Reference System, and
professional engineer, and professional cadastral management systems for provides liaison between the National
land surveyor licensed in several small and large governments globally. Geodetic Survey and the States of
states. His education includes a He is a licensed professional land ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI, NY, and NJ,
PhD in Civil Engineering from the surveyor and engineer, past member of as well as other federal agencies.
Pennsylvania State University and the URISA board of directors, recipient He worked in the Route Survey and
a JD (Doctorate in Law) from West of the 2019 URISA leadership award, Geodetic Survey sections of the
Virginia University. Knud is a retired past president of GITA (Geospatial Vermont Agency of Transportation
professor formerly of the University of Information and Technology Association) from 1988 through 2003, and held
Maine and operates a consulting firm and a current member of the UNGGIM- the position of Geodetic Program
offering surveying, engineering and LAS United Nations Committee of Supervisor for the Agency from 1999
legal services. Professional membership Experts on Geospatial Information through 2003. In 2003 Dan began
includes the National Society of Management, sitting on the Expert his career with the National Geodetic
Professional Surveyors, National Group on Land Administration and Survey as the Vermont State Geodetic
Society of Professional Engineers, Management. Established in 1969, Advisor. Dan is a Past President
American Society of Civil Engineers, Esri creates systems that drive all and Fellow Member of the American
and several state survey societies and components of land and cadastral Association for Geodetic Surveying
bar associations. He is an author or co- administration, including addressing, (AAGS), he is also a member of the
author of several books and articles. registration, taxation/valuation, planning Vermont Society of Land Surveyors
and development. and the New Hampshire Land
Michael Hyman Surveyors Association.
Mr. Hyman is the Regional Director Gary R. Kent, PS
at Carlson Software, Inc. for NY and Gary Kent is in his 38th year with The
PA. At Carlson SW, Mike is focused Schneider Geomatics in Indianapolis –
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on the Land Survey, Civil Engineering, having transitioned to part-time
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Mr. Hyman is a 1991 graduate from training, consulting and expert witness
services as manager of Meridian Land
Alfred State College with an A.A.S. and is a past-president of both ACSM 62
in Land Surveying. Additionally, his Consulting, LLC. Gary has served on
responsibilities continually got him the Indiana State Board of Registration
involved in working with Land Surveying for Professional Surveyors since 2004
technology for both the field and office.
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Now at Carlson Software Inc., Mr. and the Indiana Society of Professional A N N U A L
Hyman is involved at many levels in the Land Surveyors. He has presented
Land Surveying, Civil Engineering, and programs on boundary law, easements
construction industries where he lectures, and rights of way, surveying standards
supports, and presents innovative and practice, and leadership in all 50
solutions to the industry related to states and three times in Europe.
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