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SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

Douglas L. Aaberg, PLS with his partner where they manage to keep seven Michael Carris, LSIT
Doug Aaberg is a licensed Professional Land horses and a pony, 3 dogs, too many cats and a Michael Carris, LSIT, is currently a Channel
Surveyor in the states of Massachusetts and variety of semi wild animals depending on if you Performance Manager for Trimble, Inc. With
Colorado and has been in the Land Surveying/ feed them or not. He is an avid fly fisherman and over 30 years of experience in the surveying,
Civil Engineering business his entire career, western lifestyle enthusiast. engineering and construction industry Mr.
which began in 1977. He has been using Carlson Carris manages and supports the SITECH dealer
Software exclusively since 1998 and has become J. Peter Borbas, PLS, PP distribution channel with the Trimble Civil
an expert in applying the constantly expanding Peter Borbas graduated with an AAS in Forestry in Engineering and Construction (CEC) product
world of Carlson’s programming to the everyday 1977 from Paul Smiths College. He is a licensed portfolio. Starting his career in the United State
“workflow” of land surveyors and engineers. surveyor in New York and New Jersey, as well as Marine Corps, where he was introduced to land
After enjoying life as a 15-year owner of his own a licensed Professional Planner in New Jersey. surveying, Mr. Carris continued to develop his
company, he now joins the Carlson team as a Sr. He is the chair of the advisory board for the four- knowledge and experience within the industry
Product Manager and will be sharing experience year degree surveying program at the New Jersey to become a sought-after technology consultant
and knowledge to assist in ensuring that Carlson Institute of Technology and a longtime advisory providing training and consulting services for
continues to be the leading software available for board member at Paul Smiths College. Peter is a surveying, civil engineering, and construction firms
land surveyors and engineers. past chair of the American Congress on Surveying around the world. Mr. Carris continues to draw
and Mapping, a past president of the Geographic upon his experience to educate the industry on
Laura E. Ayers, Esq. and Land Information Society and past chair of the best practices and interoperability of engineering
New York Attorney, Laura E. Ayers, focuses her NJSPLS GIS/LIS Committee. and construction technology for Trimble.
law practice on real property. Actively at the helm
of her own law firm since 2010, Laura has over Richard C. Brooks, LS Thomas E. Cerchiara, Jr., LS
19 years of experience dealing with the special Richard Brooks, LS is a Land Surveyor licensed Tom is a Professional Land Surveyor with 23 years
issues that arise in complex real property disputes and practicing in New York State and is a co- of experience working on infrastructure, energy,
and is often retained as special counsel or as an presenter of the NYS-Specific LS Exam Review and public works projects in New York. With over
expert witness. Laura is a frequent lecturer on Workshop. Licensed in 1984, he is a Senior 10 years of drone and terrestrial photogrammetry
various real property topics including Highway Project Manager for Control Point Associates. experience, he is an expert in collecting and
Law, Easement Law, and Boundary Line Disputes Formerly he was Vice President of Brooks & processing data to achieve the best possible results.
for the New York State Bar Association, among Brooks Land Surveyors, P.C. As a third-generation Tom has long been an advocate for technologies
others. Laura received her Bachelors of Science Land Surveyor, his family has been practicing that help advance digital transformation with
in Biochemistry and Biophysics from Rensselaer for 108 years. Richard has authored 10 articles solutions that are cost-efficient and easily
Polytechnic Institute and her Juris Doctor from related to surveying matters for the Empire State deployable, including photogrammetry, augmented
Albany Law School of Union University. Surveyor and is a frequent seminar presenter. He reality, and computer vision. Currently, he is the
routinely presents continuing education programs Senior Technical Specialist for North America at
John S. Boddecker, LS to land surveyors, realtors, and attorneys. He has Pix4D, where he focuses on deploying geospatial
John (Steve) Boddecker, LS is Fisher Associates, developed over 18 titles pertinent to the Land solutions in the infrastructure, utilities, and
PE, LS, LA DPC’s Vice President and Director of Surveying profession. He served as an Adjunct construction industries.
Geomatics where he provides leadership and Professor for SUNY Ulster’s Land Surveying
strategic directions to the Land Surveyors and degree program until it was sunset in 2018. Elisabetta DeGironimo, GISP
GIS Teams. His duties also include the principal Richard is a member of: the Mid-Hudson Valley Lis is the Director of Geospatial Services with NYS
of Health and Safety for the firm. Based out of Land Surveyors Association (MHVLSA), the NYS and Acting Geographic Information Officer. With
Fisher’s Buffalo New York office he routinely spends Association of Professional Land Surveyors over 30 years’ experience in both public and private
time in one of their 5 other offices in New York, (NYSAPLS), the National Society of Professional sectors, Lis has worked on GIS projects in the U.S.,
Pennsylvania, and Texas. With more than 40 years Surveyors (NSPS), the NYS GIS Association, the Venezuela, Egypt, El Salvador, and Mexico. She is a
of experience in Land Surveying, he has been Vermont Society of Land Surveyors (VSLS), and the board member of the GIS Certification Institute and
fortunate to have worked on a very wide variety of Surveyors Historical Society. He is the New York an adjunct instructor at SUNY Polytechnic in Utica. Lis
projects from large to small both on the boundary State coordinator for the national Certified Survey is the Executive Director, and a former member of the
side of the fence as well as the engineering. Today, Technician (CST) program. In 2010, NYSAPLS NYS Geospatial Advisory Council. She is the co-chair
much of his time is spent running the group and honored him with their Surveyor of the Year award of the NYS Geospatial Summit organizing committee
mentoring more senior staff, while working closely for his exemplary contributions to the profession and was formerly the national chairperson of the
with Fisher’s three sector and three other service of Land Surveying. In 2022, he was recognized for Esri/Wastewater/Stormwater GIS Users Group and a
lines. Professionally, Steve has been a licensed his contributions to NSPS CST Program. director for the NYS GIS Association.
surveyor since 1990, first in NY, then in NJ (1995)
and then KY (2020). He has served in the leadership Caegen J. Burnett, LS
of his regional, Niagara Frontier Land Surveyors Caegen Burnett, LS, is a Project Manager at Foit-
Association (NFLSA) through President in 1997 and Albert Associates Architecture, Engineering and
again in 2024 and the New York State Association Surveying, P.C. Licensed in 2022, he graduated
of Professional Land Surveyors (NYSAPLS) 2012- from Paul Smith’s College in 2011 with an
2013. He continues to serve NYSAPLS as Chairman Associates in Surveying. He is a member of
of the Political Action Committee and the Workforce the New York State Association of Professional
Development Committee, and as a member of the Land Surveyors (NYSAPLS), National Society of
Finance and Nominations & Awards committees. He Professional Surveyors (NSPS), and Mid-Hudson
is also the Vice President of the Shaw Fund. Outside Association of Land Surveyors (MHVLSA). He
the professional world, Steve lives on a small farm currently serves as the Secretary for MHVLSA.
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