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SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

Kenneth J. Fronheiser, PLS Kevin Hanley, PLS Jason M. Larson, LS
Kenneth J. Fronheiser, PLS is a professional licensed Kevin Hanley is a registered professional Land Mr. Larson has over 34 years of experience in
land surveyor in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Surveyor in NY, MA, and RI. Kevin has more than surveying, having started while in high school
with over 17 years of land surveying experience. 50 years’ experience, primarily in the United as a draftsman for a local surveyor. After several
During that time, Ken has been responsible for a wide States, but his initial work experience was in years working in the industry, he graduated from
variety of surveying projects including Topographical, Britain, West Africa, and Ireland. He was the the University of Florida with a BS in Surveying
Boundary, Construction Layout, RTK/GPS, GIS founding principal of a small surveying firm and Mapping in 1998. He progressed through the
mapping, Bathometric, and Laser Scanning. Ken has in Massachusetts and directed the surveying years from Draftsman, Crew Chief, CADD Tech/
worked for a variety of clients that span from private, activities for almost 30 years until the firm was Data Processor, Project Surveyor, Control Manager,
public, educational institutions, and government acquired in 2018. He was the visionary behind the Project Manager, HDS Manager, to Director of
agencies. In July 2014, Ken joined Keystone Precision acquisition of laser scanning and mobile LiDAR Survey. Jason moved to NYC in 2005 and has
Solutions (KPS). Since joining KPS, he is responsible systems. Kevin has presented technical papers at worked there since. He is active with NYSAPLS in
for internal/external education, leading the growing
KPS Support Team and working with customers to NYSAPLS Conferences, ASCE Conferences and at the Delaware Hudson Regional and is a member of
integrate the latest Trimble and Spectra Precision Trimble Dimensions. several committees including Education, Legislative,
line of products. Ken is a 1999 graduate of the and is the current chairman of the MTS Committee.
Pennsylvania College of Technology with degrees in Michael Hyman
Surveying and Civil Engineering. In his spare time, Mr. Hyman is the Regional Director at Carlson Patrick J. Magee, LS
he enjoys being outdoors, coaching baseball and Software Inc. for NY and PA. At Carlson Software, Patrick J. Magee, LS is a Graduate of Paul Smiths
spending time with family. Mike is focused on the Land Survey, Civil College and Alfred State College. Currently, he
Engineering, and Construction market segments. manages the New York State Department of
Patrick Gahagan Mr. Hyman is a 1991 graduate of Alfred State Transportation’s Main Office Land Surveying/
Patrick Gahagan has been a Senior Solution Engineer College in Land Surveying. Additionally, his CORS Section. Responsibilities include developing
at Esri for 20 years, working with the City of New responsibilities continually got him involved in and documenting land surveying standards
York and other large cities along the east coast. He working with Land Surveying technology for both and procedures for DOT: providing equipment,
is a specialist in 3D, CAD, BIM and more recently the field and the office. Now at Carlson Software software, training, and support to the department’s
laser scanning, drone mapping, and Indoors GIS. Inc., Mr. Hyman is involved at many levels in the regional land surveying staff; and partnering with
Patrick builds demonstrations and proof of concept Land Surveying, Civil Engineering, and Construction the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) to coordinate
applications that creatively integrate content from industries where he lectures, supports, and geodetic surveying efforts and maintenance of
multiple platforms and develops best practices for presents innovative solutions to the industry related New York States Spatial Reference Network. This
new technologies that integrate with ArcGIS. He to Carlson Software products and services. work includes managing NYSNet, a network of
also occasionally is assigned to prepare customers continuously operating GPS reference stations
to present at the plenary session of the Esri User Kristopher M. Kline, PLS (CORS) used by land surveyors across the state to
Conference in San Diego, CA. Patrick grew up in Ohio, Kristopher M. Kline is President of 2Point, Inc. He has connect surveys to the National Spatial Reference
where he received a BA degree (Geography) from Network (NSRS). He previously worked for the
Kent State University in 1998. Before having kids, he a Bachelor of Science degree (class of ’84) in general New York State Department of Environmental
was an Adjunct Professor at Philadelphia University science from Bridgewater College in Bridgewater,
(now Jefferson) teaching geo-design and procedure VA. He has been involved in the surveying profession Conservation as the Land Surveyor in the Ray
modeling. He currently lives in one of the many lake since graduation. Licensed in North Carolina in Brook, NY office, as well as operated a small
communities in Denville, NJ and has recently used 1991, Kris is a 1999 graduate of the North Carolina consulting firm for several years.
GIS to help save his 34-acre lake club property Society of Surveyors (N.C.S.S.) Institute, a three-
from closing and getting his 4-varieance application year continuing education program that for many Dawn F. McCall, GISP
approved unanimously by the local zoning board of years drew national attention for the quality of its Dawn F. McCall, GISP has been a Geographical
adjustment after using a story map and presenting curriculum and instructors. Kris chaired the N.C.S.S. Information Systems Professional for over 25
the testimony himself. Education Committee for three years. In 2001, years. She currently is the Director of GIS Services
Kris began offering continuing education courses at Control Point Associates, Inc. and supports GIS
Eric Greppo, PE in North Carolina on legal aspects of retracement. needs throughout the entire corporate footprint from
Eric Greppo, PE is the Executive Secretary of the More recently, his teaching career has expanded Maine to Virginia. She has extensive knowledge in
New York State Boards for Engineering, Land to include conferences and seminars nationwide. GIS and Land Records with experience in project
Surveying, Geology, and Interior Design since Course offerings now include a broad range of topics, management, database management, and systems
2022. The State Boards for the professions assist including adverse possession and other unwritten integration. Dawn has over 13 years dedicated to
the Regents and the Education Department on rights, riparian law, mineral rights, and courtroom facilities and land-related issues relating to GIS
all aspects of professional education, licensing, preparation. In 2011, he began publishing the integration. Dawn is actively involved in many
practice, and discipline for over one million licensed column “Unmistakable Marks” in Point of Beginning GIS and Surveying professional organizations
professionals, in more than 50 health, business and magazine. In 2013, he published his first book including NYSAPLS, URISA International, DGDC,
design professions. Mr. Greppo holds a BS Degree in “Rooted in Stone: The Development of Adverse eDUG, GeoMUG, NJSPLS, the Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Civil Engineering, has been a licensed Professional Possessions in 20 Eastern States and the District of of the Urban and Regional Information Systems
Engineer in New York since 2007, and has over Columbia”. His second book “Riparian Boundaries and Association (MAC URISA), where she spent 20 years
20 years of engineering experience that includes Rights of Navigation,” includes extensive discussion on the board holding many positions from Trustee
private design consulting in land development of the many definitions of the term “navigable.” Kris’ to President and is the current President of the New
and water resources, and engineering roles with third (and latest) book was released in 2016: “How to York State GIS Association.
the DEC Bureau of Design and Construction and Fix a Boundary Line”, which chronicles variations in
the Department of Corrections and Community the legal mechanisms related to unwritten property
Supervision technical services unit. rights across the United States.
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