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Learning to Love a Future Career
Learning t o Lo v e a F utur e Car eer

Profile of Corey Ingham, Survey Intern
P r ofile of Cor ey I ngham, S ur v ey I nter n
Ravi Engineering & Land Surveying, PC
R avi E ngineering & Land S ur v eying, PC
It’s one thing to love the job you have- Like many surveyors in the field, Corey considers himself
it’s another to love the job you’re “outdoorsy” and enjoys the variety every day on the job can bring.
GOING to have someday. Corey On the day we spoke, his crew had started the day in the Port of
Ingham can say that’s true- as a third Oswego working on a commercial site, then went to a residential
year student at Alfred State College job in Ontario County, and finished on a construction site in
of Technology (SUNY), Corey has Monroe County. Asked about the ‘coolest’ job he’s experienced
been working hard at his studies so far, Corey didn’t hesitate to say the Niagara Falls State Park
during the school year, and hard at assignment to survey the Crow’s Nest- which if you don’t know,
work with the survey crews of Ravi includes a top landing area within the State Park, a rough cliff face
Land Survey intern Corey Engineering & Land Surveying, P.C., descent, and then a low area where brave visitors can get a thrilling
Ingham experiences during summer and winter breaks. in-person experience with this natural wonder. Corey’s crew that
working on a variety week used terrestrial laser scanning and conventional topography
of job sites, including This is now his third straight summer
commercial construction. on the job. survey techniques to update a basemap for future design planning.
Each workday came with a once-in-a-lifetime view!
While not every college program requires internships for credit,
he says he “100% recommends internships” to any student. “The caliber of students we have seen from Alfred has always been
“Oh, I definitely had nerves in the beginning. But the more top-notch. We want them to have these big, memorable experiences
experience I have had, it all becomes as interns, especially when they are
more like second nature, so it’s more as dedicated as Corey is,” says Mike
of a job and less nerves just trying to Bogardus, Vice President & Manager
Technology can and has
remember everything,” said Corey. T echnolog y can and has of Land Surveying at RE&LS.
w w
e
changed a lot as to how we “Technology can and has changed a lot
changed a lot as to ho
Yes, it’s unusual to see an intern come as to how we might get the job done,
might get the job done, but
back as many times as Corey has, but might get the job done, but but the connection you get with a good
the connection y
ou get with a
Corey himself is an unusual intern. the connection you get with a mentor is special. It’s the same as it’s
“We get students that are interested good mentor is special. been for generations of surveyors- it’s
good mentor is special.
in seeing what the job is really like passing the knowledge and the passion
day-to-day, but Corey from the start for a career that’s critically important to
wanted to experience it all,” says how we engineer our world. We really
Sean Baldwin, Survey Project Manager for RE&LS. “He has enjoy providing that kind of experience to students like Corey who
thrown himself into every opportunity to learn more, do more, have that interest and drive.”
and try more of the actual field work we do. To see a student so Corey expects to graduate next year with a Bachelor’s Degree in
excited about the technical details of land surveying reminds all Land Survey and Geomatics Engineering, minoring in Business.
of us why we got into this field.” He’s the recipient of several scholarships provided through
Corey sees what he’s doing on the job as a direct extension of NYSAPLS, including the Eastern NY Society Memorial
what he’s learning in the classroom, and also recognizes what Scholarship, the Arthur D. Shaw Memorial Scholarship and the
he’s learning in the field makes him a better student. “What you Joseph E. Glickman Scholarship. “The NYSAPLS organization
learn in school is a lot of theoretical background and the basic has been very supportive, and I’ve been really proud to see what
principals of surveying. Being an intern shows you the practical I’ve accomplished at Alfred,” said Corey.
applications and the reasoning behind certain practices. You
understand why you’re learning what you’re learning and the
accuracy you need to have to do the job.”
In his many turns with RE&LS, Corey has been able to work
with all of the different crews at one time or another, including
Boundary Surveys, Topographic Surveys, Construction Layout.
He says he has learned something new from all of them. “Every
crew chief has their own approach to the jobs, which really
helps me understand the different problems you can see and
how to solve them,” said Corey. A memorable day on the job for Corey Ingham at the
Niagara Falls State Park.
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