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

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