Obviously, this has been the major portion of my life. When my advisor at PSU asked if I would consider changing my major from Engineering to Surveying, I did not even know what surveying was but soon found out, fell in love with it and never doubted that it was the right decision and never looked back. It has been a wonderful life, coming alongside many wonderful people, answering their questions, helping them fulfill their dreams, building value in their lives and properties.

Over the 50 years of CBA, we had over 5,000 clients, with approximately 6,000 boundary surveys, 10,000 + residential lots ranging from one to 400 lot subdivisions, 4,000 + acres of commercial, retail, industrial development from pole buildings to big box warehouses with clients like Volvo Construction Equipment, Schreiber Foods, Shippensburg University Foundation, Cressler Family, etc. 

There were 200 + different staff members over the years with a high of 25 at any one time in 2007, most of which came with little or limited experience, so it was a privilege to come alongside each to train, equip, encourage, empower, and mentor many to become PE’s PLS’s, SEO’s, planners, project leaders, etc. It was a pleasure to watch them grow and mature.

As the primary PLS, I was personally involved with the Professional Oversight of boundary determination along with Rodney E. Shuman, PLS of all projects in one way or the other while Scott E. Bert, PE did the same on Engineering projects.

Over these years, we saw regulations grow from next to none to it now becoming a major undertaking to design, obtain approval / permitting and construction of even the smallest projects involving the following:

• Surveys including Boundary, Recon, ALTA, Agricultural, Timber, Warrant-Patent, Disputes, Encroachment, Topographic, Utility, As-Built, Court Testimony, Coordination with Attorneys / Title personnel / Realtors, Deed – Plan Research, Easements, Right-of-Ways, Construction Stakeout.
• Subdivision Planning involving SALDO’s, Zoning, Comprehensive Plans, Lot-Additions, Residential, on-site sewage, Sewage Facilities Planning, Floodplain, wetlands, Endangered Species, ZHB, Variances, Waivers, Zoning Map revisions,
• Commercial, Industrial Land Developments with Grading, Lighting, Landscaping, Water, Sewage, Utility, Highway Occupancy Permits, Truck Turning Radii, Cost Estimating, NPDES-PCSM-E&S, Feasibility Studies,

In 2015, we transitioned our engineering staff and projects to Herbert, Rowland & Grubic then Surveying to JHA Companies in the fall of 2021 as part of my retirement.   Actually, not retirement but shift gears from “doing / performing” surveys to training those following in my footsteps to become good Boundary Surveyors which is a major need in our profession.