Survey

Michael Case, PLS

Associate | Charlotte Survey Department Manager

Michael has extensive knowledge and over 45 years of experience in various areas of land surveying services. His areas of practice include transportation, environmental, residential land development, water/waste water resources, and telecommunications.

His responsibilities include project management, budgetary control, and overall QA/QC for a variety of boundary, topographic, construction, control, and GPS survey projects for private, public, and federal clients. His expertise also encompasses planning studies, mapping, and construction layout as well as review of numerous large and complex public, municipal, land development, commercial, and industrial projects.

Michael holds an AAS in Civil Engineering from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College and is a member of the North Carolina Society of Surveyors.

Mike Tackett, PLS

Wilmington Survey Department Manager

Mike has over 29 years of experience in the land surveying and engineering field. He is extremely knowledgeable and proficient in using conventional and GPS equipment as well as providing GIS deliverables to government and municipal clients. His extensive knowledge in land surveying stretches from wetlands, boundary, topographic, control, and construction staking to ALTA/ACSM surveys.

Mike manages the Wilmington survey department where his responsibilities include coordination and oversight of field crews, easement surveys, boundary surveys, construction staking calculations, deed research, producing maps for permitting and recordation, and client relations.

Mike studied Geodetic Survey at the Defense Mapping School for the US Army at Ft. Bragg, NC. Upon exiting the Army, he began further pursuing his career by performing various surveying tasks for municipal, private, commercial, and industrial clients. Mike has earned his Professional Land Surveying certification.

Ken Kolarik, PSM

Assistant VP | Florida Survey Department Manager

Ken is responsible for the planning, management, and supervision of the Florida Surveying Division including overall project management and administration. He is also responsible for the supervision of all surveying work including: field work, computer data collections and GPS data collections, computations, preparation of descriptions, and final surveys.

Ken is a Professional Land Surveyor, registered in the State of Florida. He is a member of the Florida Surveying & Mapping Society, the American Congress on Surveying & Mapping, and the National Society of Professional Surveyors.