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  <br />Education <br /> Bachelor of Land Surveying, University of <br />Florida, 1981. <br /> FSMS Sectional Retracement Camp <br /> Hypack Multibeam and Singlebeam Training <br /> <br />Registrations: <br />Surveyor and Mapper: <br />Florida (1984) #4112 <br />Land Surveyor: <br />Georgia (1991) <br />South Carolina (1992) <br />Alabama (1994) <br />Mississippi (2010) <br />Louisiana (2011) <br />North Carolina (2013) <br />ACSM Certified Hydrographer (2010) <br />Hypack Certified Hydrographer (2010) <br /> <br />Affiliations and Awards: <br />Florida Surveying and Mapping Society: <br />Board Member of the Year (1994) <br />Past President (1996-1997) <br />Surveyor of the Year (1996-1997) <br />Fellow Member (2008) <br />Life Member (2011) <br />FSMS – BPSM Liaison <br />The Hydrographic Society of America <br />Nat’l Society of Professional Surveyors <br />UF Geomatics Advisory Committee <br /> <br />Years of Experience: <br />Degrove = 29 <br />Total = 34 <br /> <br />Software Proficiency: <br />Hypack/Hysweep <br />AutoCAD Land Desktop <br /> <br />GORDON R. NILES, PSM, CH <br />President <br />Project Surveyor/Lead Hydrographer <br /> <br />Mr. Niles is a licensed Surveyor and Mapper and is one of only <br />16 Certified Hydrographers in practice in Florida. He possesses <br />knowledge and experience in a wide range of surveying and <br />mapping services. Mr. Niles has been the sole owner and <br />President of Degrove Surveyors since 1986. His <br />professionalism, leadership, and knowledge of the industries we <br />serve have made Degrove a Florida leader in surveying and <br />mapping. Mr. Niles has over 30 years of experience and is <br />licensed to practice in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, <br />South Carolina, Louisiana, and North Carolina. He maintains a <br />working knowledge of all projects to which Degrove is <br />contributing. His accomplishments and awards illustrate his <br />leadership not only at Degrove, but also in the greater <br />surveying and mapping profession. Below you will find a <br />sample of relevant projects in which Mr. Niles has acted as <br />Degrove’s Project Manager. <br /> <br />USACE – Topographic and Hydrographic Survey, Bal <br />Harbour, Miami-Dade County (2013) – Project Surveyor for <br />survey to support shoreline monitoring and shore protection <br />design. Completed hydrographic survey in field as lead <br />hydrographer and processed and reviewed data for delivery. <br />USACE – Topographic and Hydrographic Survey, Broward <br />County (2013) Project Surveyor for survey to support shoreline <br />monitoring and shore protection design. Completed <br />hydrographic survey in field as lead hydrographer and <br />processed and reviewed data for delivery. <br /> <br />USACE – Topographic and Hydrographic Survey, Nassau <br />County (2016) Project Surveyor for survey to support shoreline <br />monitoring. Completed hydrographic survey in field as lead <br />hydrographer and processed and reviewed data for delivery. <br /> <br />USACE – Topographic and Hydrographic Survey, Duval <br />County (2016) Project Surveyor for survey to support shoreline <br />monitoring. Completed hydrographic survey in field as lead <br />hydrographer and processed and reviewed data for delivery. <br /> <br />SWFWMD – Lake Panasoffkee Bathymetric Mapping <br />Project – Sumter County (2011) – Project Manager for the <br />complete Hydrographic Survey of this 3,200-acre lake and <br />surrounding creeks. The lake’s shallow depth and extreme <br />amounts of vegetation made typical processing methods impossible. Each survey line was manually digitized. <br /> <br />USACE Jacksonville District – Milepoint Hydrographic/Topographic Survey – Duval County (2012, 2013) – <br />Hydrographic Manager for this Hydrographic/ Topographic Survey of the Milepoint area at the confluence of the <br />St. Johns River and the Intracoastal Waterway. Survey supported USACE and JAXPORT efforts to design and <br />plan various shoreline/jetty modifications to the Milepoint area.