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bowmanconsulting.com <br />Thomas E. Whidden, PSM <br />Hydrographic Surveying Project Manager <br />Education <br /> ƒBA, Palm Beach Community College <br />Professional Registrations <br /> ƒProfessional Surveyor & Mapper: Florida <br />(LS6225) <br />Mr. Whidden began his survey and mapping career at the age of 18. He began work as <br />a rodman at Gee & Jenson while attending evening surveying classes. During his 13 <br />years of employment with Gee & Jenson he learned all the fundamentals of surveying. <br />During his six years of employment at the South Florida Water Management District, <br />he obtained his Professional Surveyors license and was responsible for performing all <br />types of surveying, including hydrographic, topographic and boundary surveys. His <br />responsibilities included management of survey crews, analyzing survey data, and <br />assisting in the day to day operations of the survey department. For the past six years, <br />Mr. Whidden has focused on building a successful, honest, reliable business. He has <br />taken great strides to set up his business to be able to perform any surveying need that <br />may arise. During the past six years, he has focused on specializing in hydrographic <br />surveying utilizing the latest methods in Global Positioning Systems (GPS). <br />Fort Piece Beach Monitoring, St. Lucie County, Florida <br />Mr. Whidden served as the Surveyor in Responsible Charge for this project which <br />consisted of performing a hydrographic and topographic surveys of the existing beach <br />conditions. This survey was conducted per the instructions in the USACE manual <br />for hydrographic surveying. Mr. Whidden prepared daily volume reports to the US- <br />ACE for pay estimates, and also conducted a post construction multi-beam survey of <br />Capron Shoal, the offshore borrow area. <br />Miami-Dade County Monitoring Survey, Miami-Dade County, Florida <br />Mr. Whidden served as the Surveyor in Responsible Charge under a sub-consultant <br />agreement with AMEC Foster Wheeler, Inc. The project involved collecting topo- <br />graphic and hydrographic data from North Miami Beach to South of Haulover Inlet on <br />All of the R monuments within that stretch. This effort was in support of the Florida <br />department of Environmental Protection’s annual beach monitoring program. <br />Miami-Dade County Hot Spot Surveys, Miami-Dade County, Florida <br />Mr. Whidden served as Project Manager for this project that consisted of horizontal, <br />vertical control, hydrographic and topographic surveys for four specific beach sites in <br />Miami-Dade County. These sites were considered to be eroding faster than the sur- <br />rounding coastline. The deliverable to the US Army Corps of Engineers consisted of <br />Hypack and GPS and terrestrial project files along with supporting documentation. <br />Venice Beach, Florida Beach Monitoring Survey, Sarasota, Florida <br />Mr. Whidden served as Surveyor in Responsible Charge of this project. He performed <br />hydrographic and topographic surveys of Venice Beach and the adjacent areas totaling <br />approximately three miles of Gulf Coastline. The profiles were taken along the FDEP <br />Range lines from 3000 feet offshore to 200’ landward of the R monument. <br />Smathers Beach, Monroe County, Florida <br />Mr. Whidden provided construction support for a stretch of beach on the South side <br />of Key West. Grade stakes were set, numbered and cataloged per the USACE beach re- <br />nourishment instruction. Weekly volume calculations were provided to the contractor <br />for quantity reports and payment. <br />Page 40