Mark X. Plog, PE, PLS
Principal

Technical Skills:

• CAD and COGO software expertise
• Computer programming in SQL, ASP, VB, JAVA
• Surveying adjustments
• Boundary reconstruction
• Civil engineering design
• Water
• Wastewater
• Roads
• Grading
• Erosion Control
• Waterfront construction
• Geotechnical engineering
• Land development analysis and planning

Personal Skills:

• Training and instruction
• Public speaking
• Business management
• Strategic development

Technical Skills:

• GPS control survey methods
• Survey network calculations and adjustments
• Geodetic surveying techniques
• Hardware and software customization for productivity
• CAD and COGO software expertise

Personal Skills :

• Training and instruction
• Public speaking
• Human resources management

Personal Background:

The son of a Civil Engineer and Surveyor, Mark was born in Cape Town, South Africa and moved with his family to Australia, London, Connecticut, Kenya and Texas before settling in the Pacific Northwest several years ago. In addition to the places he has lived, Mark's travelling has broadened his horizons as he accompanied his father on business trips to far away places like Thailand, Hong Kong, the Phillipines, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Europe and more.

Always the entrepreneur, Mark has been in business for himself since he first received his engineering license in Texas in 1989.

Personal Background:

Thomas was born in Cape Town, South Africa. He excelled at math at high school and led to his love of land surveying. He moved up to Namibia and there the travel bug hit his family. Over a period of five years they traveled to the United States (twice) as well as visiting the United Kingdom, France, Comoros Islands, Mauritius and the Bahamas. The whole family fell in love with the USA and knew that one day they wanted to move here.

Mark and Thomas contacted each other in 1999 and this led to the family moving to the Pacific Northwest. Thomas ran a private survey company in Namibia and shares a similar outlook to Mark on running a successful and thriving survey practice.