Ambassador Spotlight ‘Nicole Allen’

Welcoming Brand Ambassador Nicole Allen, who is covering the areas Oregon and Washington in the USA!

What got you into surveying? I started as a civil engineering student at Oregon State University. I loved the surveying classes and took enough to qualify for the LSIT exams. I interned my senior year as a surveyor doing cadastral surveying in the middle of the woods in Washington, in the snow, and still ended up loving surveying and its history.

What are your plans as a Brand Ambassador? I want to expose school aged students to the profession and show them the growing technologies within the field. I want to share my passion and love of the industry while emphasizing its necessity in the world. I also want to share the history of surveying, both good and bad, and how we can move the profession forward in healthy and inclusive way.

Tell us a bit about what you do: I am now a registered professional land surveyor in Oregon and Washington. I mostly work in on public works projects doing topographic, right-of-way, and other resolve work for various public agencies ranging from small counties to state departments of transportation. I was promoted to Public Works Survey Project Manager in 2025 and also do a lot of project estimating, scoping and project management work.

Anything else you’d like to add? I am on a personal journey researching women’s history in the profession with a special interest in native peoples. I also incorporate mapping and fiber arts together as a hobby, which shows how technical fields can also run into art culture/social sciences.