Ambassador Spotlight ‘Schuyler van Pelt’

Welcoming Schuyler van Pelt covering the North East Region of Massachusetts, USA:

How did you get into surveying? I began my career as a site civil engineer, quickly taken under the wing of a land surveyor within our firm. From that point on with a passion to learn this new less well know side of the industry it was starting from scratch at the bottom of the totem pole and climbing the learning curve to be a valued land surveyor for the firm and for the industry as a whole.

What are your plans as a Brand Ambassador? I hope to work with the program to bring attention to the industry not just at the younger ages, but additionally promote opportunities within the engineering departments in the continuing education atmosphere. As a former engineer going through an ABET program, I believe more awareness can and should be drawn to geospatial/geomatics type work as well as look to promote survey internships, an industry we see covered by engineering internships in an indirect form that I feel may drive more competition and engagement if branded correctly

Tell us a bit about what you do: I currently work as a land surveyor on the South Shore of Massachusetts, siding in site civil design projects. Our survey department handles everything from ALTA’s and lotting plans to construction layout and as-builts. I’ve began to adopt a more hybrid role between office technician and crew chief in the field but will always look forward to a good day in nature.

Anything else you’d like to add? Having worked as a tutor in the past, I hope to bring a skillset of both effective education but also an empathetic and relatable approach to the next generation of surveyors to not just teach them material but apply it to current experiences and drive engagement through fascination.