Arctic Directory October 2015: Welsh receives professional land surveyor license

F. Robert Bell and Assoc. is pleased to announce that Brendan Welsh has earned his Alaska professional land surveying license. Welsh has successfully passed the Principles and Practice of Surveying exam, which covers specific topics in surveying such as standards, legal principles, and professional practices, business practices and types of surveys.

This is Welsh’s second certification in less than a year. In October of last year, he earned his Certified Federal Surveyor certification. Welsh is a civil engineer and land surveyor at Bell and Associates and has had more than seven years’ experience with roads, schools, and other educational facilities; and residential, commercial and public works development projects.

His surveying experience includes conducting topographic and boundary surveys as well as construction staking. He is currently leading the North Slope surveying effort in the AK LNG project. Using his knowledge of surveying practices and procedures, he regularly performs office data processing and analysis in preparation of as-builts, plot plans, topographic maps, and design surveys for clients. Welsh is knowledgeable in using various surveying equipment such as total station and other data collectors. He has a bachelor of science in civil engineering and forest engineering from Oregon State University.