Welcome Katie Rabun

LONG is pleased to welcome Catherine Rabun into her new role as Accounting Support.

Ms. Rabun will work with our Accounting Department to provide support to ensure efficient operation of the office. Having previously served as an Assistant Project Administrator with Volkert, she brings a valuable knowledge of GDOT projects, invoicing requirements, CMIS procedures, FAR rates and subconsultant verifications.

Due to our expanding growth into new market territories, Katie will play a vital role to the success and continued strengthening of our team!

From all of us here at LONG, welcome to the team, Katie!

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Jones Joins Team as Director of Survey – VA

Congratulation, David Jones and the Virginia team! On behalf of all of us here at LONG, welcome!

David Jones, PLS, Director of Survey – Virginia.

Mr. Jones has 41 years of surveying experience, including GPS control, boundary, topographic and utility surveys, transportation surveys, and construction staking. Prior to joining Atlas, he was the Vice President and founding member of NXL’s survey division established in 1994. While there, Jones was responsible for managing all aspects of a fully automated survey operation, including digital total stations, data collection, and processing of data into various CADD formats. In addition, he is also a licensed private pilot.

Jones has managed many municipal contracts and has been involved with hundreds of projects as Project Manager. His project experience has ranged from large transportation routes for VDOT to smaller site-specific projects. Over the years, he has established good working relationships with clients and owners. Most of his work came from repeat clients and his solid reputation of providing quality work. Jones is the driving force behind a track record of proven success that has resulted in consistent and profitable relationships with clients.

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Butterworth 15 Year Anniversary

LONG Welcomes Michael De Leon as PM – Civil Site Design

LONG is pleased to welcome the addition of Michael De Leon, Project Manager – Civil Site Design.

Michael joins our team with nearly 21 years of experience focused on civil engineering design and project management. His experience includes managing medium to large stormwater quality improvement projects totaling $75 million in construction cost from design stage to construction completion. Projects components include storm drain systems, large cisterns (BMP structure), grading design, water treatment systems, landscaping and irrigation, and building control.

Design experience includes overseeing and developing the civil engineering design for the Port of Los Angeles, which included the preparation of a drainage system for the 1-mile long roadway improvements and viaduct; site grading, drainage, and utility design for Chevron’s building upgrade; blast resistant module projects in El Segundo, CA, as well as many more high-profile projects in the State of California.

Mr. De Leon has successfully interfaced with various public agencies and subconsultants. Additionally, he has effectively supervised engineering staff in the development of the design documents.

We are excited to welcome you to our team, Mike!

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Butterworth 15 Year Anniversary

Kelvin Tyler Joins Long as Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE), Project Manager

Long Engineering is pleased to announce the addition of Kelvin Tyler, Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE), Project Manager.

Mr. Tyler has built comprehensive project execution, quality and risk management plans, and has successfully executed multiple projects within contracted schedules and budgets. With over 20 years of SUE experience, he has experience using a wide-range of geophysical tools and equipment to solve complex utility mapping problems.

Mr. Tyler has performed and managed numerous SUE investigation projects for a several clients and industries, including various State Departments of Transportation, the Department of Defense, Municipalities, Aviation, Petroleum, Power Utilities, Environmental & Geotechnical, and Railways.

In addition, Mr. Tyler has managed numerous Utility Impact Analysis projects and has prepared numerous Departments of Transportation SUE deliverables and other investigation reports.

We are excited to welcome Mr. Tyler to our talented team of SUE professionals!

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Long Engineering Announces the Addition of David E. Simmons, PLS, as Project Manager

Long Engineering is pleased to announce the addition of David E. Simmons, PLS as Project Manager in our Land Surveying department. Mr. Simmons has 34 years of surveying experience with a concentration in the transportation, utility, and mapping industries. With the adoption of the Governor’s Road Improvement Program (GRIP) by the State of Georgia in 1989, Mr. Simmons has worked extensively as a subconsultant for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) on many urban, rural, and bridge projects. He currently serves as Co-Chair on the GPTQ/CRC Surveying and Mapping Subcommittee, and was honored to represent the Subcommittee for an Outstanding Contribution Award at the 2019 Georgia Partnership for Transportation Quality Annual Conference. 

Mr. Simmons has been licensed as a Land Surveyor in the State of Georgia since 1995. His comprehensive experience includes projects for the City of Atlanta, Fulton County, Gwinnett County, City of Suwanee, as well as GDOT projects with a focus on topographic surveying, deed research, preparation of right-of-way plans, plats and legal descriptions for deeds, right-of-way staking, surveys for roadway sight distance determinations, roadway multi-point levels, and surveys in support of the preparation of demolition plans. Additional expertise includes subsurface utility engineering (SUE), utility research, and utility impact analysis, which has been an important service line for our clients.  We are excited to welcome Mr. Simmons to our talented team of Survey and SUE professionals. 

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