KS Associates, Inc., a civil engineering and land surveying firm located in Elyria, Ohio, announces the appointment of Michael D. Jones, P.S., to the firm’s Survey Group. The KS Associates Survey Group provides responsive, quality surveying services to public and private clients primarily throughout Ohio and across state lines when needed.
Jones is a Professional Surveyor licensed in Ohio with more than 10 years of surveying and mapping experience. He has performed surveying services for transportation, right of way, utility infrastructure, site development, oil and gas, and environmental projects. He is adept in all facets of surveying including records research, preparation of boundary surveys and legal descriptions, ALTA/ACSM surveys, right-of-way plan development, control, aerial targeting, topographic surveys, as-builts, construction staking, CAD/GIS base map production, elevation model creation — all using conventional, Global Positioning System (GPS) and high-definition laser scanning equipment.
Jones’ project experience includes work for some of Cleveland’s large, complex infrastructure projects. Most recently, he provided surveying services for the new westbound I-90 Innerbelt Bridge that spans the Cuyahoga River and provides a vital link to downtown Cleveland. He was also a member of the project team for ODOT’s Opportunity Corridor, a transportation and economic development project aimed at connecting I-490 to the University Circle neighborhood in Cleveland.
Jones has a Bachelor of Science degree in surveying and mapping technology from The University of Akron. He is a member of Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio (PLSO) and National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). Jones is pre-qualified by ODOT as a Right of Way Plan Designer and Reviewer.
About KS Associates, Inc.
KS Associates is a civil engineering and land surveying firm founded in 1987. The firm provides planning, design, bidding and construction phase services related to public infrastructure projects in the areas of transportation, potable water, waste water and storm water; site development engineering services for institutional, commercial and residential uses; land surveying and mapping services; and 3D laser scanning services. KS Associates is a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). For more information visit: www.ksassociates.com.