Brookfield, Wis. —R.A. Smith National — civil engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, geographic information systems (GIS), visualization and 3D laser scanning consultants — Brookfield, Wis., has promoted Nathan Vaughn, RLS to survey transportation manager. In his new position Nathan will coordinate and supervise four survey crews and three in-house technical personnel.
Nathan joined R.A. Smith National in 2006 as a project surveyor for transportation projects. He has extensive experience in drafting and producing standard and TPP (transportation project plat) type right-of-way plats, roadway design files, ALTA/ACSM Land Title surveys, preliminary and final subdivision plats, certified survey maps, plats of survey, easement exhibits and property exhibits. He is also a member of R.A. Smith National’s 3D laser scanning team.
Nathan works on site at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s (WisDOT) Southeast Region as the survey data coordinator. His work at the Southeast Region has included developing several existing roadway alignments, performing survey data fusion from multiple sources and softwares, and training multiple WisDOT personnel throughout the state. He is a WisDOT Certified Trainer for Civil 3D Survey and Plat Workflows.
Nathan obtained a bachelor’s degree in geography with a minor in environmental studies from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater and is a registered land surveyor. He is a resident of Johnson Creek.
About R.A. Smith National, Inc.
R.A. Smith National, Inc., www.rasmithnational.com, is a multi-disciplinary consulting engineering firm headquartered in Brookfield, Wis. with offices in Appleton, Wis., Orange County (Los Angeles), Calif., and Tarentum (Pittsburgh), Pa. R.A. Smith National is a leading civil engineering, planning, surveying, landscape architecture, geographic information systems (GIS) and 3D visualization consulting firm. R.A. Smith National serves state and local government and the land development industry. Established in 1978 as R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc., the firm acquired National Survey & Engineering in 1994. National Survey & Engineering, founded in 1929, operated as a division of R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc. until the R.A. Smith National brand was created in March 2008. R.A. Smith National’s mission is to deliver excellence, vision, and responsive service to our clients. The company is driven by core values that include accountability, client satisfaction, innovation, positive work environment, ethics and integrity, and community and professional involvement.
