Board Members

Thom has over 37 years of Professional Surveying and Mapping experience. He is responsible for estimating, project coordination, and scheduling field and office personnel for a variety of survey projects for both private and public sector clients. Thom has
extensive experience in all aspects of surveying and mapping including, but not limited to, engineering surveys, boundary surveys, topographic surveys, aerial surveys, right‐of‐way surveys and maps, hydrographic surveys, quantity surveys, as‐built surveys, underground
utility surveys, planimetric maps, easements, legal descriptions and sketch of description, construction layout, cut and fill calculations, G.I.S./CADD services, GPS services, plan review services, including plat review per F.S. Chapter 177, and other related surveying
and mapping services.

Brian has 38 years of Professional Geographic Information System (GIS) experience and is responsible for all aspects of GIS database design and development as well as GPS asset inventories. He has extensive experience in all aspects of surveying and mapping services including, but not limited to, GIS mapping, GIS data conversion, and other aerial mapping related tasks.

Darryll has 27 years of Subsurface Utility Engineering experience. He is responsible for coordinating, estimating, managing, and administering utility projects for design, conflict verification, and relocation. Darryll has extensive experience in all aspects of Subsurface Utility Engineering including performing Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR); recording research and performing data collection (Quality Level D); performing visual sight surveys (Quality Level C); performing utility designation, locating, and mapping (Quality Level B); and performing test hole/pot holing (Quality Level A). When finished collecting data, Darryll works with SSMC’s CAD Department to provide results in the Florida State Plane Coordinate System (GIS, CADD, and PDF formats).

The SSMC Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Rebecca Gardiner‐Bess has been promoted to the position of General Counsel for Southeastern Surveying & Mapping Corporation.

As General Counsel, Rebecca is responsible for protecting our company’s legal interests and maintaining its operations within the scope established by law. She will be providing hands‐on counsel to all levels of the executive staff and manage the operations of the legal department. Her role as General Counsel is also to guide and shape the development of company programs, strategic planning, implementation, and management of company operations.

Rebecca also acts as Administrative Director for the Administrative (non‐production) staff companywide and as such coordinates with the Functional Supervisors in each office, regarding the performance of the Administrative staff related to the assignment and distribution of work, training, scheduling, task assignments, and checking on work performed.

Rebecca joined Southeastern Surveying and Mapping Corporation in 2012 as a Contracts Administrator. She was admitted as a member of the Florida Bar in 2011 after earning her Law degree from the Florida A & M University, College of Law that same year. Rebecca serves on the Eminent Domain Committee and the Governmental and Public Policy Advocacy Committee for the Florida Bar as well. At the July 30, 2019 Board of Directors meeting, SSMC’s Board voted unanimously to appoint Rebecca to SSMC’s Board of Directors. As a member of the Board, Rebecca will join with the other Board members, the SSMC Leadership Council, and the ESOP Communications Committee to help to grow, enhance, and serve our Company of Owners.

Gary has over 45 years of Professional Surveying and Mapping Services experience that includes Right‐of‐Way Surveys, Horizontal and Vertical Geodetic Surveys, Canal and Levee cross sections and profiles, Boundary Surveys, Mean High Water Surveys, Ordinary High Water Surveys, Topographic Surveys, Specific Purpose Surveys, Hydrographic Surveys, Construction Layout, Record or As‐built and Quantity
Surveys, Field Reconnaissance, General Surveying, Surveying and Mapping Review Services, sub‐consulting relative to Engineering Economics Studies, Planning and Program Development and Budgeting relative to Surveying and Mapping, Expert Witness and Independent peer Review, Public Meetings Participation and Presentations to various Government Agencies relative to Surveying and Mapping and most importantly Project Management that has included Quality Assurance/Control for thousands of Surveying and Mapping Projects.

Jim has over 40 years of Professional Surveying and Mapping Services experience, 37 years with SSMC. Jim is responsible for project coordination and scheduling field and office personnel for a variety of Survey Projects both private and public. Jim has been personally responsible for the management of thousands of projects which have included various Continuing Surveying and Mapping Services
Contracts. These have included Topographic, Boundary, As‐Built, Control, Hydrographic, Mean High Water Line, Quantity and Special Purpose Surveys and Construction Layout, and most importantly the successful completion of thousands of these types of task assignments.