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The Skilled Professionals
Seamus Pope
Seamus Pope, owner operator of Strait Land Surveying Inc. is the successor to John Theed. Under the direct guidance of both Robert Allen and John Theed, Seamus earned the designation of Land Surveyor within the province of B.C. in 2013 and subsequently assumed the responsibilities of the office of John Theed Land Surveying Inc. as well as those of Robert Allen and Company Professional Land Surveyors. Seamus works both in the office and the field, upholding the standards of survey work accomplished by his predecessors.
Derek Inkster
Derek Inkster is our senior field survey technician. Derek has been surveying in BC for well over 15 years. He gained valuable knowledge of engineering and construction survey operations working for three years on the East Toba & Montrose Creek Hydroelectric Project, seeing that project from start to finish. He has been with us for the past 1 1 years, and has gained valuable experience in legal boundary establishment, subdivision, topographic and building layout surveys.
Dan Fennings
Dan is our senior crew chief and is more than capable of handling any field survey we toss at him. He brings with him vast knowledge in boundary resolution, construction, and topographic surveys. He has over 30 years of experience working under various BC Land Surveyors across the province in all types of conditions. Dan can typically be found in the field surveying a boundary through one of our beautiful forests or in a residential neighbourhood on a site being developed. He is more than happy to assist you with your project.
Joel Stitt
Joel has been with SLS for a quite a few years and is working as a survey technologist on all sorts of projects, both big and small. He hails from Fort Hope, Ontario and has completed the necessary schooling to begin his path to becoming a BCLS. He is currently writing his CBEPS exams and learning all the good stuff about becoming a Land Surveyor in BC. He is managing the field and office work on a number of projects and learning all of the intricacies involved with preparing legal survey plans. Give him a call to discuss your next project!
Taylor Gerlitz
Taylor started with SLS in 2022 and is working as a survey technologist on any and all projects. Ty is a good ole Berta boy and has found his home here on the Sunshine Coast. He has plenty of experience as he comes from a survey background in Alberta, and we’re introducing him to the mountains and the challenges that come along with west coast surveying. He’s a perfect fit and enjoys learning from everyone here and contributing his part on each project.