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 Robert M. Anderson, PLS
Bob is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and has been licensed as a Professional Land Surveyor since 1981. His survey career began in the 1970’s on Orcas Island at the survey firm, Krabbe & Starr. Bob surveyed on Orcas Island until 1987 when he accepted a position with a Seattle consulting firm specializing in government surveying and mapping projects throughout the Pacific Northwest. Bob has supervised large scale mapping projects in such diverse locations as Hells Canyon, the Aleutian Islands, Peru, Mt. McKinley, Seattle Marine Terminals, the North Cascades National Park, and lead the survey climb team that re-established the height of Mt. Rainier. Bob has conducted workshops, written, and presented numerous papers on the application of GPS for surveying and mapping. Two of Bob’s projects were awarded the Grand Award of Excellence for innovative use of GPS by the Washington Consulting Engineers Council.
In 1999, Bob received an appointment from the United Nations to be a technical advisor in Bhutan for the National Urban Surveying & Mapping Group. After 5 years mapping in the Himalayas, Bob returned to the San Juan Islands and assumed the position of Chief Surveyor for Starr Surveying. When Tom Starr, owner of the firm, announced his intent to retire, Bob purchased the firm and became the owner of Star Surveying in 2007. |
 Thomas Starr, PLS
Thomas Starr has a BS degree in Engineering from Cal Poly, Pomona, Ca. He began surveying in the San Juan Islands in 1971, after joining Robert Condon, PLS, at the firm of Rehm & Condon, Inc., Land Surveyers, in Friday Harbor, Wa. He and Fred Krabbe, P.E. purchased the firm and operated as Krabbe and Starr, Inc., until the mid 80's, when the firm became KS&M, Inc. Starr left the firm in 1993 when he served a four year term as San Juan County Commissioner. He immediatly started the new firm of Thomas C. Starr and Associates and did limited surveying and consulting while he was a commissioner. Upon completion of his term as commissioner, Starr began to build up the firm and added surveying and engineering staff. The firm has been in full time operation since January of 1997. |
 Derek Windham, E.I.T., L.S.I.T.
Derek Windham received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 2000 from Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, Oregon. Prior to his senior year he worked as a summer intern for Oregon Department of Transportation, Astoria office. Following graduation he received Engineering-In-Training certification from the state of Oregon. He has been employed by Star Surveying and Engineering, Inc. since April, 2000. He is an active associate member of Land Surveyor's Association of Washington (LSAW) and has served as secretary for the northwest chapter for the years of 2003 and 2004. He received level II certification in the LSAW Survey Career Development program in 2004. He received certification as a Land Surveyor in Training from the state of Washington in December, 2004.
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