Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Winter Seminar 2024

Professional Development Series 2024

2024 Winter Seminar Brochure/Registration Form (pdf)

Winter Seminar

GPS Coordinate Systems: LDP (Low Distortion Projection & International Projection

Saturday, December 14, 2024
8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Centris Federal Credit Union
13120 Pierce Street
Omaha, NE 68144

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Featuring:

Brent Jorgensen - PLS 621

Brent will be speaking on the history of projections, with a primary focus on current projections, their advantages, and recent changes. He will also cover some setup processes for equipment, associated software, and additional tools, along with covering a process for checking the projection once it is entered in your equipment. The discussion will conclude with an opportunity to ask and answer any remaining questions.

Schedule:

8:00 - Registration
8:25 - President’s Welcome
8:30-9:25 - Session Begins
9:25-9:35 - Break - Refreshments
9:35-10:25 - Session Continues
10:25-10:35 - Break - Refreshments
10:35-11:25 - Session Continues
11:25-11:35 - Break - Refreshments
11:35 -12:30 - Session  Continues
12:30-12:45 - Business Meeting

Business Meeting Agenda

1. Minutes
2. Treasurer’s Report
3. Old Business
4. New Business
5. Adjourn

Speaker

Brent Jorgensen, PLS 621 - Owner, Jorgensen Surveying

Brent Jorgensen is the Owner of Jorgensen Surveying and is licensed in Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri.  He graduated from Denver Institute of Technology with an Associates Degree in Surveying and Mapping in 1989 and has been surveying continuously since.  He has worked in small and large surveying and engineering firms, both in Denver and Omaha.  He also served in the US Army on active duty, in the Iowa, Colorado and Nebraska National Guard, and the US Army Reserve.  He retired from the military in 2005 with 21 years of combined service.  He currently serves as the Johnson County Surveyor, and in the past, has been the elected Richardson County Surveyor and the appointed Pawnee County Surveyor.

Brent lives rurally near Tecumseh with his wife, Marcy and 7 draft horses.

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Monday, September 30, 2024

Fall Seminar 2024

 Professional Development Series 2024

2024 Fall Seminar Brochure/Registration Form (pdf)

Summer Seminar

Saturday, October 12, 2024
8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Bennet American Legion
970 Monroe Street
Bennet, NE 68317

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Topics: - Floodplain Management & Development - LOMA/LOMR-F/FIS

Featuring:

Elijah Kaufman, Brian Yentes

Schedule:

8:00 - Registration
8:25 - President’s Welcome
8:30-9:25 - Session Begins
9:25-9:35 - Break - Refreshments
9:35-10:25 - Session Continues
10:25-10:35 - Break - Refreshments
10:35-11:25 - Session Continues
11:25-11:35 - Break - Refreshments
11:35 -12:30 - Session Continues
12:30-12:45 - Business Meeting

Business Meeting Agenda

1. Minutes
2. Treasurer’s Report
3. Old Business
4. New Business
5. Adjourn

Speakers

Elijah Kaufman - 
Outreach & CRS Coordinator, Nebraska Dept of Natural Resources

Elijah Kaufman is the Outreach and CRS Coordinator for the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources Floodplain Management Division and is a Certified Floodplain Manager. Elijah presents training & outreach programs that help local communities implement the National Flood Insurance Program and Community Rating System. He graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2019 with a BA in Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness. For NeDNR, Elijah serves as a point of contact for Nebraska’s floodplain administrators and the public, providing technical support toward NFIP compliance and flood insurance. He also assists communities in responding to disasters, updating local floodplain ordinances, and giving monthly training to floodplain officials in Nebraska.

Brian Yentes -
Vice President Land Surveyor, RW Engineering & Surveying

SENSLA Board Member Brian Yentes is the Vice President Land Surveyor for RW Engineering & Surveying. He has 27 years of professional experience. He graduated from Purdue University in 2000 with a BS in Land Surveying & Engineering. He is licensed in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota & Kansas. Most importantly, he is a Buffalo Bills fan. 

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Summer Seminar 2024

Professional Development Series 2024

2024 Summer Seminar Brochure/Registration Form (pdf)

Summer Seminar

Friday, June 7, 2024
8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Gretna American Legion
11690 S. 216th St.
Gretna, NE 68028

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Topics: - County Road ROW Descriptions, Legislative Bills

Featuring:

Casey Sherlock LS, James E. Lang

Schedule:

8:00 - Registration
8:25 - President’s Welcome
8:30-9:25 - Session Begins
9:25-9:35 - Break - Refreshments
9:35-10:25 - Session Continues
10:25-10:35 - Break - Refreshments
10:35-11:25 - Session Continues
11:25-11:35 - Break - Refreshments
11:35 -12:30 - Session  Continues
12:30-12:45 - Business Meeting

Business Meeting Agenda

1. Minutes
2. Treasurer’s Report
3. Old Business
4. New Business
5. Adjourn

Speakers

Casey Sherlock, LS - Nebraska State Surveyor

Casey Sherlock is the Nebraska State Surveyor and resident of Lincoln, Nebraska. Casey’s been a registered Nebraska professional land surveyor for 20 years and the Nebraska State Surveyor for six years. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree with a comprehensive major in Mathematics from Chadron State College in 1999. He was Elected Hall County Surveyor for three consecutive 4-year terms of office beginning in 2005. Casey was appointed by the Nebraska Board of Educational Lands and Funds as Nebraska’s eighth State Surveyor on January 1, 2018, and serves as Ex-officio Secretary of the Nebraska Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors.

James E. Lang - Attorney - Lang Law LLC

Areas of Law:

  • Real Estate
  • Zoning and Land Use
  • Sanitary & Improvement Districts
  • Commercial Law
Admission Details:
  • Admitted in 1974, Iowa and Nebraska
Education:
  • Creighton University, Class of 1974, J.D.
  • University of Nebraska, Class of 1971, B.S.
Military:
  • 1st Lieutenant, Army Reserves
Instructor:
  • Creighton University School of Law, Legal Research & Writing, 1981-1982
  • Seminar Instructor on Land Use & Zoning Law
Association & Memberships:
  • Nebraska State Bar Association
  • Iowa State Bar Association
  • International Council of Shopping Centers

Friday, March 15, 2024

Current SENSLA Officers 2024

 CURRENT SENLSA OFFICERS 

PRESIDENT:

JON CARRELL LS-693 (2024) 

PRESIDENT‐ELECT: 

EVAN JASNOWSKI LS-776 (2024)

PAST PRESIDENT: 

WILLIAM KNIGHT LS-566 (2024)

SECRETARY/TREASURER: 

MIKE SMITH LS-565 (2023-2024) 

BOARD MEMBER: 

KYLE CATT LS-609 (2023‐2024)

BRIAN YENTES LS-829 (2023‐2024) 

JEREMY BENDER LS-691 (2024‐2025)

WILLIAM THOMAS LS-757 (2024‐2025) 

P.S.A.N. REPRESENTATIVE: 

DENNY WHITFIELD LS-449 (2023)

Spring Seminar 2024

 Professional Development Series 2024

2024 Spring Seminar Brochure/Registration Form (pdf)

Spring Seminar

March 23, 2024
8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Lincoln Firefighter's Reception Hall
241 Victory Lane
Lincoln, NE 68525

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Topics: - Survey Plat Presentation & Design, Drone Presentation

Featuring:

Casey Sherlock LS, Dylan Campbell LS

Schedule:

8:00 - Registration
8:25 - President’s Welcome
8:30-9:25 - Session Begins
9:25-9:35 - Break - Refreshments
9:35-10:25 - Session Continues
10:25-10:35 - Break - Refreshments
10:35-11:25 - Session Continues
11:25-11:35 - Break - Refreshments
11:35 -12:30 - Session  Continues
12:30-12:45 - Business Meeting

Business Meeting Agenda

1. Minutes
2. Treasurer’s Report
3. Old Business
4. New Business
5. Adjourn

Speakers

Casey Sherlock, LS - Nebraska State Surveyor

Casey Sherlock is the Nebraska State Surveyor and resident of Lincoln, Nebraska. Casey’s been a registered Nebraska professional land surveyor for 20 years and the Nebraska State Surveyor for six years. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree with a comprehensive major in Mathematics from Chadron State College in 1999. He was Elected Hall County Surveyor for three consecutive 4-year terms of office beginning in 2005. Casey was appointed by the Nebraska Board of Educational Lands and Funds as Nebraska’s eighth State Surveyor on January 1, 2018, and serves as Ex-officio Secretary of the Nebraska Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors.

Dylan Campbell, LS - Instructor, Southeast Community College

Dylan Campbell is a registered land surveyor since 2020 and a Southeast Community College (SCC) instructor. He also provides technical support for TransitWorks. He earned his Associate of Applied Science in Land Surveying and Civil Engineering Technology from SCC.

He began his career at the Nebraska Department of Transportation, where he developed a deep understanding of boundary surveying, engineering surveying, and the application of UAV technology in aerial surveying.

Actively involved in emerging surveying technologies, he has a Part107 License as a UAV pilot and created a specialized class in aerial surveying at SCC, providing students with practical drone usage skills, facilitating their attainment of Part107 licenses, and preparing them for the Fundamentals of Surveying Exam before graduation.

Currently the Chair of the PSAN Education Committee, Dylan is enthusiastic about the future of the surveying profession and preparing future surveyors.

Wednesday, November 29, 2023