About Thomson Surveyors

Denis Thomson
Director
Licensed Cadastral Surveyor
Registered Professional Surveyor
B.Surv
M.N.Z.I.S.
M.C.S.N.Z.

Work Experience
30 years experience in land surveying in Southland and Northland

History
Denis grew up in Raglan. He operated his first business as a registered surveyor in Invercargill in 1985. He has extensive experience in business management, and has been a director at Thomson Survey Ltd and it’s preceding companies for 19 years.

Specialty
Denis designs subdivisions and negotiates client’s needs with the local council. He has valuable experience in finding solutions that best meet the needs of the client.

David Stringer
Resource Management Planner
B.For.Sc; M.For.Sc; Dip.Nat.Res;
Member of the NZ Planning Institute

Work Experience
20 years experience in the policy planning and resource management planning field. Worked for the Far North District (Proposed District Plan processes, and Plan Changes). Worked at Thomson Survey Ltd (previously Thomson & King Ltd) since 1998, as Resource Management Planner, preparing Planner’s Reports and Assessments of Environmental Effects for both subdivision and land use consent applications, Northland Regional Council consents, and Scoping Reports (re obtaining consents): Management of the consent processes.

History
Born and raised in South Canterbury. Obtained resource management degrees, and diploma, at Universities of Canterbury, and Lincoln. Post Graduate studies (M.Plan papers). Planning Department University of Auckland.

Specialty
Investigations (including walking people through the consent processes - focusing on the value of the end result), Risk Management, Budgets to obtain consents, feasibility & scoping reports; discretionary & non-complying resource consent applications, coastal consents, commercial and industrial consents, Assessments of Environmental effects, Planning Reports (including pre purchase reports), Consent Conditions, Consultation with Affected Parties (including DOC, Tangata Whenua, community/environmental organisations), Hearings, NZ Environmental Court appeals, and Plan Changes; applications to NZ Historic Places Trust (dealing with Archaeological Sites, and Sites of Significance to Maori).

Sam Hackett
Office Manager

Work Experience
6 years experience surveying in Northland including surveying for subdivisions, building construction, road construction, precise control and land deformation monitoring.

History
Sam grew up in Northland and has spent the last 10 years in Kerikeri. He is familiar with the local area. He has learnt surveying ‘on the job’ under the instruction of Registered Surveyors.

Specialty
GPS surveying and GPS processing, engineering surveying for building and road construction, volumetric analysis, topographical and site surveying, data management, Landonline esurvey, teaching staff surveying software.

Graeme Kettle
Licensed Cadastral Surveyor
Registered Professional Surveyor
B.Surv
M.N.Z.I.S.

Work Experience
20 years experience in land surveying, site engineering and contract management in Northland, Auckland, Gisborne, Otago, Southland, England and USA.

History
Graeme grew up in Auckland and has gained extensive cadastral surveying experience in many parts of New Zealand. Graeme also has experience as a site engineer/contract manager – 1 year on a hydroelectric scheme in Central Otago, 1 year on a hospital construction site in England, 1½ years on the North Terminal project for Gatwick airport in England and 2 years on a large resort development in North Carolina, USA. Since the beginning of 2006 Graeme has settled and made Northland his home.

Specialty
Cadastral surveys (including Unit Title surveys), Landonline esurvey, managing large projects, staff training.

Sam Lee
Graduate Surveyor
B.Surv
Professional Associate MNZIS
L1 STMS

Work Experience
1 year experience in Northland including subdivisions, road construction, and topographical surveys
History

History
Sam grew up in Northland and attended Horeke and Okaihau primary, and Okaihau College. He is familiar with the local area. He did his surveying degree at the University of Otago

Specialty
Cadastral Surveys, Landonline, esurvey, GPS

Ben Hackett
Survey Technician
L1 STMS

Work Experience
4 years experience surveying in Northland including topographical survey, subdivisions, building construction and road construction.
History

History
Ben has lived in Northland all his life and is familiar with the local area. He has learnt surveying under the supervision of Registered Surveyors and experienced technicians and has an excellent understanding of topographical and engineering surveying.

Specialty
topographical and road survey, road and building construction set out, asbuilts and levelling using total station and GPS.

Lilian Aldridge
Reception / Personal Assistant to Director
7 CSE’s, 1 GCE ‘A’ Level, Basic Auto CAD

Work Experience
8 years experience working in a Surveyors office, 6 years of these with Thomson Survey Ltd. General duties include reception, survey administration and liaising with Clients, local Council, Engineers and Solicitors. Promoted to Personal Assistant 2 years ago and handle the Directors administration.

History
Born and raised in the UK and worked for over 25 years in various Drawing Offices as a Tracer and later a Draughtsperson. Emigrated to New Zealand 10 years ago and I have since worked for the Far North District Council doing office administration. Then worked for 2 years in a local Survey Office doing reception and survey administration before joining Thomson Survey Ltd where I have been for the last 6 years doing reception, survey administration and then after promotion to Personal Assistant the Directors administration.

Speciality
Survey administration, liaising with Clients, Council, Engineers and Solicitors.