Professional Land Surveyor

Jon is a State of Maine licensed Professional Land Surveyor since 2001. He grew up in Bangor attending school and playing many sports but also spending much time outdoors camping, hunting and fishing with relatives. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Maine. Jon lived in New York and Massachusetts for several years but enjoys being settled back in Maine.

Jon’s work resume extends from municipal development to township surveys and tracing of miles of utility lines. He regularly works with residential clients for boundary retracement such as house lots, camp lots and vacant lands. Jon enjoys the diversity of working in this mostly forested state of rugged hills, inland lakes and coastal charm. He travels from the western Maine mountains to downeast coastal islands. He consults for the use of GPS technology applications, remote sensing, GIS and analysis of least squares networks. As an expert witness, Jon has given depositions and court testimony.

Jon has been actively involved in the local and state level of the Maine Society of Land Surveyors. He has presented at various conferences, classes and meetings for MSLS, Maine Bar Association, University of Maine and local schools as an advocate for the land surveying profession.

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Focus Areas:

• Project Management
• Boundary Retracement
• Site Development and Subdivisions
• FEMA Flood Elevation Certificates and Letters of Map Amendment
• GIS and Digital Work Products
• GPS Surveys
• Expert Witness and Litigation Support

Education:

• Master of Science in Spatial Information, Science and Engineering (1995-1997), University of Maine – Orono, Maine

• Bachelor of Science in Bio-Resource Engineering (1989-1993), University of Maine – Orono, Maine

Professional Land Surveyor

Adam has been a State of Maine Licensed Professional Land Surveyor since 2005. He has an Associates Degree in Civil Engineering Technology from the University of Maine. Adam worked a temporary appointment with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in remote parts of western Maine and in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has been in full-time practice of land surveying since 1996 and with Plisga & Day since 1997.

Adam excels at boundary surveying of larger tracts of land, industrial ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys, and projects requiring extensive records research. In his spare time he enjoys hiking, hunting, camping, and a host of other outdoor activities with his wife Lisa and their three children.

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Special Expertise:

• Project Management
• ALTA/ACSM Title Surveys
• Boundary Surveys
• Record Research
• Subdivision Specialist and Engineering Surveys

Mr. Garster has over thirty-five years experience in the practice of land surveying. His experience includes boundary retracements, subdivision design, topographic surveys, ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys, hydrographic surveys, Elevation Certificates and Letter of Map Amendments (LOMA’s) and GPS control surveys. His specific experience includes field work in Antarctica, Alaska and Maine. His work has ranged from small boundary surveys to BLM Native Allotment Cadastral surveys. A significant portion of his work has included projects for commercial, municipal, state and federal sites.

Education:

• BS Civil Engineering 1990, University of Maine
• AS Civil Engineering Technology 1989, University of Maine

Professional Registrations & Certifications:

• Professional Land Surveyor, Maine License #2047
• Engineer-in-Training, Maine Cert. #4115

Memberships:

• National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS)
• Maine Society of Land Surveyors (MSLS)

Allan graduated from the University of Maine in 1981 with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Surveying Engineering. He became a State of Maine Licensed Professional Land Surveyor in 1989.

Allan worked at Plisga & Day from 1985 to 2006, before embarking on his own land surveying practice. He returned to Plisga & Day in 2021, working at the Good Deeds office in Belfast,

Allan works on boundary surveys and records research projects. He has varied interests, including antique automobiles and firearms.

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Professional Land Surveyor

Julian attended Bates College and University of Otago, Dunedin New Zealand receiving a B.S. in Geology from Bates College in 2001. He later received a Master of Forestry degree from the University of Maine at Orono in 2008. He has many outdoor interests including hiking, climbing, canoeing, cross country and backcountry skiing. He spent a couple of years volunteering for national service through AmeriCorps in New Hampshire and Maine in 2002-2003 where he taught environmental education and led trail crews working on recreational trail construction and repair.

Julian’s resume includes time spent in recreational trail construction, residential construction, recreation management, ski trail grooming, and forest management, transitioning into work as a survey technician for Plisga & Day starting in 2008. He was licensed as a Maine Professional Land Surveyor in 2015.

He is an active member in various organizations including the Orono Land Trust, Penobscot Valley Ski Club, The Nature Conservancy, and Maine Appalachian Trail Club.

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Special Expertise:

• Boundary Retracement Surveys
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Cartography
• Recreational Trail Maps
• Composite Ownership Maps
• Planning/Management Maps
• Static and RTK Global Positioning System (GPS) procedures
• Site & Topographic Surveys
• Large Forest Tract Surveys

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Tim manages the Houlton Area Office. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force. Tim has an Associate of Science degree in Forest Management Technology from the University of Maine. He has worked as a Department of Defense Forest Technician, Maine Forest Products Industry Logger and Sawyer. He is the Linneus Planning Board Chairman. He is active in his church and with his family. Tim is a State of Maine Licensed Professional Land Surveyor since 1994 and has been full-time practice of land surveying with Plisga & Day since 1986. Tim works from his farm in Linneus, Maine. Call Tim today at (207) 532-2695 to schedule an appointment.

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Special Expertise:

• Boundary Retracement Surveys
• Expert Witness and Litigation Support
• Fieldwork Strategies
• Magnetic Staff Compass

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United States Army Intelligence, Vietnam and Fort Bragg, North Carolina. University of Maine at Presque Isle. Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering – University of Maine. Three years in Survey Engineering curriculum at University of Maine. State of Maine Licensed Professional Land Surveyor since 1981. Full-time practice of land surveying since 1981 with emphasis on boundary surveys. Full-time with firm since 1981.
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Special Expertise:

• Retracement Surveys
• Fieldwork Strategy

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Clark has been working for Plisga & Day Land Surveyors since the late 1980s when he worked summers while in college at the University of Maine at Orono. He graduated from the University in 1991, with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology and worked for a year as a field engineer at a water treatment company. In 1993, he began working full time at Plisga & Day and became a Maine Licensed Land Surveyor in 2002. From 2003 to 2005 he lived on the Eastern Shore of Maryland working for engineering and surveying firms on large housing developments, shore front condominium surveys and ALTA/ACSM surveys. Since 2005, he has been back in Maine working at Plisga & Day on small boundary surveys, ALTA/ACSM surveys, utility corridor surveys, and whatever else comes along. In 2014, Plisga & Day purchased Good Deeds Land Surveying in Belfast, and Clark has been working in that office since that time. When he is not working he enjoys building boats, rowing, canoeing, and spending time with his wife.

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Special Expertise:

• Project Management
• Boundary Retracement
• Condominium Plans

Robert Cousins, Professional Forrester and SIT, graduated with BS in Forestry from the University of Maine. With over 10 years of forestry experience, Bob assists with deed research, field operations and CAD drafting. With firm since 2025.

Colby Chambers a graduate of EMCC, assisting with field operations and CAD drafting.

PE (2023), a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Maine, Tyler coordinates and executes many facets of our complex layout, ground scanning, Civil 3D Models in addition to being outside, building trails and riding his mountain bike.

Andrew Madsen graduated from Wheaton College (IL) in 2020 with a B.S. in Geology and a Mathematics minor. After college, he decided to try surveying because he heard it would get him outside more. Andrew helps with many components of field and office work, and particularly enjoys working on large, complex boundary surveys and conservation easements. He is currently taking surveying courses from UMaine in pursuit of his LSIT. Outside of work, he enjoys biking, cross-country skiing, canoeing, and backpacking with his wife, Lauren.

A graduated EMCC with an associate degree in Building Construction and Applied Sciences in 2024. Zack’s duties include field work, updating and maintaining equipment, and drafting on AutoCAD. Zack enjoys golfing and is restoring a house in Brewer.

A graduate of the University of Maine, Jon assists the firm with work both in the field including robotic total station and RTK GPS surveying, and in the office with CAD drafting and records research.