Meet the Speakers

WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE TO FOLLOWING PRESENTERS FOR OUR TECHNICAL SESSIONS:

(listed in alphabetical order by last name)

Bruce Carlson

Chris Gephart, PLS joined Bayer Becker in 1989 and is a firm Principal and Vice President of Land Surveying Services. Chris is responsible for the survey team’s strategy, safety, training, technology, and execution. Mr. Gephart is involved in all aspects of the survey work at the Ft. Mitchell office of Bayer Becker from initial client contact to the finished record maps and plats. Chris has completed surveys for residential subdivisions, industrial parks, retail and commercial centers, utility corridors, and roadway alignments. He has also worked as an expert witness in cases involving land boundaries.

Chris is a Licensed Professional Surveyor in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He is a Past President of the Kentucky Association of Professional Surveyors (KAPS) and is currently serving as a director. Chris is a recipient of the KAPS “Surveyor of the Year” award and is a graduate of the Leadership Northern Kentucky program.

Education: Bachelor of Science in Construction Technology, Northern Kentucky University, 1992, Leadership Northern Kentucky, 2007

Registration: PLS, KY - #3292, 1996

Professional Affiliations: Kentucky Association of Professional Surveyors, Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals, National Society of Professional Surveyors, Northern Kentucky University Industry Advisory Board, Cincinnati State Land Surveying Advisory Board

Ben Shinabery, PLS

Ben Shinabery, PLS is a land survey project manager at Qk4, Inc. where he specializes in high definition digital terrain modeling through traditional survey, 3D Laser Scanning and Aerial Drone Mapping. His experience ranges from collecting 3D data with everything from a plumb bob to high res color mobile mapping LiDAR. He grew up helping his dad survey through the corn fields of Michigan and later ran a survey field crew in the swamps of Florida – Full spectrum land surveying: cold and frozen to hot and humid. Now, Ben would rather pick a nice day and program his drone to do the mapping for him. He prides himself on helping others visualize geographic data in an engaging and understandable way. He lives with his bride and three kids in Simpsonville, Kentucky.

Luke Woodyard, PLS, EIT

Recently graduated with a civil engineering degree from the University of Kentucky in 2019, Luke Woodyard was hired to work on the Land Survey team for Qk4 Inc. A unicorn of sorts to the surveying community in Kentucky, Luke wanted to be a surveyor like his grandfather and not just settle for being an engineer. He is willing to work, loves the outdoors, and has spent his first couple of years collecting millions of points across the Commonwealth of Kentucky armed with a pair of the best GPS units, and a scanning total station.