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Peter D. Cohrs is Vice President of the Surveying Division. Before joining the firm, Pete worked for the City of Fresno for 29 years, 21 of which he was the chief surveyor. He has broad experience in a diversity of fields and is considered an expert in boundary determination and research compilation.

As vice president of the surveying division, Pete is responsible for overseeing field crew and surveying operations and office mapping activities, as well as ensuring client expectations are met and quality results achieved. He verifies all boundary and easement calculations and has overseen hundreds of diverse projects.

While at the City of Fresno, Pete monitored personnel and budget matters for the surveying section of the Public Works Department and was responsible for the maintenance and expansion of the City’s vertical control network.

He completed boundary surveys of city-owned properties as well as topographic mapping, control and construction staking for public works projects including:

• Waste water treatment plant expansion
• Construction of major sewer trunk lines
• Airport expansion and lease lots
• Major street widening projects
• Surface water treatment plant
• Chaffee Zoo exhibits and expansion
• Fresno Air Terminal main runway and taxiway reconstruction
• Chukchansi Park construction control survey
• Grade separation at Shaw and Marks Avenues
• Multi-story parking structure
• Served in court on multiple occasions as an expert witness on boundary determination
• City-wide horizontal control survey in conjunction with California State University, Fresno staff and students using GPS

He earned a bachelor’s degree in surveying and photogrammetry from California State University, Fresno.