Jerry Olson , president and CEO
Bruce Towle , vice president, director of surveying
Kurt Stonex , director of planning and landscape architecture

Jerry C. Olson, P.L.S., P.E.
President and CEO
jolson@olsonengr.com

Jerry Olson, president, founded OEI in 1968. Prior to starting a private practice he was employed as an engineer with the Washington Department of Natural Resources. He earned his master's degree in Forest Engineering at Oregon State University and is a licensed Land Surveyor, Engineer and Certified Forester. Jerry is responsible for establishing standards and procedures at OEI.

Jerry is active in many professional organizations. He is a Member Emeritus and has held leadership positions in both the Washington State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, and the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. He is a Fellow of the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping. Jerry was named Surveyor of the Year by the Land Surveyors Association of Washington and has chaired several committees in that organization.

He also is actively involved in local and regional business and community organizations. Jerry is a charter board member of the Clark County Responsible Growth Forum and has served on several task forces for that organization and the Columbia River Economic Development Council. He is a board member of the Clark County Home Builders Association and received the State and Local Government Affairs Recognition Award from the National Association of Home Builders.

He is the author of the reference handbook, The First Land Surveyors of Washington, and edited the book, David D. Clarke 1864 - 1920, Narratives of a Surveyor and Engineer in the Pacific Northwest.

Professional Registrations
Washington Land Surveyor
Oregon Land Surveyor
California Land Surveyor
Washington Professional Engineer
Oregon Professional Engineer
Certified Forester

Bruce D. Towle, P.L.S.
Vice President, Director of Surveying
bruce@olsonengr.com

Bruce Towle, vice president, has been with OEI since 1976 and became a principal in 1983. A Forest Engineering graduate of Oregon State University, Bruce is a licensed Land Surveyor. As Senior Survey Project coordinator, he is responsible for project organization and assignments, communications, budgeting, scheduling and all computer data compliance and quality control.

Bruce has directed OEI surveying since 1983 and supervises all surveyors, technicians and field crews for boundary, topographic and ALTA surveys. He has managed thousands of commercial, industrial, residential and cadastral survey projects for OEI.

He has held leadership positions in the Land Surveyors Association of Washington and served as instructor of Surveying Review courses at Clark College, Vancouver, Washington. Bruce is a member of the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping.

Professional Registrations
Washington Land Surveyor
Oregon Land Surveyor
California Land Surveyor

Kurt F. Stonex, P.L.S., P.E.
Director of Planning and Landscape Architecture
kurt@olsonengr.com

Kurt Stonex has been with OEI since 1984 and was named a principal in 1993. He is a licensed Land Surveyor and Engineer and a Forest Engineering graduate of Oregon State University. Kurt is experienced in managing complex, multi-discipline projects.

He is responsible for OEI project management, including identifying scope of work, planning schedules and budgets, and representing the client's best interests.

He is involved in local and regional business and community organizations including the Metropolitan Home Builders Association and the City of Vancouver Project Review Committee. Kurt has served in leadership positions for the Land Surveyors Association of Washington. He is active in the Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon and is a member of the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping and the American Society of Professional Engineers.

Professional Registrations
Washington Professional Engineer
Washington Land Surveyor
Oregon Land Surveyor
Oregon Professional Engineer
Oregon Water Rights Examiner

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