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RONALD R. COLER, PLS
Vice President & Principal Survey Engineer


Ron Coler is a co-founder and principal of Coler & Colantonio, Inc. and has over ten years experience in the consulting engineering profession as project manager and expert witness. Incorporated in the formulation of spatial opinion and measurement analysis, Ron's knowledge encompasses an understanding of land information at the local level, thereby enabling him to interpret rights, interests, and spatial extent of real property.

During his term with Coler & Colantonio, Inc., Ron has supervised the organized growth of the firm's surveying engineering team, now specializing in: land surveys, GPS surveys, and engineering/marine surveys. In addition, Ron has managed and supervised hundreds of surveying engineering assignments ranging from property line retracement surveys to hydrographic surveys. His project involvement includes active participation in: Chapter 183A surveys, Chapter 185 surveys, title insurance surveys, topographic surveys, hydrographic surveys, deformation surveys, GPS surveys, industrial alignment surveys, utility/pipeline surveys, and geo-technical/seismic exploration surveys. Expert witness testimony includes specific focus on littoral boundaries from a historic and location perspective.

Prior to the firm's establishment, Ron served as project surveyor, project manager, and survey manager for a number of established New England engineering entities. In addition, he had responsible survey charge with consulting firms in Oklahoma and Wyoming which provided practical, working experience in the U.S. Public Land Survey System. While with one consulting engineering firm in Massachusetts, Ron served as systems manager for an Automated Information Division. As such, he was responsible for systems operation, maintenance, and project prioritization. He also supervised and trained operators in the development of hardware and software applications. Over the last ten years, Ron has been invited to present seminars in Measurement Analysis, GPS Surveys, and Survey Engineering Curriculum to various statewide and regional professional organization.

Professional Registrations

Professional Land Surveyor
     Massachusetts
     New Hampshire
     Maine
     New York
     Vermont
Registered Sanitarian - MA

Member

   American Congress on Surveying & Mapping
   Massachusetts Association of Land Surveyors & Civil Eng.
   Massachusetts Health Officers Association
   National Environmental Health Association
   Massachusetts Society of Professional Foresters
   Society of American Foresters