Chris Foley

B.S. in Land Surveying and Mapping Science; minor in Geographic Information Science Saint Cloud State University

Program
Land Surveying

Education and experience
While attending VCC I worked a summer internship at Bear Island Surveying in Ely. After graduating with my A.S. in Land Surveying in 2009 I enrolled at Saint Cloud State University and received a B.S. in Land Surveying and Mapping Science with a minor in Geographic Information Science. While at SCSU I worked a summer internship at the City of Bloomington, Minnesota, on a survey crew. After graduation, I went to work in the field and eventually transitioned into an office position. After satisfying all of the state and federal requirements I passed the Professional Surveyor exam and the Minnesota Land Surveyor exam, making me a licensed land surveyor in the state of Minnesota in 2017

Current employer
Westwood Professional Services located In St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Position
Project Surveyor. I am involved in every aspect of surveying in our office from resource management to the technical and business end of things.

Favorite VCC memory
Learning math from Shawn Bina- I never knew calculus contained so many “animals” and “houses” but the way he taught me really clicked. Small class sizes with instructors that yearned for class participation- I always felt that as long as I attended class and participated I did fine. Whenever I struggled with a unit I always made sure to utilize the instructor’s office hours or work with a teacher’s aide when available. All of my instructors wanted me to succeed and as long as I put in the effort they were more than willing to spend 1-on-1 time with me. That was something that I think is extremely valuable at VCC. Forest Field Skills and Dendrology- Those were my two favorite classes!