Fred M. Harpster, P.E., P.L.S
  Fred M. Harpster, P.E., P.L.S.

 

EDUCATION

 

 

 

 

Bachelor, Civil Engineering, University of Florida, 1952

 

 

Registered Professional Land Surveyor #1127, (Florida) 1956

 

 

Registered Professional Engineer #4724, (Florida) 1965

 

 

Registered General Contractor, 1968

 

AFFILIATIONS

 

 

 

 


Florida Engineering Society

Florida Land Surveyor’s Council

Past President Volusia County Chapter Florida Surveyors and Mappers Society

Past President Volusia County Chapter American Society of Civil Engineers

Past President Volusia County Chapter Florida Engineering Society

Lifetime Award of Appreciation from Volusia County Florida Surveyors and Mappers Society

 

EXPERIENCE

 

 

 

1973 to Present

 

Harpster Engineering & Surveying, Inc. – Daytona Beach, Florida

 

 

 

Professional Engineer, Land Surveyor and Owner

 

 

 

All types of surveying for boundary, topographic and hydrographic for Commercial Site Plans. Boundary Surveys included Subdivisions, Federal Sectionalized Lands & Land Grants. Engineering of Subdivisions, Stormwater Management, Potable Water Systems and Wastewater Systems including Lift Stations.

 

 

 

1971 – 1973

 

Lake County Public Works – Lake County, Florida

 

 

 

Director

 

 

 

Reporting directly to the Board of County Commissioners, management of all Public Works Departments, Road and Bridge, Auto Inspection, Engineering, Surveying, Landfill and Animal Control.

 

 

 

1969 – 1971

 

Orange County  - Orange County, Florida

 

 

 

County Engineer

 

 

 

Day to day operation of the County Engineering and Drafting Department, Survey Section with three field crews, primary water control with two field supervisors, the County Wastewater Collection and Treatment System with a Class “A” Operation Supervisor and approximately 40 Technicians and Helpers.

 

 

 

1960 – 1969

 

Pan American Airways – Aerospace Services Division

 

 

 

Construction Supervisor, Range Base Department & Design Engineering in Facilities Engineering Department

 

 

 

Construction and Design Engineer, Downrange Construction Eastern Missile Test Range.  Extensive design and construction of roads and airfields; piers; concrete and steel frame towers; power line work; sanitary and potable water works, and construction layout and hydrographic surveying.  Traveled for five years outside Continental U.S., balance of time was in Facilities Engineering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1956 – 1960

 

U.S. Army Corp of Engineers – Cape Kennedy, Florida

 

 

 

Construction Engineer

 

 

 

Layout and contract construction of missile test sites; assist in construction monitoring of missile test structures and buildings, and concrete and asphalt paving, grades and drainage.

 

 

 

1955 – 1956

 

Stepp, Inc. – Daytona Beach, Florida

 

 

 

Party Chief

 

 

 

General Land Surveying, subdivisions, drainage and sanitary sewer locations, hydrographic and topographic surveys for Public Utilities.

 

 

 

1953 – 1955

 

Florida State Road Department, 5th District – DeLand, Florida

 

 

 

Civil Engineer

 

 

 

Engineer in Rotation Training Program.

 

 

 

1952 – 1953

 

A.E.C. Savannah River Plant by E.I. Dupont Co. – Augusta, Georgia

 

 

 

Civil Engineer

 

 

 

Engineer in Training and construction of the Plant.

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