John Allen joined James W. Sewall Company in 2008. He has more than 37 years’ experience in mapping, drafting, and land surveying. His duties have included supervision of field crews and survey department, project management and business development. John has significant experience working with town and state regulating agencies, GPS control surveying, subdivision design, road layout, boundary work, and deed research.
John enjoys working with clients to help identify challenges and find solutions associated with their surveying projects. He also enjoys getting to see so many of the beautiful places in Maine while working and spending time with his family and friends at his home on Davis Pond in Eddington.
Education
M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Short Courses, Federal Highway Administration in Transportation Engineering
Year Joined Sewall
2008
Professional Affiliations & Licenses
Registered Professional Land Surveyor, Maine #2311
Experience
Sewall, 2008-Present
Director of Survey
Responsible for supervision of survey field crews, project management, new equipment research, training & implementation, daily survey operations and business development.
Representative Projects
Engineering Topography
MaineDOT. Performed topographic and control work for 248 bridge scour surveys in central Maine.
MaineDOT. Performed topographic surveys for additional areas along I95 in Hampden for three bridge replacements.
Wind Transportation. Performed intersection surveys for 18 intersections throughout Maine as part of a wind transportation project.
City of Brewer. Performed a boundary, topographic & utility survey for three parcels on Hardy Street.
Engineering Right-of-Way
MaineDOT. Performed right-of-way survey and right-of-way plans for a 1,500 linear foot sidewalk project on High Street in Eastport, Maine.
Bathymetric Survey
MaineDOT. Performed bathymetric surveys of portions of various rivers to support a bridge scouring project.
Great River Hydro. Performed a bathymetric survey of a portion of the Connecticut River to identify areas of scouring and buildup of silt. Project area was approximately 7 acres.
AMES A/E, 1991-2008
Survey Supervisor
Responsible for supervision of survey field crews, project management, new equipment research, training & implementation, daily survey operations and business development.
