Design Matters: FOCUS Engineering Leads the Way in Construction Staking with Drone Technology What if you could survey a complex construction site in half the time, with greater accuracy and less risk? At FOCUS Engineering & Surveying, Carson Griffin, Survey Crew Chief, and his team are making that possible. By combining cutting-edge drone technology with […]
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Staff Spotlight: Cris Diaz Meet Cris Diaz, crew chief and key member of the FOCUS Construction Staking department. From a young age, Cris was driven to pursue a career in the construction industry. Both his older brother, a carpentry contractor, and his grandfather, a construction contractor, influenced his vision. At the age of 22, while […]
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Gogo Squeez—Large-Scale Industrial Project Gogo Squeez was a large-scale construction surveying and staking project involving a 186,000-SF addition to an existing food processing building. The client initially tasked FOCUS with staking out the geo piers on the site to establish ground stability and structural integrity. The number of geo piers totaled approximately 2,500, as staking […]
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Bodhi Barney | Crew Chief 2, Construction Staking Bodhi’s Unique Background and Career Journey Bodhi’s career journey began as a unique blend of part-time work in a bike shop and GIS analyst for Draper City, culminating in his current role as Crew Chief 2 of Construction Staking at FOCUS. During his previous job, Bodhi Barney […]
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An Introduction to Construction Staking Construction Staking involves taking a set of plans or blueprints from paper and laying out stakes in the field so the contractors have a physical representation for construction. Connor Llewelyn, the Construction Staking department manager at FOCUS Engineering & Surveying, discussed how his team builds a better place. Q. What […]
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Dylan Bowser’s journey into construction staking is a testament to the power of curiosity and seizing opportunities. His interest was sparked while working on a mountain bike trail-building crew in North Carolina, where a crew member with surveying experience opened his eyes to a new path. This alignment of interests and skills led him to […]
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