12 Header The Oregon Surveyor | Vol. 46, No. 5 Member Spotlight introduced to surveying and used some tools like a GPS. “It was a good introduction, I remember that,” he says. “My instructor said that it was a great job for By Vanessa Salvia Jonathan Redd, a surveyor for Klamath County Public Works and Klamath County deputy surveyor, didn’t initially set out to become a surveyor, but after working in retail for 15 years, he decided it was time for a change. A surveying course he took in high school had sparked his interest years ago, enough to remain in the back of his mind as a possible career option, but it wasn’t until later in life that Jonathan decided to pursue it. “I went to school but didn’t know what I really wanted to do,” he says. “I worked retail and became a manager of a sporting goods store for about 15 years.” After his two children grew up a bit more and were able to be on their own after school hours, Jonathan started thinking of a career change. The time seemed right to do something different, so he decided to go back to school six years ago. Jonathan had surveying in the back of his mind for a long time. Jonathan grew up in and lives in Klamath Falls, which is the home of Oregon Institute of Technology. His high school offered a week-long forestry class in which the students were Jonathan Redd, PLS Klamath County Deputy Surveyor Klamath County Public Works Checking monuments on the mountain lakes wilderness boundary for the county surveyor’s office. Very first of many stock piles built and surveyed. Jonathan says he didn’t realize how much surveying in ditches he would be doing. (“I love it,” he says.)
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