PLSO Oregon Surveyor January/February 2019

Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon Executive Secretary Aimee McAuliffe PO Box 230548 Tigard, OR 97281 503-303-1472 Toll-free: 844-284-5496 execdirector@plso.org www.plso.org © 2019 LLM Publications Vol. 42, No. 1 January/February 2019 A publication of the Published by LLM Publications PO Box 91099 Portland, OR 97291 503-445-2220 • 800-647-1511 www.llmpubs.com Advertising Kevin Craig, kevin@llmpubs.com Design Benjamin Caulder, ben@llmpubs.com Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon Publications Committee Greg Crites, PLS, Editor gac_work@hotmail.com Paul Galli • gallip@co.cowlitz.wa.us Chuck Wiley • charleswiley@gmail.com John Thatcher • johnsue648@gmail.com Editorials From the Editor , by Greg Crites , PLS 2 From the PLSO Chairman , by Shawn Kampmann, PLS 4 From the PLSO Office, by Aimee McAuliffe 6 Articles/Sections PLSO Conference 2019 8 7 Action Steps to Maximize Your Value in the Workplace 18 Corner Search and Taste, by John Thatcher, PLS 24 Columns The Lost Surveyor, by Pat Gaylord , PLS 20 OrYSN Corner: 2019 Meetup, by Christopher Glantz, PLS 27 On the Cover Christopher Glantz, PLS: winner of the 2018 Surveyor of the Year Award, hard at work. Contents The Oregon Surveyor is a publication of the Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon (PLSO). It is provided as a medium for the expression of individual opinions concerning topics relating to the Land Surveying profession. Address changes & business  All notifications for changes of address, membership inquiries and PLSO business correspondence should be directed to Aimee McAuliffe, PO Box 230548, Tigard, OR 97281; 503-303-1472; execdirector@plso.org. Editorial matters & contributions of material  The Oregon Surveyor welcomes your articles, comments and photos for publication. PLSO assumes no responsibility for statements expressed in this publication. Editorial matters should be directed to Greg Crites, gac_work@hotmail.com . Advertising policy  Advertising content and materials are subject to approval of the PLSO Board and LLM Publications. The publisher reserves the right to reject any advertising that simulates copy; material must be clearly marked as “Advertisement.” For advertising, contact: Kevin Craig, kevin@llmpubs.com ; 503-445-2222, 800-647-1511 x2222. @ORLandSurveyors The Oregon