August/September Business View Magazine

56 57 MCKIM & CREED McKim & Creed hydrographic surveyors used multibeam technology to uncover vital evidence. “The multibeam survey technology was instru- mental in obtaining a conviction in this case,” said William Van Trigt, Esq., Assistant District Attorney for New Hanover County. And when our client needed an independent survey for volume calculations at a 185-acre reservoir site in Texas,McKim& Creed collected accurate data using unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The owner had been reluctant to use UAS due to poor past experiences, but was so pleased with the results that McKim& Creed was commissioned to collect volume calculation data every fewmonths until excavation was completed. And when a Canadian company needed to build temporary dikes that withheld water so diamonds could be mined,McKim& Creed configured, in- stalled and provided training for a customized GPS position and monitoring system.This allowed crane operators to accurately track when,where, and how much fill material had been placed. “We use our surveying tools to domuchmore than collect accurate data,”saysTimCawood,PLS,who over- seesMcKim&Creed’s geomatics business unit.“We use our tools tomeet our clients’challenges.” McKim& Creed was founded in 1978 by Herbert P.McKim, Jr, PE, PLS, and Michael W. Creed, PE, Ph.D. The firm began as a two-person compa- ny providing structural engineering services to architects. Today, McKim & Creed is a 500-per- AT A GLANCE MCKIM & CREED WHAT: An engineering and consulting firm WHERE: Raleigh, North Carolina WEBSITE: www.mckimcreed.com McKim & Creed’s used 21st century unmanned aerial systems (UAS) technology to quickly and cost effectively collect 3D topographic data and 2D planimetrics used for the reconstruction design of a 19th century golf club in Florida. son, employee-owned firm with 19 offices in six states, and provides geomatics and engineering service to public and private clients throughout the country. The firm’s geomatics business unit provides approximately 50 percent of McKim & Creed’s annual revenue. For four years, the com- pany has been recognized as the No. 1 Surveying and Mapping Firm in the Southeast by Engineer- ing News-Record Southeast. McKim & Creed has also been ranked among the Top 100 Land Sur- veying, Mapping and Geospatial Firms by Point of Beginning magazine, and one of the Top 25 Trenchless Design Firms by Trenchless Technolo- gy magazine. McKim & Creed is consistently acknowledged as an industry expert, with requests for speaking engagements at international, national, and local conferences. Furthermore, the company has won numerous awards for its geomatics work, includ- ing two Grand Conceptor Awards—the highest award given by the American Society of Engineering Companies of North Carolina— for its use of mobile LiDAR for transportation projects and a proof of concept involving UAS for coastal mapping. INVESTING IN TECHNOLOGY McKim & Creed has become leader in the geo- spatial industry because of its expertise, dedica- tion to work, innovative solutions, and investment and application of cutting-edge technologies. These technologies include airborne, mobile, and terrestrial LiDAR/scanning; UAS (drones); subsur- face utility engineering; and hydrographic and conventional surveying services for the energy, McKim & Creed’s multibeam sonar system helped police locate a Dodge 1500 truck in 35 feet of water. The vehicle was part of an insurance fraud investigation.