SSMC Hires Ed Wackerman, PSM, Project Manager in our Tampa Office

Southeastern Surveying and Mapping Corporation (SSMC) is pleased to announce Ed Wackerman, PSM, is now one of our Project Managers in our Tampa Office. Ed brings extensive FDOT surveying and mapping experience to SSMC, having been with a number of firms in the Tampa Bay Area for nearly five decades and having worked in FDOT Districts 1, 2, 5, 7, and the Turnpike. Ed has also been liaison to the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, the Tampa Port Authority, the Hillsborough County Surveying and Mapping Department, and the City of Tampa Survey Department. Ed is actively involved in numerous professional organizations throughout the Tampa Bay and Central Florida area. Welcome, Ed!

SSMC cares!

SSMC’s Jim Mazurak participates in “Florida Engineers in the Classroom” presentations with local engineers.  This is a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program that visits 5th grade elementary schools to promote surveying and engineering career interest.

Jim also volunteers with Orlando Cares by participating in PathFinders as a Career Coach.  He visits Orlando Middle Schools and speaks with students about careers in Surveying and Mapping.  This summer, PathFinders was led by volunteers at Lee, Carver and Memorial Middle Schools, serving more than 250 students.

Excerpt from a Letter of Commendation from Mayor Buddy Dyer:

“Your dedication to these programs has truly made a significant impact in the lives of our children and youth. I hope you will continue to volunteer as we offer these enriching programs to more students. Through Orlando Cares, you are helping to improve the quality of life in our City by developing our most important resource...our youth.

Your gifts of your time and talent are sincerely appreciated.”

Jim enjoys talking with the kids about our profession.  Good job, Jim!

SSMC has been helping make magic happen at Central Florida theme parks

Whether it’s the Hogwarts Express in Universal Studios’ Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Ihu’s Breakaway Falls in Sea World’s Aquatica Waterpark, or Disney’s New Fantasyland Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, we help make it safe and entertaining.  We’ve also been busy at Disney Springs, Disney’s Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

The SSMC team finished 2nd at the AJ John’s Shoot benefitting Christian Ministries in Jacksonville

This was a Fund-Raising Opportunity for the Campus Crusade for Christ’s Here’s Life Inner City Ministry, which provides: (1) S.A.Y. Yes! Centers - church-based after school programs for inner city elementary school children; (2) Compassionate Products (such as Boxes of Love) to meet crisis needs, build relationships and share the gospel; and (3) WorkNet Training, which equips and places hard-to-place job candidates in jobs.

SSMC Adds 360 degree Imagery for Roadside Asset Inventory

In addition to the collection of continuous roadway pavement surface images for pavement condition assessment, Southeastern Surveying and Mapping Corporation (SSMC) is pleased to announce that we have upgraded our Mobile Imaging Vehicle by adding the ability to collect seamless 360 degree images of the roadway and surrounding rights of way while driving at posted speed limits. Similar to Google’s Streetview images, these images allow SSMC’s technicians to identify roadside any assets, and tag the asset with a photograph as part of a transportation asset inventory. This technology is ideally suited for the inventory of traffic signs, guardrails, pavement striping, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, curb ramps and roadway shoulders.