Jeff has been Vice-President of the NZIS Council since 2010. He was first appointed to the Council in 2007 where he took on responsibility for the Membership Services Committee and has served on Boards of Enquiry.

Jeff’s early experience comes from employment with the Department of Land and Survey which later became Department of Survey and Land Information (DoSLI), Murray North Ltd and Natural Gas Ltd in the Waikato. It was during this time that he gained his NZ Certificate in Land Surveying. The natural progression for Jeff was attend Otago University National School of Surveying where he graduated with a Bachelor in Surveying 1993.

Following university, Jeff moved North to the Waikato and worked for several different survey firms; Ross Stewart in Te Aroha in eastern Waikato and Whangamata and then with John Bolam in Orewa and across the Coromandel. During this period he gained the experience necessary to become a Registered Surveyor in 1997.

In 1999 Jeff moved south again to Wellington  taking up a role of NZIS Stakeholder Representative on the LINZ Landonline project. He was subsequently appointed Customer Strategy Manager in 2002. During this time of significant change and challenge for the profession,  Jeff had the opportunity to travel the country, talking to surveyors about what was needed in Landonline and ensured that the profession was represented in the implementation of this world first automated land survey and titles registration system.

In 2002 Jeff presented a paper titled “The Benefits of Stakeholder Involvement”,  based on his experience within the Landonline project to the FIG XXII International Congress in Washington USA.

In 2005 Jeff returned to the professional consulting world, establishing himself as a Principal with Tse Group in Wellington. Tse Group has subsequently amalgamated into CPG NZ Ltd, an international multidisciplinary consultancy.

Jeff has represented the NZIS on the development of the joint LINZ/NZIS “Survey Strategic Context” paper that seeks to inform the survey industry about the future and has acted as Co-convenor for the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Conference 2011.

Jeff was awarded the Percy Dyett Prize for Best Engineering Plans in Registration Examinations of 1996.

Although he sees himself as a rubbish golf player, Jeff enjoys the challenge and conversations. His two daughters and wife Carleen put up with him and keep him grounded.

As someone who is passionate about the profession, he sees opportunities for surveyors as advocates for the land, for the people and for the future of NZ.