Curriculum Vitae. Education Purdue University, Bachelor of Science in Land Surveying, 1976

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1 Curriculum Vitae Gary R. Kent The Schneider Corporation 8901 Otis Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana (317) (317) (fax) Professional Registrations Registered Land Surveyor, Indiana (1980), License Registered Land Surveyor, Michigan (1989), License Education Purdue University, Bachelor of Science in Land Surveying, 1976 Employment Marion County Surveyor s Office, Indianapolis, Indiana Second Deputy Responsible for activities of field crews and preparation of all survey work. Work included extensive section corner perpetuation, boundary and topographic surveys and court testimony. Schneider Engineering Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana Project Manager Responsible for field crew supervision, job preparation and all aspects of project management both technical and administrative for all varieties of survey work and all types of clients. Schneider Engineering Corporation Director, Surveying and Mapping Division Administratively responsible for a surveying staff of 60 in four offices in central Indiana. Professionally responsible for surveying activities in the Indianapolis office. The Schneider Corporation Vice President of Residential Development Services Administratively responsible for the Residential Development Services Sector of the Schneider Corporation, including activities in four offices. Professionally responsible for surveying activities in the Indianapolis Office. The Schneider Corporation Director of Surveying Responsible for a staff of 90 persons in the Surveying Sector across Schneider's four offices. 1

2 The Schneider Corporation 2003-present Integrated Services Director Consulting, training and educating on surveying and GIS topics both within the company and for outside clients. Project manager and account manager for a number of local and national clients. Consulting and expert witness work. Substantial responsibilities related to safety. Professional Affiliations and Activities Awards American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Board of Directors, , President, 2001 Chair of the ALTA/ACSM Standards Committee, and Membership and Convention Advisory Committees National Society of Professional Surveyors Board of Directors, Treasurer, Chair of the ALTA/ACSM Standards Committee, 1995-present American Land Title Association Member Chair of the ALTA/ACSM Standards Committee Indiana State Board of Registration for Land Surveyors Member, 2003-present Vice Chairman, GeoLearn, LLC Faculty member for Geo-Learn ( an online provider of education for the geo-spatial community. ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey Standards Chair of the ALTA/ACSM Standards Committee for ACSM and chair of the ALTA/ACSM Standards Committee for ALTA with primary responsibility for the development and adoption of the 1992, 1997, 1999, 2005 and 2011 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys. Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors Board of Directors, , President, 1989, 2012 Chair of Standards, Nominations, Government Affairs Committees International Right of Way Association Member, International Survey Committee Certified Instructor Purdue University, Indianapolis Outstanding Associate Faculty Award,

3 Excellence in Teaching Award, 2005 American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Presidential Citations: 1985, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004 National Society of Professional Surveyors Presidential Citation, 1999 Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors Presidential Citations: 1978, 1988, 1991, 2001, 2002, 2011 Different Drummer Award, 1994 Surveyor of the Year, 1996 Atlas Award, 2013 International Right of Way Association, Chapter 10 (Indiana) Professional of the Year, 2012 Publications Co-author of the ILTA Real Estate Handbook, Indiana Land Title Association, 2012 Contributing author to Land Surveys: A Guide for Lawyers and Other Professionals, 3rd Ed., American Bar Association, Editor Mitchell Williams, 2012 Co-author of an article on the 2011 ALTA/ACSM Land Survey Standards in Probate and Property, American Bar Association, July-August 2011 edition Contributing author to the Commercial Real Estate Transactions Handbook, Aspen, 2011 A regular columnist for The American Surveyor Magazine Contributing author to The Architect s Handbook of Professional Practice, Wiley, 2005 Contributing author to The Land Development Handbook, McGraw Hill, 2002 Contributing author to Indiana Real Estate Transactions, West Law, 1999 A regular columnist for NSPS News and Views and for the former ACSM Bulletin on ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys Miscellaneous articles on survey standards in various industry and professional publications including The Hoosier Surveyor, POB Magazine, The ACSM Bulletin and American Surveyor Magazine. Presentations Over the last 10 years, has presented programs on boundary law, title, surveying standards, easements and rights of way, leadership and other topics in all 50 states and two European countries ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys - (approximately 40 states) Principles of Boundary Law - (approximately 30 states) Easements and Rights of Way (approximately 25 states) Ethics and Standards (several states) Understanding Legal Descriptions - (numerous states)

4 Surveyor s Reports - (numerous states) Theory of Location in Sequential Conveyances (numerous states) Theory of Location in Simultaneously-Created Properties - (numerous states) Water Boundaries and Riparian Rights - (several states) Running a Successful Surveying Business - (numerous states) Advanced Real Estate Law Course (Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum) 2000, 2001 Deeds, Descriptions and the Law (numerous states) Boundary Law in Indiana - numerous times in Indiana since 1994 Theory of Location in Indiana Case Law 2003, 2004, 2005 GIS and Parcel Conversions (Indiana, California, Iowa, Massachusetts) Indiana Boundary Law/Adjoining Landowner Disputes Indiana Survey Standards numerous times in Indiana since 1986 Section Corner Perpetuation numerous times in Indiana, Route Surveys in Indiana Service and Activities Adjunct Faculty for the Land Surveying and Geomatics area in the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University, West Lafayette teaching Property Surveying and Descriptions Adjunct Faculty for the Construction Technology Department at Indiana University/Purdue University in Indianapolis teaching Surveying Law, Legal Descriptions, Property Surveying and Land Survey Systems, Member of the US Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration s Pipeline and Informed Planning Alliance task force, Co-Chair, Purdue University Dean of Engineer s Committee regarding the Land Surveying and Geomatics Engineering program Member, Civil Engineering Advisory Council for Purdue University, West Lafayette Member, Governor s Task Force on Farmland Preservation 2000 Expert Witness Testimony, Depositions, Surveys and Reports (since 2003) 2003 Testified with respect to survey standards and boundary law on behalf of the plaintiff in a Quiet Title action in Hendricks County, Indiana 2004 Testified on behalf of the plaintiff in a lawsuit in West Lafayette, Indiana involving, among other things, compliance with Indiana Survey Standards and the competent practice of surveying Testified on behalf of the defendant in a case related to Indiana Administrative Code rules, boundary law matters and a Legal Survey in a lawsuit related to a boundary line dispute in Indianapolis, Indiana 4

5 Conducted a survey for the plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit related to surveyor-placed stakes. Testified on behalf of the plaintiff before an administrative law judge of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources in a boundary line and timbercutting dispute in Morgan County, Indiana Conducted a survey and prepared a report on behalf of the defendant in a case involving former and current railroad properties involved in a tax sale in Indianapolis, Indiana. Conducted a survey and prepared a report on behalf of the plaintiff in a boundary dispute at Lake Tippecanoe, Kosciusko, County, Indiana (Court date pending) Testified on behalf of the defendant in a case related to permitted use of a landscape and entryway easement in a case in Carmel, Indiana 2005 Testified on behalf of the defendant in a lawsuit related to the vacation of county roads in Hancock County, Indiana Testified on behalf of the plaintiff in a lawsuit related to a boundary line dispute, unwritten rights and riparian rights in Kosciusko County, Indiana Conducted three surveys on behalf of two different defendants in three separate cases involving automobile accidents and right of way locations in Hendricks, Johnson and Switzerland counties, Indiana Retained as an expert witness by the defendant in a boundary dispute case in downtown Chicago, Illinois Deposed by defendant in a personal injury lawsuit related to surveyor-placed stakes in Indianapolis, Indiana. Provided an expert report for the plaintiff in a lawsuit related to alleged negligence in the practice of surveying 2009 Retained by the plaintiff as an expert witness in a dispute regarding riparian rights in northern Indiana Testified in jury trial for the plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit related to surveyor-placed stakes in central Indiana. Retained as an expert witness for the defendant in a lawsuit related to negligence in performance of professional surveying services Deposed by the plaintiff in a boundary dispute case in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Deposed as an expert witness for an interested party in a dispute over flooding in central Indiana 2011 Prepared an expert report for the defendant in a boundary dispute case in Monticello, Indiana

6 Deposed as an expert witness for an interested party in a boundary dispute case in Monticello, Indiana Prepared an expert report for the plaintiff in a dispute over an easement in Marion County, Indiana 2013 Prepared an expert report for the defendant in an adverse possession claim in northern Indiana Prepared an expert report for the plaintiff in a boundary dispute in northern Indiana Prepared an expert report for the plaintiff in a boundary/title dispute (quiet title action) in central Indiana 2014 Deposed as an expert witness for the plaintiff in a boundary/title dispute (quiet title action) in central Indiana 6