Ladd Nelson joined Carlson Software in 2007 and is the Director of Midwest Sales for Carlson Software. He has been serving the Land Surveying and Civil Engineering markets since 1991 and has technical experience covering product development and design, sales, technical support along with product implementation and training.  His interest in computers and his Civil Engineering Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville gave him the opportunity to pursue a career in software development for land surveyors and civil engineers. For over twenty five years, Ladd has been providing his clients with technical support and on-site training. His background also includes land survey experience and he is working to build a strong dealer/client base in the upper Midwest portion of the United States. Ladd is based near Dubuque, IA.

Ladd has previously been an Officer and Board member for the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (www.intellicad.org) and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Open Design Alliance (www.opendesign.com), a non-profit organization comprised of member companies who are committed to open industry-standard formats for the exchange of CAD data and to the maintenance of valuable data stored by design systems. In his spare time, he is actively involved in charitable fund-raising efforts, is an avid home-brewer and enjoys a relaxing game of golf and boating on the Mississippi River with his wife and two children.

CARLSON SOFTWARE, INC.
Founded in 1983, Carlson Software, Inc. is a leading provider of office and field software for land development markets, including land surveying, civil engineering, mining, construction, accident reconstruction and GPS-assisted machine control. Carlson Software is headquartered in Maysville, KY, with additional offices in Boston and The Netherlands.

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Carlson Software:  Data Collection:  Field to Finish
Thursday, January 11, 2018, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., or
Friday, January 12, 2018, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
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True Field to Finish is one of the most powerful tools for a Land Surveyor to use to reduce the office time required to produce a finished product. But it remains one of the most underutilized. This session will cover the complete field to finish process including pre-collection office and field setup, field collection, and office processing. We will use Carlson SurvCE and Carlson Survey to demonstrate the complete solution.