Brian Casella
Virginia Tech Alumn - 1995

Vice President
Balzer & Associates, Inc.

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Describe your day-to-day responsibilities:

I am directly responsible for the land surveying aspect of our development projects including boundary and topographic surveys, construction layout, and physical improvement surveys for escrow closings. This position requires negotiating and preparing proposals, preparing a plan of action for performing our services, directly supervising the projects as they evolve, and monitoring timelines for deliverables. I am also responsible for the administrative details of the department such as billing, employee development and reviews, and allocation of resources.

How long have you worked with Balzer & Associates, Inc. and how have your responsibilities increased?

I began my career with Balzer & Associates, Inc. in Chesterfield, VA as an Associate Engineer in subdivision design, preparing construction drawings for residential developments. After about six months, I transferred to our Roanoke, VA office preparing construction drawings for residential and commercial developments.

After two years, I was promoted to Project Manager, closely working with clients and review agents in surrounding localities. I also became the principal contact for the design and development of telecommunication facilities for multiple clients.

After three years, I began to manage the land surveying department under our Licensed Land Surveyor.

After 8 years, I was promoted to Vice President.

What type of projects do you work on?

• Single and Multi-family residential developments
• Commercial shopping centers
• Public Schools
• Restaurants
• Office Parks
• Boundary Surveys

• My career began with a Fortune 100 company in hazardous waste compliance.
• I have attended numerous seminars regarding environmental engineering, land development design and land surveying principles.
• I am an active member of the Virginia Association of Surveyors.

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