LAWRENCE A. STEVENS, LS- President, L.A. Stevens & Associates, Inc.
L.A. Stevens & Associates, Inc. is a privately owned and operated corporation founded in 1991 by Lawrence A. Stevens, a Professional Land Surveyor licensed in the State of California(LS 6649). Mr. Stevens has more than 30 years experience in the land surveying, planning, and land use professions augmenting his work within the civil engineering professions. Mr. Stevens has worked for private Civil Engineering and Land Surveying firms and was Chief of Land Surveys for the California Department of Transportation Caltrans Contra Costa County office in 1991 and 1992. His responsibilities at L.A. Stevens & Associates, Inc. include, but are not limited to, researching recorded and unrecorded documents; boundary analysis and determination; deed preparation; and the set-up, supervision and final scheduling of fieldwork. Mr. Stevens is available to act as the chief of party on any survey crew requiring his expertise as a Professional Land Surveyor.
Mr. Stevens has spent his entire career working in Northern California, beginning in 1979 with Frost, Meglio & Associaties in San Rafael, California. Eight years later he went to work for Caltrans as an Assistant Land Surveyor and concurrently provided technical surveying services to the following firms: Kenneth A. Frost, Civil Engineer, Vincent A. Meglio, Civil Engineer, and Arthur J. Lang, Civil Engineer. Mr. Stevens opened L.A. Stevens & Associates, Inc. in 1991. While working for CalTrans, Mr. Stevens simultaneously managed many multi million-dollar projects while also providing services for his clients. Projects include all of the Highway projects occurring on Corridors 680, 24, 580, and 4 in East Contra Costa County. The program consisted of over 1 billion dollars in improvement projects. Mr. Stevens management of the project included the direction of as many as 10 survey crews and 5 office support staff delivering preliminary and construction surveying services.
Mr. Stevens was also chosen to manage the politically sensitive Highway 37 median barrier project in Sonoma and Solano County. The project was accomplished safely and efficiently on the most dangerous highway in California. The final construction staking of the approximate four-mile length was accomplished safely in one day without a lane closure under Mr. Stevens supervision.
Mr. Stevens served as President of the Marin Chapter of the California Land Surveyors Association (CLSA) in 2005 and 2006 and has been an active member since 1990. He is a founding member of the Land Surveyors Advisory Council on Technical Standards(LSACTS) whose purpose is to research, review, debate and publish opinions and decisions issued by local, state, and federal courts whenever they relate to land surveying. The opinions issued are intended to define and guide the standards of care in California and serve to educate fellow professionals. He is a member of the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) and the National Society of Professional Surveyors. He is an advocate of continuing education and is currently a member of the CLSA Professional Development Program.
Mr. Stevens grew up in Tiburon, California with his 3 brothers and a sister and remains a resident of Marin County. He has two children, a son Ryan and a daughter, Lindsay. He is actively involved in his children’s sports activities as a volunteer coach when he is not planning his next personal sporting adventure.
Mark Swallow, LSIT
Senior Project Manager
Mr. Swallow has been a lead member of the L.A. Stevens & Associates, Inc. team since 2001. Having majored in Civil / Surveying Technology, Mark went on to obtain L.S.I.T. recognition in 2001. A member of the California Land Surveyors Association, Mr. Swallow is responsible for production in the areas of map preparation and technical calculations when not on site overseeing survey field crews.
Mr. Swallow grew up in Petaluma, California and worked on his family’s dairy ranch as a teenager. When it is time for a little R and R, look for Mark on one of the local golf courses.
Dean J. Barberio, LS
Project Manager
Mr. Barberio joined the firm in 2004 with a B.A. in Geology from Humboldt State University and holds his Certificate of Civil Engineering and Survey Technology. He obtained his license after being mentored by Mr. Stevens and expanded his education by attending many seminars. He continues to maintain his affiliation with the California Land Surveyors Association.
Dean is responsible for research, boundary analysis, technical calculations, documentation, mapping, and assumes the role of Party Chief over survey teams in the field.
Mr. Barberio takes great pleasure in actively serving his community for the past ten years embracing leadership roles within a local men’s organization committed to assisting and enhancing individual members abilities to live honorably and with integrity.
When not enjoying the company of his wife and son, Dean finds balance and expression in his personal life through bike riding, hiking, and reading.