Robert W Young & Associates, US

1969 NOAA OFFICER CORPS, ANDREW LONNIE SIKES ( 2ND ROW, FAR RIGHT ) WITH NOAA SHIP, THE MOUNT MITCHELL. Andrew Lonnie Sikes, PE, RPLS began his engineering and surveying career upon completing graduate school at Texas A&M Univeristy. Upon graduation he joined the US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) in 1969. Mr. Sikes rose to the rank of Lieutenant ( 03 ) in the Officer Corps of NOAA during his four year term. Mr. Sikes recognized an opportunity to start his own business shortly after earning his professional engineering registration. In 1977, Mr. Sikes started Andrew Lonnie Sikes, Inc ( ALS, Inc ) offering a broad range of surveying and engineering services including geographic information systems ( GIS ) projects and hydrographic, global positioning systems ( GPS ) and aerial surveys. From the start, ALS, Inc has always been known for embracing new technologies. The first time Mr. Sikes gained professional experience with aerial mapping in 1971, he recognized a versatile technology that could deliver efficient survey options. In 1992, ALS, Inc began offering aerial mapping, a division run by Benoit Blouin, RPLS. Today, ALS, Inc is a well known provider of aerial mapping technology and has completed: The firm's headquarters are located in southwest Houston, Texas and in 1999 an office in Conroe, Texas was opened. The Houston office provides conventional surveying, aerial mapping, engineering, GIS and emerging technology services. The Conroe office is a full service surveying facility lead by a technologically focused and visionary manager, Scott Mandeville, RPLS.