Our Team
Chris Hood - Director
Chris is an accomplished engineering surveyor, having led teams on projects of all scales and lifecycle phases throughout NZ and Australia. His career started in Sydney (AU), working across both horizontal and vertical infrastructure. Following this, Chris decided to pivot away from surveying and took a role as an engineer in London, gaining valuable experience in subcontractor management, project planning and HSE implementation. Upon returning to NZ his career took another turn, working at a large scale design consultancy where he held various roles including civil designer and digital lead on multiple projects.
Having first hand experience as a designer, engineer and surveyor, Chris has a unique understanding of project requirements at all stages from concept through to handover and ongoing asset management, allowing him to provide value and expertise at any stage of a project’s life cycle.
With a wealth of practical experience, Chris is highly regarded when it comes to implementation of measurement techniques in real world scenarios, particularly high precision GNSS applications, survey control networks in challenging environments and laser scanning.
Alex Ramsey - Consultant
Alex has an impressive CV having held senior leadership roles in both surveying and engineering design. He provides consulting services for Mappd as a Licensed Cadastral Surveyor, as well as expertise in civil design and QA on complex methodologies.
Having started his career as a 12d designer on land development projects, Alex then pursued formal surveying qualifications at the University of Otago before moving to Australia where he led multiple surveying teams including a state expansion from NSW to Victoria. Returning to New Zealand Alex took a role at a leading engineering design consultancy while simultaneously undertaking post graduate study towards a Masters degree in Civil Engineering. He has since led design teams in management roles on major infrastructure projects across NZ.
Alex is an expert 12d designer, experienced cadastral surveyor, clear thinker and has an excellent understanding of how the different disciplines across a project need to integrate to ensure successful outcomes.