Regan Vreeland

Twenty-seven years at the intersection of engineering and technology: managing large infrastructure projects as a licensed surveyor, and building the digital systems underneath them, long before "digital transformation" had a name.

Currently leading AI data center and power infrastructure due diligence at TRC Companies. Along the way: designed a firm's first in-house network in 1999, deployed LiDAR and GPS workflows in the 2000s, and took Symmetry Land Survey fully digital as its founder.

About

01 — Background

I'm a California-licensed Professional Land Surveyor with 27+ years managing large infrastructure projects — commercial construction, transportation, utilities, and now AI data center and power infrastructure. Alongside that project management work, the same thing keeps happening at every firm I've worked for or built: I find the analog process and replace it with a digital one. That started with a network I designed and administered for a small survey firm in 1999, long before "digital transformation" had a name.

Today both threads meet at TRC Companies, where I'm a Survey Manager leading site due diligence for AI data center and power infrastructure projects. I also founded Symmetry Land Survey, which I took from a fully analog operation to a fully digital one. I'm looking for a remote role in project management, product management, or business development where technical infrastructure expertise and digital systems thinking are both the job, not just one of them.

27+Years in infrastructure & geospatial
5Firms where I led digital adoption
3Major utilities supported (SoCalGas, SCE, PG&E)

The pattern

02 — Twenty-seven years

Five firms, one repeated move: find the paper-based process and replace it with a digital one. Read top to bottom and it's the same story five times.

1999 BaseLine Land Surveyors Designed, launched, and administered the firm's first in-house network and systems infrastructure across all offices.
2004 Mollenhauer Group Introduced LiDAR, GPS, and digital software systems across the firm's business processes.
2011 Collision and Injury Dynamics Led the roadmap and implementation of 3D laser scanning and digital data-capture workflows into the firm's forensic surveying practice.
2020 Symmetry Land Survey Founded the firm and led a full digital transformation — CRM, automated intake, invoicing, and booking replacing paper workflows end-to-end.
2024 → TRC Companies Leading technical due diligence and feasibility work for AI data center and power infrastructure construction.

Case studies

03 — Proof points
BM-01

Site due diligence for AI data center & power infrastructure

TRC Companies & Jacobs — Aug 2024–Present / May 2023–May 2024

Problem

Hyperscale data center and power projects need rigorous site feasibility — utility pipelines, transmission lines, grid interconnection, BESS, and solar — verified before construction can begin.

Approach

Lead technical due diligence and ALTA/NSPS surveys, own budget across concurrent site assessments, and coordinate subcontractor teams across disciplines and schedules.

Outcome

Reliable, on-schedule feasibility data supporting development timelines for AI infrastructure clients and major utility partners including SoCalGas, SCE, and PG&E.

BM-02

Taking Symmetry Land Survey fully digital

Founder & Principal, Symmetry Land Survey — Mar 2020–Present

Problem

The firm ran on analog, paper-based workflows — quoting, invoicing, scheduling, and lead intake were all handled manually, capping how much the business could grow.

Approach

Designed and built an integrated software stack from scratch: Pipedrive for CRM, Cloudflare Workers and Formspree for automated lead capture and routing, Cal.com for client booking, and Paycove for invoicing.

Outcome

A digitally-run, multi-office operation serving all 58 California counties, with automated intake freeing up time for business development instead of manual admin.

Core competencies

04 — Spec sheet
InfrastructureAI data center & power sector due diligence
Power systemsTransmission, BESS, solar, grid interconnection
DigitalDigital transformation & systems modernization
ManagementProject & program management
GrowthBusiness development & account management
CommunicationShareholder engagement & communication
FinanceBudget & P&L ownership
ITNetwork & systems infrastructure implementation
OperationsSubcontractor & vendor coordination
SurveyALTA/NSPS land surveys
SystemsSalesforce, Jira, Pipedrive, CAD/GIS/LiDAR/GPS
CredentialPLS No. 8503 · PMP Candidate

Experience

05 — Record
2024 – PresentSurvey Manager — AI Data Center & Power Infrastructure Due DiligenceTRC Companies, Inc.
2023 – 2024Senior Engineering Project Manager (Consulting)Jacobs
2020 – PresentPrincipal & FounderSymmetry Land Survey, Inc.
2016 – 2020Business Development LeaderDavid Evans & Associates
2015 – 2016Survey ManagerCannon Corporation
2014 – 2015Project SurveyorPsomas
2011 – 2014Professional Land Surveyor, Consultant & Expert WitnessCollision and Injury Dynamics, Inc.
2008 – 2011PrincipalSymmetry Surveying + Mapping
2004 – 2008Director, 3D Surveying + MappingMollenhauer Group
1999 – 2004Project ManagerBaseLine Land Surveyors

Let's talk

06 — Contact

Open to fully remote project management, product management, and business development roles in tech and infrastructure.