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Babcock joins DiPrete Engineering

Robert Babcock has joined DiPrete Engineering as its new survey department manager. Babcock, a registered land surveyor in both R.I. and Mass., has 28 years of land surveying experience throughout New England and brings a variety of skills to DiPrete's team. Babcock is eager to enhance DiPrete Engineering's processes and technology offerings. "My overall goal is to provide every client with a quality survey that meets the scope and budget of each project,"said Babcock. "Going forward, we will look to combine more advanced technologies such as 3D laser-scanning and drone surveying tools with DiPrete's solid surveying process to produce comprehensive surveys for our clients." "Robert's broad range of technical, engineering design, field, and presentation skills is a huge asset to our company," said Hemant Ajbani, chief operating officer at DiPrete. "His depth of knowledge and management experience will be an outstanding resource for our team and clients." Before joining DiPrete, Babcock worked as a field surveyor for Land Use Specialists, John Risser Associates, and Mark Hutchins Associates. He also served as survey manager for 16 years with Dunn McKenzie, Inc.
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