History

Founder Woodrow "Woody" Brown opened W. Brown Land Surveying, Inc in 1983. Starting in Richfield and now located in Bloomington W. Brown Land Surveying has done thousands of surveys for numerous clients all over the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. Some of the faces of the team have changed over the years but our commitment to the people we serve hasn't.

professional land surveyor

Gus LeSavage

Gus joined the team in 2014, working along Woody for the first couple years on the survey crew Gus has learned valuable skills and knowledge that he uses in the field today. He is a Professional Land Surveyor licensed in Minnesota. He splits his time between the field and working in the office.

Lead CAD draftsman

Chad Elvin

Chad Elvin joined the team in 2005, since then he has gained valuable experience in field work that followed him to where he is now. As Lead Draftsman Chad is detailed and works hard to create surveys that are easily legible and portray information in a clear manner. He drafts most of our surveys including site plans and prepares construction stake outs.

Senior crew chief

Matt Brown

Matt has been working with Woody for decades and continues to work in the field and draft surveys as well.

Senior Crew Chief

Joe Norgaard

Joe joined the team in 2021. He has brought over 20 years of survey experience that has been invaluable to our team. He leads his crew in the field and knows how to get things done right while being professional and proficient.

Junior Crew chief

Tyler Stanley

Tyler joined the team in 2021. He has caught onto surveying while working with Joe and is now working on his own, getting things done in a professional manner.

executive assistant

Kathy Hintze

Kathy joined the team in 2020. She helps with project proposals, scheduling, estimating, job preparation, invoicing and bookkeeping.