Joshua is a licensed Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) in Montana (No. 17516) and Wyoming (No. 15543) and has enjoyed leading the team at Eli & Associates since November of 2016. Joshua earned a bachelor’s degree in Geology from the University of Montana (1999) and completed the core requirements for a bachelor’s degree in Land Surveying from the University of Wyoming (2006). Joshua’s diverse survey experience includes everything from small boundary retracements in the neighborhoods of Missoula to large-scale construction layout project in and around Montana. For several years, Joshua took his survey skills further afield as a hydrographic surveyor and geological oceanographer in places like Cyprus, Chile, Greenland and Australia. Joshua also had the honor of being on the offshore team that searched for the lost Malaysian airliner (MH370) in the southern Indian Ocean. Joshua enjoys communicating the technical aspects of surveying to interested clients and helping people understand the value of having their land surveyed. Joshua also enjoys serving as an Expert Witness when disputes end up in mediation or litigation. As much as he loves surveying, on weekends and holidays Joshua heads for the mountains where he enjoys backcountry skiing, paragliding, and hang gliding.