Optech Incorporated, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, added Dario Confortito its international applications support team. Conforti provides customer support to Optech's European client base.
Halff Associates, Houston, Texas, hiredDouglas Turner, RPLS, as the survey department manager for its Houston office. Turner has been actively involved in surveying for the past 32 years in the Houston area and throughout the state of Texas.

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Lester E. Carter Jr., PLS, joinedCannon Associates, San Luis Obispo, Calif., as the new director of surveying. Carter brings more than 29 years of land surveying experience working with both private and public entities.

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Karen Underhill, PhD, joinedRBF Consulting, Irvine, Calif., as project manager and associate in the firm's GIS department. Underhill brings more than 14 years of experience in GIS strategic planning, database design, data conversion, systems implementation, staff training and supervision, and systems integration to RBF's GIS department.

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Clary & Associates Professional Surveyors and Mappers, Jacksonville, Fla., hiredDarron Pustamas technology director. Pustam brings 16 years of experience to his position. His duties include: gathering and analyzing current business processes; analyzing current and future technology; creating, implementing and managing new business software applications; and creating central and linked sources for the dissemination of related company project information.

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James W. Sewall Company, Old Town, Maine, announced thatBruce Oswaldjoined the firm as vice president for public sector geospatial solutions.

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Trimbleacquired the assets of privately heldBitWyse Solutions Inc.of Salem, Mass. BitWyse is a leading data management company specializing in 2D and 3D software applications for engineering and construction plant design.Mark Klusza, founder and president of BitWyse, and the staff of BitWyse will join Trimble as part of the transaction. The assets acquired from BitWyse will be part of Trimble's Engineering and Construction business segment.