Stacy Tichy is a Project Manager for Percheron, LLC with 12+ years of industry experience.  She joined Percheron in 2008, previously as a contractor then an in house Title Agent in 2017.  Stacy is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Arts degree in Jurisprudence, with a concentration in Land Management from California University of Pennsylvania where she is expected to graduate in 2020.  She is an active member of the AAPL, MLBC, and WEN-WV.  Stacy earned her RPL certification from the AAPL in 2016.

Matthew Gallant is a Title Supervisor for Percheron, LLC with 10+ years of industry experience. He joined Percheron in 2012, after working overseas for the U.S. Military. Matthew is a member of the AAPL.

Tanner Vlasic joined Percheron as HSE Administrative Assistant in June 2018.  She has 7+ years of industry experience including auditing DOT contractor compliance programs for Operator Qualification, Drug and Alcohol, and OSHA Safety requirements.  Tanner became a certified DOT Designated Employer Representative (DER) through DATIA in 2013 and is a former DATIA DER Certification Course Instructor. Prior to her role in auditing DOT compliance programs, Tanner worked Range Control at United States Marine Corps Base Range Training Facility in Hawaii where she implemented DOD, DOT, OSHA and EPA programs and regulations.  Tanner received a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of North Texas. 

Jim Ford is CAD Manager for Percheron, with 20+ years’ experience in land surveying and operations.  He joined Percheron in June 2011 and was the lead Technicians for many of Percheron larger survey projects including the Shell Falcon Project. Jim is responsible for developing and implementing new technologies as well as training Technicians for the entire surveying department. Jim received an A.A.S. Degree in Engineering Design Graphics at Austin Community College and attended South West Texas State University. Jim is also BlueSky certified, Level II and pursuing his S.I.T. certification.

38 YEARS SERVING OUR CLIENTS

Today, Percheron is committed to providing excellent service to our clients through our fully integrated suite of Engineering, Survey, Environmental, Land, and Title services.  Percheron’s integrated services model allows us to eliminate duplication and increase productivity through accountability, so you can measure the success of your project for what matters the most...on-time and under budget. 

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

When Percheron Acquisitions was established in 2007, the founding parties spent a lot of time stressing the importance of choosing the right name.  Trent Oglesby, CEO of Percheron LLC, gathered a group of employees together to discuss name ideas, and Percheron was suggested.   

Trent said, “After doing a little research on Percheron horses, I found that Percherons were utilized in building the infrastructure of early America, which worked well with our service offerings. I also liked the fact that these horses were known for their strength, dependability, and hard work, characteristics that fit with the company we were creating.  It’s different and a great conversation starter. Even if people don’t know what a Percheron is, they usually never forget the name.”

WHAT IS A PERCHERON?

The Percheron is a large draft horse that is very popular in the United States and Canada. It is known for its even temperament and good manners. They are dependable animals that are willing to work. Percherons range in height from 15 to 19 hands high (60-76”), and most are between 16-2 (66”) and 17-3 (71”) hands high. They can weigh up to 2600 pounds, with an average of around 1900.

The Percheron has a very pleasing disposition: proud, alert, intelligent, and willing worker.  The Percheron is very versatile. They are readily adapted to varying climates and conditions, have the strength to pull heavy loads, and the graceful style to pull a fine carriage. Percherons can be ridden, and some have been known to make fine jumpers. 

Two Percheron horses pulling together cannot pull twice as much as one. They can actually pull three times as much. The two horses that can each pull 8,000 pounds alone can pull 24,000 pounds working together. 

That kind of teamwork has served as a foundation for Percheron for the last 38 years and will continue to be a driving force in providing our clients with the best service possible.  

Our experienced and knowledgeable team of GIS professionals are here for all your geospatial needs.  The department provides an integral component to our project planning, design and construction.   Our services can satisfy a broad range of needs from varying entities and across multiple industries utilizing the latest industry-leading ESRI ArcGIS Software. 

Webmap Applications:

• GRID – Utilizing the ESRI ArcGIS Online Webmap applications in combination with our database and reporting tools we can provide a one-stop-shop for viewing, tracking, and reporting on your project.
• ArcGIS Collector – Custom schema for your specific project in a file Geodatabase that can be built real-time in the field leveraging the collector application you can track project progress as it’s collected and easily convert the data into GIS deliverables.
• Google Earth – A often popular file format, KMZ/KML files are used in the field that GIS can ingest to create customized versions to display embedded images, custom attribution, and symbology to make your project shine.

Data Management:

• Percheron GIS can handle your data management needs with decades of combined experience. From an Enterprise-style multi-user GIS editable in AGOL with a recorded username/date/time logs in a hosted feature service to our customizable database application, we have the tools to suit your project. ArcGIS Online collaboration groups for data sharing cut down on emails and data silos.  Data layers from the Webmap can be extracted and exported directly with a creator-level license.
• From initial tract load in CityVerse to get your project up and running in lightning-fast time, to tract numbering, reroute processing, title, survey spatial updates, and change tracking, we have you covered. 
• Data QA/QC using topology rules to identify and eliminate gaps and overlaps.
• CityVerse database allows for tracking of multiple acquisition types on one property to avoid redundancy and countless hours wasted updating the same information repeatedly.

Cartography:

• Static maps – PDF Maps, Plotter maps, Permit Mapbooks, Map Series (Mapbooks) for linear projects, we can make a customized map to suit your project's specific needs.
• Preliminary Exhibits – aka Landowner Sketches – Percheron GIS can generate these customized PDF maps to get in front of your landowner for survey and acquisition in a fraction of the time utilizing data-driven pages to generate 100’s of exhibits in short order.

GIS Analysis

• Disturbance modeling – utilizing a lidar dataset or DEM and converting to a vector dataset to extract slope data and applying to create an easement along the road at a predefined distance that fluctuates based on grade.
• Siting
• Routing
• Proximity analysis – (distance from line to point), intersections, unions, dissolves, buffers, spatial joins, per tract lengths & acreages, etc.

Route Selection:

• Utilizing industry-leading 3^rd party Pivvot software, Percheron GIS conducts route analysis and generates route options.  Using 100’s of public and private data layers for weighted analysis, we find the most suitable route to minimize costly reroutes.

Site Suitability Analysis:

• Utilizing industry-leading Pivvot software Percheron GIS can conduct site placement review for you based upon factors such as:
  • Slope (i.e. less than 10% grade)
  • Oil/Gas set back
  • Wetlands
  • Proximity to Roads
  • Floodplain
  • Airports
  • Powerlines
  • Land Use/Land Cover

Automation:

• Utilizing python to look for the most efficient workflows
• Data-driven pages for Mapbook and preliminary exhibit creation
• Python scripts to link the tabular data from the CityVerse database to the GRID Webmap App

Data Conversion

• Taking PDF maps and converting them into vector datasets using georeferencing.
• Converting raster into a vector to run advanced analysis using ArcGIS geoprocessing tools for datasets such as slope, land use, land cover, DEM.
• Converting between different data types – KML, KMZ, Shapefile, File Geodatabase Feature classes, DWG, DGN, etc.

Digitization

• Plot metes and bounds of tract or easements from a deed or conveyance into projected vector polygons with requested schema.
• Digitize based on static PDF maps into vector datasets.

KC Yost, P.E., is Executive PM and Business Manager for Percheron, LLC, previously serving as VP, Engineering.  He has 45 years of experience working in the pipeline industry and holds his Professional Engineering license in 29 states.  KC has managed departments of over 300 engineers and technical staff and been tasked with developing pipeline engineering departments for various companies. 

As a subject matter expert in the design/construction of pipeline systems, KC has managed numerous pipelines throughout North and South America for pipeline systems from 1 to over 1,000 miles in length carrying natural and industrial gases, and liquid hydrocarbons.  Many project scopes were from conception, through design and construction, to commissioning. His experience includes program, project, and construction management; due diligence and feasibility studies; route selection, piping and facility design; estimating; hydraulic analysis; contract and material specifications; code compliance audits and evaluations; and permit acquisitions. 

KC holds a BS in Civil Engineering from West Virginia University and an MBA in Strategic Management from the University of Houston.  He is actively involved in the industry, having presented numerous workshops, panel discussions and magazine publications.  KC is a member of the Southern Gas Association (SGA), previously serving as Director, Associate Member of the Management Committee and SGA Network Executive Management Committee Member.  He is a member of the Pipeliners Association of Houston (PAH), serving previously as Director, Past President, Vice President, Treasurer and Scholarship Committee Chairman.  In 2002, he was named Pipeliner of the Year for serving as the Project Manager on the Project of the Year.   

Dany Jew is Vice President, Business Development for Percheron, LLC.  He has over 34 years in the Oil & Gas, Refining, and Petrochemical Industries with a diversified background in operations management, marketing, and sales.

Dany’s experience includes business development for large-scale engineering firms, providing revenue growth through strategic planning, and creating strong client relationships.  He coordinated cross-sales efforts on national clients for oil & gas, environmental, and power practices.   

Dany holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Houston.  He is an active member of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), Southern Gas Association (SGA), the Pipeliners Association of Houston (PAH), American Petroleum Institute (API), and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Percheron’s Engineering staff is comprised of fully seasoned professionals, licensed in 36 states, with experience throughout the lower 48 States and Alaska.  While primarily focused on midstream design, the Engineering team has extensive experience in designing and installing electrical systems and infrastructure.  Our present capabilities range from switchyard design to cross-country transmission networks. Working in conjunction with our environmental, survey, land, and title business units, our fully integrated service offering increases our value to clients through enhanced process efficiencies and innovative project technologies. The high level of professionalism the engineering business unit provides will meet/exceed the same level of exceptional service you’ve grown to expect.

We will Observe, Identify & Eliminate unsafe conditions prior to work being performed.