Company
In 2020 WW Surveying purchased Dodson Land Surveying in Santa Barbara CA.
Same Surveyors, Same Service, Different Name
Same Surveyors, Same Service, Different Name
History of WW Surveying
WW Surveying, Inc has been providing surveying services to the greater Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo area since 1995. With the recent purchase in 2020 of Dodson Land Surveying, Dennis Dodson, who is a licensed California Professional Land Surveyor with over 25 years of surveying experience. Dodson purchased Garner Land Surveying in 1998 and with that purchase came 40 years of records to assist in research of nearly every corner of Santa Barbara.
In 2018 Dennis hired James Wenzel, a licensed California Professional Land Surveyor with over 25 years of surveying experience. The two became fast friends and as Dennis was looking to retire and sell his business, James became that perfect person. Combined, there is over 50 years of experience and almost 70 years of records to assist in research of nearly every corner of Santa Barbara and now San Luis Obispo.
James Wenzel started his own company, WW Surveying, Inc, on the side, in 2018, in San Luis Obispo County, where he began his career as a surveyor 30 years ago. After he joined Dennis at Dodson, Dennis began to groom James to take over his business. On Aug. 12, 2020 this became a reality, when James, along with his wife, Kellie, bought Dodson Land Surveying, from Dennis.
Dennis has stayed on part-time to help make a smooth transition and provide the same service to all the clients he and James have helped with all their surveying needs.
WW Surveying, Inc is now serving all of Santa Barbara county and San Luis Obispo County, on the central coast of CA.
We look forward to visiting with you about your project. Its very likely we have already done a survey in your area. Phone calls and estimates come free of charge. Thank you for taking the time to visit our website!
If you want to know what the WW Stands for in WW Surveying, you can head over to wenzelswayside.com to know the origin of the company name. Also, 10% of all of WW Surveyings sales, go to help a non-profit called Enrich Lives, which helps people in poverty and hardships through education, health and communitarian, and this is done all over the world.
James Wenzel
Professional Land Surveyor President and CEO
James has worked in the surveying business since the early 1990’s. He worked at Civil Engineering firms in San Luis Obispo county for many years before coming to Dodson Land Surveying. He is a graduate of CalPoly in SLO earning his degree in Mathematics, and then received is PLS in 2015. Once at Dodson Land Surveying, a friendship blossomed between James and Dennis, which led to Dennis wanting to sell is business to James. And in Aug 2020 James along with his wife bought Dodson and it became WW Surveying, Inc.
Kellie Wenzel
Vice President and CEO
Kellie comes with over 25 years of experience in office management. She currently works for WW Surveying doing all the accounting, payroll, IT, proposals, business development and whatever help is needed.
She also runs a non profit called Enrich Lives.
Her hidden talent: not so hidden, a professional singer.
Dennis Dodson
Professional Land Surveyor
“I want to enjoy what I do and provide quality work to all of my clients”
When Dennis Dodson set out to run his own business and purchased Garner Land Surveying in 1998, that quote summed up his expectations and has served the business well over the years. We really want to do the best job possible for you, in the most cost-effective manner. A lean experienced staff and personal attention to details assures you will get a professional job every time. Now after all those years he wanted to retire and sell his business. He will continue on working part time for the WW Surveying.
Ben Schock
Party Chief
Ben joined our team in 2021. He graduated from UCSB with a degree in Geography with an emphasis in GIS. He works in the field as a survey tech, working towards his LSIT, which he passed the written test and drafts in the office. When he is not at work he is either surfing, fishing or diving.
Jack Sargent
Survey Tech
Jack joined our team in 2022 and also graduated from UCSB. He works in the field as a survey tech, and drafts in the office. When he is not at work he is for sure surfing. Jack is our newest employee and brings such a positive attitude with him!