About Us

Donald T. Poole, PLS

President

Donald T. Poole, PLS has been a Licensed Professional Land Surveyor since 1981 first in the states of Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia and now Massachusetts. In 1983, Mr. Poole returned to Cape Cod and started work at Nickerson and Berger, a long established Cape Cod firm. Nickerson and Berger was purchased by Coastal Engineering Company, Inc. and Mr. Poole continued on as Director of Land Surveying for 18 years until founding Outermost Land Survey, Inc. in 2002.

Mr. Poole pursued certification as a Federal Land Surveyor (#1499) in order to understand the Public Land Survey System and broaden his knowledge concerning Indian Lands. More recently Mr. Poole completed training as a Mediator in conjunction with Cape Mediation. It is Mr. Poole’s belief that in a dispute, neighbors can work out solutions that will be more satisfactory than a court ordered decision. Mr. Poole’s land surveying experience covers many facets of land surveying, such as, Boundary Surveys and Land Court Plans, as well as expert witness testimony in boundary disputes, access rights, and land-use issues.

In 2014 Mr. Poole was chosen as Massachusetts Land Surveyor of the Year in recognition of his work in furthering the Land Surveying Profession. He has served on the Massachusetts Association of Land Surveyor and Civil Engineers Board of Directors (MALSCE), has been the TrigStar Coordinator for Massachusetts, and also served as President of the Cape Cod Chapter of MALSCE.

Mr. Poole volunteers on various Town Committees and served on the Board of Directors for the Brewster Chamber of Commerce.

Outside interests include the Catboat Association, Cape Cod Astronomical Society and the Brewster Sportsman Club. He is an avid sailor and can be found outdoors year round.