Austin Riley
By Joshua Burd
Dresdner Robin has hired veteran service professional Austin Riley as an associate director in its surveying department, the Jersey City-based land use consultancy announced.
Riley, a licensed land surveyor, comes to the firm with more than 15 years of experience in managing complex, cross-functional projects. He most recently was a project surveyor at Najarian Associates Inc., having also worked as a surveyor at DW Smith Associates and continued in that role after the firm was acquired by PS&S in 2019.
As part of his new position, Riley will oversee all staff within Dresdner Robin’s surveying department and will continue to develop innovative services for the team’s application, the firm said, noting that the move reflects its commitment adopting the latest technologies in civil engineering, environmental services, landscape architecture, land surveying, planning and geospatial analysis.
“Innovation and technology are the cornerstone of our business, and we’re committed to continuing to raise the bar in our approach to surveying and 3D measurement,” said Tony Ianuale, Dresdner Robin’s chief operating and chief financial officer. “We’re confident that Austin will play a key role in driving us forward and we are thrilled to welcome him to the Dresdner Robin family.”
Riley, who is also a Federal Aviation Administration-certified drone operator, graduated from New Jersey Institute of Technology in 2022 with a bachelor’s in survey engineering technology and from Marist College in 2001 with a business administration degree.
“Dresdner Robin already has a stellar reputation in the industry for delivering creative solutions for a wide range of projects, as well as its customized approach to customer service, which were some of the key aspects that attracted me to the firm,” Austin said. “I’m thrilled to be given this opportunity to advance Dresdner Robin’s already thriving survey department and look forward to working alongside leadership and staff.”
In addition to virtual reality applications, Dresdner Robin has recently rolled out new data capture capabilities including Skydio X2 Color, an autonomous drone that creates 3D scans, as well as Wingtra RGB61 a linear drone that creates 3D scans with LiDAR data collection, according to a news release. Its other tools include near-ground photogrammetry, which creates a mosaic of photos with specific measurements and scale, and Leica RTC 360, a ground-based equipment that creates 3D scans.
