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Meet Our Team
Robert Bartlett, PE
Owner, President
Robert is Co-Owner and President of Bartlett Engineering & Surveying, and is a co-founder of the company. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University (1989) and is a Professional Engineer (License #20106). Robert values the company's culture for being Christ-centered and family-focused. His hobbies include fishing, duck hunting, and enjoying family time at the coast.
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William A. "Tony" Bartlett, PLS
Co-Owner, Vice President
Tony is the Vice-President, Co-Owner, and Principal Licensed Land Surveyor (PLS # L-3788), and is a co-founder of the company. He earned a Land Survey Technology Degree (1993) and a Civil Engineering Technology Degree (1994) from Wake Technical Community College. He appreciates the company's family-oriented culture and Christian beliefs. His hobbies include spending time at White Oak River with his family, duck hunting, woodworking, and reading. He is married to Jane and has two daughters, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
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David Via, PE
Chief Executive Officer
David is a Project Engineer and serves as the CEO. A Navy veteran, he has been with the company since 2022. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University (2016), with a minor in Naval Science, and is a Professional Engineer (License #058304). He also holds certifications as a Notary Public and SCM Inspection & Maintenance. David appreciates the Christian values, family atmosphere, and hard-working coworkers at Bartlett. His hobbies include cooking, traveling, and volunteering. Fun fact: David's wife, Haley, worked as an engineer at Newport News Shipbuilding, helping to build nuclear aircraft carriers, and also volunteered as his ship's Ombudsman.
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Jimmy Taylor
Project Coordinator
Jimmy has 35 years of municipal experience at the City of Wilson and in the National Guard. He has been with Bartlett since 2022 and values the Christian-based values. In his free time he enjoys furniture restoration.
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Ronald Fuentes, PE
Senior Project Engineer
Ronald has been a Project Engineer (License #38664) with the company since 2007. Before starting with Bartlett, he practiced engineering in the Philippines. He appreciates the family-oriented and God-centered culture.
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Daniel Abrams, PLS
Land Surveyor
Daniel is a Professional Land Surveyor (License # L-5644) and holds an AAS in Geomatics Technology (Wake Tech) and has been with the company since 2024. Daniel appreciates its Christ-centered business approach. He was awarded the 2025 Young Surveyor of the Year from the NC Society of Surveyors.
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Robert "Bobby"
Billingsley, Jr., PE
Project Engineer
Bobby started with Bartlett in 2026 and proudly holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University (2003). He has been a Professional Engineer (License #033745) since 2007. His hobbies include tailgating, golfing, boating, landscaping, and completing home improvement projects.
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Darryl Crim, EIT
Land Development/Civil 3D
Darryl started with Bartlett in 2025 after he received his Civil Engineering degree from North Carolina A&T. A Goldsboro native, he enjoys drawing comics, working out, playing video games and watching wrestling.
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Lori Raper
Senior CAD Designer
Lori has been with Bartlett since 2002 and holds degrees from Johnston and Wilson Community College. She enjoys spending her time at the beach.
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Lisa Bissette
Office Manager
Lisa has been at Bartlett since 2023 and handles accounting, payroll, and HR. Her hobbies include genealogy and listening to podcasts.
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Thomas Bass
Surveying Manager
Thomas, a Certified Trimble GPS trainer, has been with the company since 2006. He likes the family values of the company. His hobbies include hunting and fishing.
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David Bynum
Crew Chief/CAD Tech
David has worked at Bartlett since 2008 and appreciates its close family bonds and Christian foundation. In his spare time, he enjoys playing golf.
James Baker
Crew Chief
James has been a crew chief at Bartlett since 2016. He appreciates that the company is Christian based. When he isn't working, James enjoys dirt biking.
Ben Furiness
Crew Chief
Ben has worked at Bartlett since 2019 and likes the family-oriented culture. He likes to hunt, fish, and golf. Fun fact: he shares a birthday with his baby girl.
Anthony Grissom
Instrument Technician
Anthony has worked at Bartlett since 2023, and values the company's Christian mission. He holds an Associate's degree from Wilson Community College.
CJ Ward
Crew Member
CJ has been with Bartlett since 2023 and enjoys basketball in his free time. He appreciates that the company is Christian-based.
Nathan Daniel
Instrument Technician
Nathan has worked at Bartlett since 2024. He has an Associate of Arts degree and values personal connections and a sense of family. His hobbies include playing guitar.
In Memoriam
William P. "Bill" Bartlett, PE, PLS
Co-Founder
William Preston Bartlett passed away on January 25, 2023, at the age of 87. Bill was born on September 1, 1935, in Camden. He graduated from North Carolina State University in 1958 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. A week after graduation, he married Betty Frances Smith, a Meredith College graduate, and together they set out for Virginia, where he went to work for the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock, involved in design and development of the first nuclear submarine. Their oldest two children, Deborah and Tony, were born during these early years. Bill left the shipyard in 1963 to enter public service as the Director of Public Works and City Engineer in Elizabeth City, Robert, the youngest of the children, was born during their time in Elizabeth City. In 1971, Bill led the family to Wilson, where he served as Director of Public Works and City Engineer, retiring in 1992. In 1997, he co-founded Bartlett Engineering and Surveying with his two sons, Tony and Robert.
He was a member of Forest Hills Baptist Church. He had expressed recently that he had tried to live his life in an honest way and point people to God. His whole life, Bill spent as much time as he could on the water, fulfilling his lifelong dream when he and Betty bought a home on the White Oak River in 1992. He loved his wife and spent the last year since her death longing to be reunited with her. He was proud of his children and delighted in his grandchildren and great grandchildren.