Candidate for Allen County Surveyor, Primary Election, June 2020: Engineer, Surveyor, Educator:

 David Devine is a candidate for County Surveyor, Allen County, Indiana in the Republican Party primary election.  He has approximately 30 years of work experience in civil engineering, surveying, and related fields and he maintains a license as a Professional Surveyor in Indiana and also licenses as a Professional Engineer in both Indiana and Ohio.  He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Purdue University.    

Mr. Devine plans to serve the public, residents of Allen County through:

1) effective section corner perpetuation (a primary duty that requires a Professional Surveyor license),

2) regulated drain maintenance employing asset management and construction engineering, &

3) efficient review of development plans ensuring public protection and economic development.

His experience includes over 18 years as a university faculty member, teaching classes in civil engineering, surveying, construction engineering management and construction technology, and related topics at Purdue Fort Wayne (formerly IPFW), Notre Dame, Trine, Rose Hulman, Cleveland State, and other institutions.  He has worked for various engineering & surveying consulting companies on projects primarily related to stormwater management, combined sewers, boundary surveys, and capital infrastructure & utility planning.  His experience also includes construction observation for utility, water, and wastewater treatment plant work.  He has other work experience with INDOT, Allen County Department of Planning Services, Tippecanoe County Surveyor (Indiana), and the United States Peace Corps as a Peace Corps Volunteer serving in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa.   

He was born and raised in Fort Wayne (Allen County), Indiana and is married with one daughter and one son.  He graduated from St. Vincent Grade School and Bishop Dwenger High School.  He is currently a member of St. Jude Catholic Church and previously was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church and St. Vincent Catholic Church.  Mr. Devine continues to be a regular blood donor with the Red Cross, previously volunteered at St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen and with the Boy Scouts as an adult leader.  He earned Eagle Scout while in the Boy Scouts.