Take your skills to the next level
Whether you are a beginner looking to get up to speed quickly, or a seasoned professional wanting to streamline productivity, we have training and events to fit your needs. Explore the types of learning we offer from hardware, software, events or contact us at 602-437-0410 to customize a class just for you.
Beginning Grade Checking (SCS900)
Learn the basics of GNSS positioning, best practices for grade staking and checking, and more! This class is a combination of both classroom lecture and in-field exercises.
Topics Include:
- Base station and rover setup and configuration
- Site requirements, SPS controller and data management
- Site calibrations
- Managing 3D data models and files
- Trimble controller software user interface
- Common site staking and measurement tasks
Beginning Grade Checking (Siteworks)
Learn how to increase your processing power while using Windows 10 to handle 3D data sets, best practices for grade staking and checking, and more! This class is a combination of both lecture and in-field exercises.
Topics Include:
- Base station and rover setup and configuration
- Site requirements, SPS controller and data management
- Managing 3D data modeling using Windows 10
- Tilt compensation abilities
Site Management (SCS900 & Siteworks)
Learn the required machine control tasks for small to medium site setup. Upon course completion you will know the start to finish workflow process to create the required data for machine control. This course will also cover the theory and processes of site calibrations.
Topics Include:
- GNSS Basics
- Base station location and physical requirements
- Controlling positioning errors
- Prerequisite data and files
- In-field tasks with Trimble controller software
Site Positioning
You'll learn the best practices for setup, site requirements, data management and more through classroom and in-the-field exercises.
Topics Include:
- Base station and rover setup
- Site requirements, SPS controller and data management
- Site calibrations
- Managing 3D data models and files
- Using high-quality graphics and interfaces to your advantage
- Maximizing survey performance on a small device
- Running complex programs with the system
Machine Control
Operators will gain an in-depth understanding of Trimble machine control systems. This course will cover the operation and use for Excavators, Dozers and Motorgraders.
Topics Include:
- Task specific workflows
- Interface and menu navigation
- User interface customization
- Project and design management
- Apply horizontal & vertical offsets to a design
- Working with alignments & corridors
- Basic troubleshooting
- Best practices for common tasks
UAV Flight
Our FAA certified UAS pilots will help you gain a working knowledge of your equipment quickly. These sessions teach you better control so you can navigate your drone and manage data more effectively.
Topics Include:
- Fundamentals of flight/airspace
- Ground station and survey
- UAS hardware configurations, setup and maintenance
- Mission planning, flight and flight processing
TBC: Site Takeoff
Effectively complete your site takeoff projects with Trimble Business Center.
Topics Include:
- Template setup with view filters, layers and layer groups
- Building a material database
- Standardizing and categorizing layers for a dynamic takeoff
- Inputting information from PDF files
- Building site demo and subgrade areas
- Generating takeoff reports and graphics
TBC: Site Modeling
Learn the best methods for completing site modeling projects with Trimble Business Center.
Topics Include:
- Importing CAD files and PDF files
- Clean up of linework needed for models
- Standardizing and categorizing layers for a dynamic modeling
- Clipping contours
- Adding break lines to the surface
- Performing QA/QC on the surface
- Exporting files for the field
TBC: Utility Modeling
Learn helpful tips and tricks on utility modeling projects with Trimble Business Center.
Topics Include:
- Building utility networks
- Building pipe runs
- Performing utility takeoffs
- Exporting files to the field
TBC: Site Mass Haul
Learn the best methods and procedures for effectively completing your mining haul road and 3D jobsite projects with Trimble Business Center.
Topics Include:- Importing CAD, PDF, GIS, Point Cloud and Minesight data
- Cleaning up linework for models
- Standardizing and categorizing layers for dynamic modeling
- Clip contouring
- Building vertical curves
- Building super elevations
- Building haul roads with the use of the corridor
TBC: Haul Road Design
Learn the best methods and procedures for effectively completing your site and landfill haul road and 3D jobsite projects with Trimble Business Center.
Topics Include:
- How to build a centerline alignment
- How to use the Slide Slope Tool
- How to modify the road in profile view
- How to calculate cut to fill
- How to use smart text for live cut to fill numbers
- How to export out to the field
TBC: Road Modeling
Learn helpful tips and methods for effectively producing road modeling with Trimble Business Center.
Topics Include:
- How to build a centerline alignment
- Build vertical curves
- Build super elevation
- Build a road with the use of the corridor
- Create files for the field
TBC: Roadway PDF Cross Section Takeoff
Learn the fundamentals of working on a roadway corridor in Trimble Business Center.
Topics Include:
- Understand how to build center lines from alignment sheets
- Master importing a PDF cross section
- Perform a roadway corridor takeoff
TBC: Subdivision Modeling Class
Find out how to build center line alignments from CAD and PDF profiles for subdivisions using Trimble Business Center.
Topics Include:
- How to use the vertical design tool to build roads and lots
- How to export models to the field
- How to perform a site takeoff
TBC: Point Cloud Cleanup and Deliverables
Understand the methods for cleaning up point clouds from LiDAR and photogrammetry using Trimble Business Center.
Topics Include:
- Create 2D and 3D Planimetrics
- Generate surfaces and contours
- Create plot sheets
TBC: UAS Master Class
Learn the fundamentals of drone data processing using UAS Master with Trimble Business Center.
Topics include:
- How set up a template in TBC
- How to set TBC to a sites calibration
- How to import GCP's in into TBC
- How to export this information into UAS Master
- How to import images into UAS Master
- How to tie this to the GCP's
- How to create a point cloud and Ortho of the flight
- How to import information back into TBC
TBC: Mining Haul Road & 3D Site
Learn the best methods and procedures for effectively completing your mining haul road and 3D jobsite projects with Trimble Business Center.
Topics include:
- Importing CAD, PDF, GIS, Point Cloud and Minesight data
- Cleaning up linework for models
- Standardizing and categorizing layers for dynamic modeling
- Clip contouring
- Performing QA/QC on the surface
- Building vertical curves
- Building super elevations
- Building haul roads with the use of the corridor
Drone Data Processing
Drone equipment provides you detailed maps and measurements, enhanced team communication and improved jobsite management capabilities. Our training courses will help you make the most of your drone equipment for maximum ROI benefits.
Topics Include:
- Mission planning and payload sensor optimization
- Cloud Solutions Trimble Stratus processing
- Trimble Business Center direct JXL
- Overview of UAS Master and other data processing platforms
Cat® MineStar
Onboard guidance and real-time feedback tools help you plan your work, then work your plan, more efficiently. You can increase drill capacity, crusher throughput and material accuracy while driving consistency in payloads. Our trainers can show you how Cat Terrain can help you hit your targets.
Topics Include:
- Utilizing site design and grading
- Setting up active Ore Control
- Grabbing real data to place back into planning
- Train the trainer
How to Create Colored Shaded Files for Earthworks
Discover how to integrate colored shading into your Earthwork files, aiding your operators in visualizing the design within the real-world context.
Upcoming Events
We offer hands-on free learning events that include machine demonstrations or classroom-style lunch and learns to demonstrate our hardware and software capabilities.
Mike Tartaglia
480-390-5310
mtartaglia@sitechsw.com
Mike Tartaglia has been in the construction industry since 1988. Mike has a great understanding of the construction process from bidding to layout. Mike belongs to Trimble Business Center power user group, is a Beta Tester for Trimble Business Center and is a trainer for Trimble Business Center and UAS Master.
Mike has performed many duties which includes Project Manager, Lead Civil Estimator and Senior Construction Surveyor. Mike has also worked on the design and building of heavy highways, water parks, landfills, hazardous waste site clean ups, subdivisions, and commercial sites. Mike has a vast knowledge of: Civil Site Takeoffs, Building of 3D Machine Control Models, Construction surveying and Layout, Construction Estimating and Cost Coding, Project Management and Drone utilization for Site Contractors.
Mike Presented 2 sessions at Trimble Dimensions 2018 for Civil Takeoffs- from dirt to dollars and Tips and Tricks of 3D modeling.
Michael R Maier
602-513-6760
mmaier@sitechsw.com
Michael Maier is a Trimble Certified Instructor & Engineer for SITECH Southwest and is a consultant and partner for all our technology company partners. He has had over 25 years of engineering, consulting, marketing, & sales in survey, GIS and machine control. Currently developing Unmanned Aerial Systems into working products for engineering, survey for mining. In his many years of engineering experience Michael has worked in local, state & federal government, mining & military among other industries. Working with software developers and engineers he has developed working systems for many GIS applications. Michael has succeeded in large project implementation all over the world in often remote and challenging places. He is a frequent author speaker and guest lecture on geospatial technology.
Ken Watterson
480-662-8721
kenneth.watterson@sitechsw.com
Ken is a certified Trimble Trainer with over 28 years’ experience working with GNSS in both the construction and mining environments. During these years he has worked with construction, geospatial and machine control segments. With 10 years working at Trimble as a Regional Sales Engineer and Applications Engineer. He resides in Tucson, AZ where he enjoys motorcycle riding and outdoor cooking.
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