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Growing opportunity: Valorie Loessin President of FSC, Inc., a surveying firm servicing oil and gas clients and private developers headquartered in Columbus, Texas.
By LIISA ANDREASSEN Correspondent
F SC, Inc. got its start in 1970 as Frank Surveying Com- pany (named after Leonard W. Frank, grandfather of current executive vice president Matthew Loessin) when he became a licensed land surveyor in Texas. Frank built a successful surveying company servicing mostly private cli- ents and land developers. By the time he retired in 2007, he had successfully surveyed more than 4,000 tracts of land in Texas. In 2004, Matthew and his wife, Valorie, successfully transitioned the company into a full-service surveying firm servicing oil and gas clients and private developers. Today, the legacy continues and Valorie has been the company’s president since July 2016. Her background includes work in both the public accounting industry and in corporate ac- counting for a publicly-traded company. “With the right attitude and work ethic, we see the young workforce as a true growing opportunity,” Loessin says. “By starting them in entry-level positions, they are able to be- come skilled in their respective positions and grow within the company. We have seen many excel in their positions, advance quickly, and are not only recognized by us, but by our clients as well.”
A CONVERSATION WITH VALORIE LOESSIN. The Zweig Letter: Do you tie compensation to perfor- mance for your top leaders? Valorie Loessin: Absolutely. We like to look at top person- nel on an individual basis and continually assess key factors that would warrant an increase in compensation. Increases in client base, creating a larger team to service these clients and the demand of work this brought, as well as productiv- ity of the team are some of the key factors we assess when making these decisions. As a growing firm, we are constant- ly assessing this amongst our top leaders, as we want to en- sure they are well taken care of, which allows them to per- form at their best. TZL: When did you have the most fun running your firm, and what were the hallmarks of that time in your profes- sional life? VL: For us, seeing our company grow – obtaining contracts with new clients, being awarded major projects, opening
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