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A Tradition of Excellence Since 1901

For over one hundred years TWT has continued to build a reputation of dependability and accuracy in the surveying, engineering and planning fields. We are proud of the tradition of excellence that we have earned over our past century in the industry, and we look forward to providing a new era of outstanding service, taking advantage of technological innovations that, combined with our experience, will enable us to provide our clients with the best possible product available in the industry today.


	Henry S. Haines Haines was active in Real Estate and Land Surveying from 1865 until his death in 1922. He was Deputy Surveyor General of Western Division of New Jersey from 1876 to 1888, and Surveyor General from 1888 to 1922. Associated with Henry J. Sherman in Land Surveying and Engineering in 1895, the firm of Haines & Sherman (now known as Taylor Wiseman & Taylor) was formally organized in 1900. He also founded the Real Estate and Insurance Firm of Haines and Haines.

Henry J. Sherman Sherman attended Lehigh University, graduating in 1890 with a Degree in Civil Engineering. Associated with Henry S. Haines in 1895, they organized as Haines & Sherman in 1900. He was Chief Engineer of New Jersey Department of Inland Waterways from 1908 to 1923, Consulting Engineer for the Board of Commerce & Navigation of New Jersey from 1923 to 1943, Treasurer and Director of Tacony-Palmyra Bridge Company, Director of Camden & Burlington County Railway Company from 1932 to 1952, and an American Society of Civil Engineers Life Member, Director, and Vice-President of the Philadelphia Section. He was Surveyor General of Western Division of New Jersey from 1951 to 1952.

	Frank J. Sleeper Sleeper was active in the Land Surveying & Engineering profession from 1912 until his death in 1963. Sleeper became associated with the firm in 1912, a partner in 1951, and a consultant in 1960. He attended Drexel Institute of Technology (now Drexel University), and served as Surveyor General of Western Division of New Jersey from 1953 to 1963.

Benjamin A. Sleeper Sleeper joined the firm in 1916, and became a partner in 1922, serving until his death in 1951. Over the course of his career, he was President of the South Jersey Society of Professional Engineers, President of the Board of Water Commissioners of Burlington City, and surveyor General of Western Division of New Jersey from 1922 until 1951.

	S. Herbert Taylor Taylor received his degree in Engineering from Pennsylvania State College in 1922. Throughout his career, he published many articles on highway planning and design, and transportation and traffic. He was Camden County Engineer from 1938 to 1953, founded Taylor Engineering Associates in 1948, and in 1951 joined with Sherman & Sleeper to form Sherman, Taylor & Sleeper. He served as President of the New Jersey State Board of Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors, President of the New Jersey Society of Professional Engineers (Voted "Engineer of the Year" in 1954), and President of the Engineering Society of Southern New Jersey. He also served as Chairman of the Delaware Valley Council, Technical Advisory Committee on Highways.

David L. Taylor David L. Taylor was a principal in the Firm since 1948. Mr. Taylor’s experience included administration, supervision, engineering design, planning and other work in connection with a variety of projects handled by the Firm. These projects included; sanitary sewage collection systems and treatment plants, water supply facilities and distribution systems, bridges, highways, storm drainage systems and property and topographic surveys. Mr. Taylor was a graduate from Princeton University with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering.

	David A. Wiseman David A. Wiseman was with the firm in 1958, as an Associate before becoming a Principal in 1960. He was responsible for the supervision of design of highway projects including sections of New Jersey State Highway Route 295, New Jersey State Highway 42 and New Jersey State Highway 29 and various engineering projects. Mr. Wiseman was active in the engineering profession and in construction since 1924 and was a graduate of Drexel Institute of Technology.

William H. Taylor William H. Taylor was a Principal in the Firm since 1948. He was responsible for and supervised all phases of overall planning and a variety of Civil Engineering projects including sanitary sewer systems; sewage treatment plants and pumping stations; water distribution systems, treatment plants and wells; storm drainage systems; flood control projects; streets and roads; earthwork and foundations. Mr. Taylor was appointed to the position of Surveyor General of the Western Division of New Jersey in 1963. He is the twelfth Surveyor General to be appointed by the Council of Proprietors of West Jersey since 1688. Mr. Taylor received his B.S. in Engineering from Princeton University and his M.S in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1969, the Firm was incorporated as Taylor, Wiseman & Taylor, with William H. Taylor serving as the president of the new corporation.

	Joseph F. Wiseman Joseph F. Wiseman joined the Firm in 1961 and was responsible for the supervision of preliminary and final bridge design on various highway projects, in addition to supervision of soil exploration and testing and foundation design for variety of engineering projects. Mr. Wiseman was a graduate of the Drexel Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and received the degree of M.S. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University, where he served as an instructor on Civil Engineering from 1959 to 1961. He also served as President of the New Jersey State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Mr. Wiseman was the corporation’s second President, holding this office from 1981 to 1993 . .

Angelo J. Caracciolo Angelo J. Caracciolo first became associated with Taylor, Wiseman & Taylor, with the acquisition of his surveying company in 1973. Mr. Caracciolo directed the mapping in the Penn Central condemnation case which involved revising 26,000 maps of over 300,000 acres for the inventorying of land holding in 17 states and three Canadian provinces to show the property taking for Conrail. After several years of independent business pursuits, Mr. Caracciolo returned to oversee all operations of the firms Survey Department. In 1994 he became President and Chief Executive Officer, managing all aspects of the Company’s operation. Mr. Caracciolo attended various universities and colleges, taking coursework in Surveying, Surveying Law, Property Surveys, Business Management and Computer Programming.