Kenneth James McGrath (1952- ) was born in Evanston, Illinois. He began work in Land Surveying in 1973. Twelve years in Illinois, (lot and block-type surveys, topography, lake hydrography and ALTA surveys). Arizona, 1984--1989, public and private sector survey work: control traverses and construction layout. From 1989, public and private survey work in Southern California: GPS control on the Santa Fe railroad right of way, deed writing and survey mapping, land aquisition. Preparation of State relinquishment maps for road right of way. (Licensed Land Surveyor, California.) Interests: science, history, math, art, philosophy, and language. Master Mason (Aztlan Lodge No. 1, Prescott AZ). Go player (2nd Dan) and chess player. Student of the Lemurian Fellowship.