Travel the US by RV. Resident volunteer at national parks, forests and refuges. Tackle hands-on projects that appeal. Explore different regions and hike public lands.

Maintained roads (water & dump trucks), repaired vehicles, serviced equipment; also general repair/maintenance jobs.

Operated heavy equipment to complete primarily road construction and earth working projects. Included dump truck, trailers, excavator, dozers, backhoe, skid loader, ag tractors. Drove wheeled and hauled track machines between sites. Excavated earth from dredged creek banks. Loaded dump truck. Hauled loads of materials; both stock piled and tailgate spread on primitive roads. Mowed trails/primitive roads. Maintained (lubed, repaired, welded) machines and equipment.

Installed speed bumps and new entrance sign with block masonry foundation. Repaired barbed wire fence. Helped capture wolves.

Paved accessibility ramp outside visitor center. Fabricated shade cover for trash/recycle bins. Restored scenic vista.

Installed new windows and replaced water heaters in staff housing. Added trail signs. Repaired dog kennels at visitor contact station.

Rebuilt old display boxes and added new ones for check stations. Built set of 4 new information kiosks. Repaired water damaged boardwalk. Designed storage system for water control structure boards. Repaired tree damaged visitor information kiosk. Built frames for interpretive signs. Expanded check stations. Repaired fences. Two seasons: Oct 2014 - Apr 2015, Sep 2015 - Mar 2016

Engaged hikers at trail heads. Shared information to maximize their enjoyment of natural resources while preventing Search & Rescue situations. Educated visitors about Hike Safe and Leave No Trace principles.

Lead tours at historic site. Answered questions at visitor center and roving trails. Also constructed shelter for trail crew's pack animals at district corral.

Helped fee rangers manage reservation campground. Welcomed visitors, helped them find campsites, check in and out. Fielded questions about national park attractions and activities. Cleaned out fire pits. Replaced picnic tables and fire rings. Paint striped and numbered camp sites. Two seasons: Nov 2012 - Jan 2013, Oct 2013 - Mar 2014.

Focused on techincal computing applications in general and graphical user interfaces in particular, as well as quality assurance, software development, cross team pollination, organizational change, and release compatibility.

Focused on signal and image processing, test and measurement, data analysis, algorithm development, visualization, and graphical user interfaces. Provided pre-sales technical support and delivered marketing seminars. Developed demonstrations and case studies, some of which can be found on the MATLAB File Exchange.http://tinyurl.com/BobsMatlabFiles

Applied R&D involving: nondestructive evaluation, test and measurement, manufacturing processes control, materials science, thermal imaging, stress analysis, lasers and optics.