Welcome to another episode of Work Factors. Today, our hosts, Dr. Adam Pickens, Instructional Associate Professor, and Martha Parker, Project Manager, Texas A&M Ergo Center, are joined by Bob Locke, Senior Director of Development of Ducks Unlimited. In this episode Bob Locke shares his journey from undergrad to graduate school at Texas A&M and what came after graduation. Bob shared how he changed segments in the industry not long after he had gone out in the field. As a senior director of Ducks Unlimited, Bob shared their purpose and mission, and how Ducks Unlimited is constantly creating partnerships to improve and preserve the wetlands. Ducks Unlimited strives to provide actual results that improve the overall ecosystems of a land. You won’t want to miss out on this innovative conversation!

To learn more about the Ergo Center, click the link below: https://ergocenter.tamu.edu/index.html 

To learn more about Ducks Unlimited, click the link below:

https://www.ducks.org/ 

Hosts: Dr. Adam Pickens, Instructional Associate Professor

Martha Parker, Project Manager, Texas A&M Ergo Center

Guest: Bob Locke, Senior Director of Development, Ducks Unlimited

Time stamps:

(00:00 - 03:22) Introduction 

(03:23 - 06:26) Natural Resource Management at Texas A&M

(06:27 - 12:41) First Opportunities Post-Grad 

(12:42 - 18:01) Transitioning to a New Sector of the Reservation Industry 

(18:02 - 21:42) Nature Focused Solutions 2216

(21:43 - 25:30) Improving Wetlands 

(25:31 - 30:34)  Practicing Safety Everyday in the Field

(30:35 - 34:01) Dangerous Situations within the Industry 

(34:02 - 41:46) Conservations Continuous Growth and Development

(41:47 - 43:57) Ducks Unlimited Fulfilling their Promise

(43:58 - 45:33) Closing