Bob
Bob Vaux

Assistant Director

City of Anacortes, WA Parks & Recreation Department

Anacortes, WA
United States

(360) /29-3191
[email protected]

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35 years into a parks & recreation career. Much of that has included a direct role in the care and management of trails. Was a founding member and former president of the Washington State Trails Coalition.

Skill Snapshot

Trail Construction
None
Entry
Full
Expert
Trail Maintenance
None
Entry
Full
Expert
Project Preparation
None
Entry
Full
Expert
Project Planning & Design
None
Entry
Full
Expert
Project & Crew Management
None
Entry
Full
Expert
Program Admin & Leadership
None
Entry
Full
Expert

Industry Roles

Agency

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Trail Type Experience

Detailed Skill Profile

Trail Construction

Experience Details:

30 + years Have fixed more trails that I have built. Mostly forest single track.

Skill Self-Assessment

Construction Specifications

Corridor Clearing

Hand-Built Trail Construction

Mechanized Trail Construction

Trail Finishwork

Water Management/Drainage Features

Water Crossing Structures

Retaining Walls

Tread Hardening

Trailside Structures / Dispersed Recreation

Decommissioning Trails

Trail Maintenance

Experience Details:

30+ years mostly forest shared use

Skill Self-Assessment

Maintenance Specifications

Inventory & Assessment

Corridor Clearing: Power tools

Corridor clearing: Hand Tools

Tread Maintenance - Hand tools

Tread Maintenance - Mechanized Equipment

Drainage Features/Water Management

Project Preparation

Experience Details:

30+ years Rail Trails to hiker only forest work

Skill Self-Assessment

Land Use Plan Alignment

Define Purpose and Need of Project

Corridor Planning

Stakeholder Engagement

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Principles

Project Planning and Design

Experience Details:

30+ years, mostly in rec trails, with some non-motorized transportation work

Skill Self-Assessment

Project Cost Estimation

Implementation Plan

Trail Specifications

Design

Trail Plans

Interpretation

Permitting

Universal Design/ADA Accessibility

Project & Crew Management

Experience Details:

30+ years on various trail projects

Skill Self-Assessment

Crew Recruitment

Crew Management

Jobsite Safety

Jobsite Risk Management

Performance Management

Field-based Resource Protection

Program Administration and Leadership

Experience Details:

Have served as a lands manager, Parks Director and Assistant Director + managed one of most popular regional parks in NW Washington

Skill Self-Assessment

Program Budgeting

Communications

Contract Administration

Education and Public Outreach

Funding/Grants

Inspections/Monitoring

Partnership and Collaboration

Policy/Directives/Law

Visitor Use Management and Monitoring

Agreement Development

Agency Specific

Experience Details:

have worked in local parks since 1989, for just two agencies.

Skill Self-Assessment

Blasting Certification

BLM Inventory, Assessment, Monitoring

Bridge Inspection

Contracting Officer Representative

Sawyer Certification

National Trail System Specific

Experience Details:

None

Skill Self-Assessment

IAM (Inventory, Assessment, and Monitoring)

National Scenic Trail Designation and Planning

National Historic Trail Designation and Planning

National Recreation Trail Designation and Planning

Rail Trail Designation and Planning

Skill Profile

Construction Specifications: Full Performance
Corridor Clearing: Full Performance
Hand-Built Trail Construction: Full Performance
Mechanized Trail Construction: Entry Level
Trail Finishwork: Full Performance
Water Management/Drainage Features: Full Performance
Water Crossing Structures: Full Performance
Retaining Walls: Entry Level
Tread Hardening: Full Performance
Trailside Structures / Dispersed Recreation: Full Performance
Decommissioning Trails: Full Performance
Maintenance Specifications: Full Performance
Inventory & Assessment: Expert
Corridor Clearing: Power tools: Full Performance
Corridor clearing: Hand Tools: Full Performance
Tread Maintenance - Hand tools: Full Performance
Tread Maintenance - Mechanized Equipment: Entry Level
Drainage Features/Water Management: Full Performance
Land Use Plan Alignment: Expert
Define Purpose and Need of Project: Expert
Corridor Planning: Expert
Stakeholder Engagement: Expert
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Principles: Entry Level
Project Cost Estimation: Full Performance
Implementation Plan: Full Performance
Trail Specifications: Full Performance
Design: Full Performance
Trail Plans: Expert
Interpretation: Expert
Permitting: Expert
Universal Design/ADA Accessibility: Full Performance
Crew Recruitment: Expert
Crew Management: Expert
Jobsite Safety: Expert
Jobsite Risk Management: Expert
Performance Management: Expert
Field-based Resource Protection: Expert
Program Budgeting: Expert
Communications: Full Performance
Contract Administration: Expert
Education and Public Outreach: Expert
Funding/Grants: Full Performance
Inspections/Monitoring: Expert
Partnership and Collaboration: Expert
Policy/Directives/Law: Full Performance
Visitor Use Management and Monitoring: Expert
Agreement Development: Full Performance
Bridge Inspection: Entry Level
Contracting Officer Representative: Entry Level
Sawyer Certification: Entry Level
Rail Trail Designation and Planning: Entry Level

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