Hello Class! I am Rob Fulton and I starting my 3rd year of taking courses with World Campus in pursuit of an ESP degree. I currently reside in Orange County, California. After having grown up here, I joined the U.S. Navy spending 20 years on active duty and retiring. I have lived in numerous locations and have visited on 27 nations on every continent besides Europe. I do hope to visit a few countries there someday.
I currently work as an engineer in Newport Beach, CA at a cogeneration facility. I have been in the energy/power production field for 27 years now. I enjoy what I do immensely. I am in pursuit of this degree to gain insight into sustainability policy, having an ambition to serve the public, probably as a consultant at the local or state level. My passion is sustainability issues involving traffic and urban development. With the coaxing of friends and family I have even sparked some interest in pursuing political office.
As for my interests in this course, that will be wait and see. I haven’t given much thought to becoming an entrepreneur, however establishing a sustainability consulting firm may be something I would be interested in. I have done a great deal of research on traffic, public transportation and urban planning in the Los Angeles metro area and hope to share my ideas with those that can put them to action.
I wish everyone the best of luck this semester.
Hi James,
Indeed California is a good location for people interested in the sustainability field. After reading your post, you would be happy to hear that sustainability management is a growing concept with businesses here. My company is eager to have me complete this degree in hopes I could develop and further their sustainability programs. Best wishes for you – Rob
Hi Rob! I would like to first thank you for your service to our country as part of the U.S. Navy; and I hope you consider other service in political office. After getting to know you in another class, I think you would be a “breath of fresh air” so to speak. We need people in office that not only have knowledge and understanding of energy issues, but have the ability to sort through all the rhetoric and strike the balance we will need to create a sustainable society — for humans and the environment. I think you would make a great public official.
Hello Christine,
All of your kind comments are greatly appreciated. Hopefully we get the chance to collaborate on something this semester.
Best,
Rob
Your entry caught my eye for a few reasons. You are in literally the perfect area for an ESP degree, especially since their is so much going on in California right now. As for pursuing office that is an excellent idea. Why? Because they need people in the government that have expertise and knowledge like you do with a genuine concern about systems and the environment. Best of luck to you, hope you actually pursue it.
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