User:Gary D Robson

I am a writer with a fairly wide range of interests, so my Wikipedia edits cover quite a few different areas. In addition to what's shown below, I've worked in computer science and microelectronic engineering, spent 16 years managing a bookstore, published a newspaper, and my wife and I own a tea shop in Red Lodge, Montana. My Wikipedia page is Gary D. Robson.

Wildlife and Conservation
I was the Executive Director of Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary. I worked there full-time from 2018 to 2022, served on the board of directors twice, and volunteered in various capacities for many years.

Closed Captioning and Court Reporting
My primary area of technical expertise is in closed captioning (I wrote the "World Book Encyclopedia" article defining closed captioning). My wife and I used to own a court reporting software company, and I was co-inventor of an ergonomic stenotype machine. I've written four books about captioning and reporting, and gave a [|TEDx talk] about captioning. I also hold two U.S. patents (#7,360,234 and #8,245,252) relating to closed captioning.

Where I Live
I live in Carbon County, Montana. Slowly but surely I've been adding information about the small towns in our area. I co-wrote a booklet about the Smith Mine disaster of 1943 for the Carbon County Historical Society.

My Who Pooped in the Park? Children's Books
I am the author of a series of children's guides to scats and tracks, each set in a different National Park or ecosystem. There are 20 books in the series.

Licensing
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