Bob Long
Retired at AMERICAN CONCRETE PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBob Long is a retired pavement and transportation specialist with over 10 years of documented professional experience and a career spanning four decades in pavement research, materials engineering, and industry leadership. He led the ACPA Mid-Atlantic Chapter for 24 years, coordinating policy and technical engagement across multiple states and agencies to advance concrete pavement practice. Early career research at the Virginia Transportation Research Council produced published work on pavement management and rehabilitation, and he later provided technical support for asphalt materials at the Virginia Asphalt Association. In retirement he has contributed as a full-stack developer to the ArduPilot Mission Planner open-source project, enhancing UI plugin panels, theming, and OpenStreetMap integration—an intriguing crossover of infrastructure expertise and hands-on software development. Based in Richmond, VA, he holds an M.Eng. in Civil Engineering and a BA in Environmental Science from the University of Virginia, reflecting a blend of technical rigor and environmental perspective. Colleagues know him for bridging rigorous research, industry advocacy, and practical tool-building that supports both practitioners and technology communities.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering, Civil Engineering, Master of Engineering, Civil Engineering at University of Virginia
Github Skills (12)
net10
asp-net10
uid10
dotnet10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
csharp10
dotnet-core9
autopilot9
plugin9
controlling8
ux-design7
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
ArduPilot/MissionPlanner
Aug 2022 - Jan 2023
Mission Planner Ground Control Station for ArduPilot (c# .net)
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:12 reviews, 8 commits, 69 PRs in 4 months
Contributions summary:Bob primarily contributed to the user interface and ground control station aspects of the ArduPilot Mission Planner. They added persistent panel functionality, allowing for custom plugins to display information and controls. Additionally, the user addressed UI theming, fixing link label display issues with light themes. Further contributions involved map integration with OpenStreetMap and improving HUD elements.
mission-plannerc-sharpgroundautonomousgcs
CarbonixUAV/MissionPlanner_CX
Nov 2023 - Feb 2025
Mission Planner Ground Control Station for ArduPilot (c# .net)
Contributions:1 release, 26 reviews, 70 PRs in 1 year 3 months
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