Quality of Life Plus (QL+) announced the hiring of Dr. Bob Wolff, P.E. as Executive Director. “We are delighted to welcome Bob Wolff to the QL+ family,” said Quality of Life Plus Founder Jon Monett. “QL+ provides challenges for design and engineering students, allowing them to work directly with our wounded veterans, harnessing technology and common sense engineering practices to improve their daily lives. Bob’s extensive experience is a perfect fit for QL+.”
Bob earned his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Stanford University. He worked for the US Army Corp of Engineers in the area of water resources planning and engineering, and then both the Army and Air Force in military construction, operations, and maintenance. He then served as the Executive Director of SAME (Society of American Military Engineers) for twelve years, retiring from that position in 2014. “We work with engineering programs that are respected globally,” Monett added, “QL+ is excited to bring Bob on board. His vast knowledge of engineering and nonprofit management will help us focus the passion and talent of our QL+ engineering students on helping our nation's heroes.”
Throughout the academic year, QL+ mentors, monitors, and supports the collaboration between the veterans and the student teams. At the conclusion of the academic year, the student teams formally present the completed assistive device or modified hardware to the veteran for use in their daily life. Each project is unique, and the innovations created will give the veterans the confidence and independence to engage in the activities they enjoy. While these assistive innovations are tailored to the needs of individual veterans, the solutions created by students frequently result in helping other injured veterans.