Rob Doherty and his wife moved to Mountain Park Ranch in 1988, and to The Foothills in 1997.

Rob is a retired Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at General Dynamics Mission Systems in Scottsdale. His work on sophisticated government communications equipment involves interactions with many different agencies of the U.S. Government, including the Department of Defense. Rob has led many complicated projects and has been a technical contributor in systems engineering and software engineering. His areas of expertise include cryptography and real-time embedded system design.

Rob is also a former small business owner. In his seven years as a small business owner, Rob operated his business in accordance with the highest ethical standards, and his business received an A rating from the Better Business Bureau. Rob’s business also required a special license from the State of Arizona, which involved the completion of a successful background investigation by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

Rob holds two engineering degrees from Iowa State University: 1) Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering; and 2) Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering.