My passion as an educator is founded on the joy of fostering students' success within a collaborative learning environment, where the exchange of ideas and intellectual independence is my top priority. My commitment to developing young designers has been advantageous in the past ten years of intensive teaching. During that time, my goal has been to provide a well-organized teaching structure based on solid design theory and technical application that firmly supports each student's professional goals. I consciously strive to be a resourceful and inspiring educator, assisting every student in discovering their unique talent and abilities.

I approach teaching strategies as flexible and adaptive based on the individually diverse academic levels being taught. For students in the introductory level courses, my teaching focuses on developing competency utilizing fundamental design methodologies and techniques within various material applications in a positive and encouraging learning environment. Students must acquire skills in ideation sketching, 2D/3D rendering, fabrication, appropriate material application, CAD modeling, and rapid prototyping techniques, which are essential for successful design communication. Exposing students to various creative and innovative problem-solving projects allows them to gain design experience and confidence early in their development.

Determining career options, identifying areas of personal interest and expertise, and developing a professional portfolio are the objectives for students in intermediate-level courses. Students learn to refine the design thinking process by incorporating market research, brand analysis, user experience, teamwork, 2D/3D visualization, and precise prototype with specific manufacturing considerations. My expectations in the intermediate-level courses are to cultivate independent creative thinkers with professional communication and design ability and build a professional portfolio tailored to their future professional goals.

As students extend their abilities and skills, the advanced level courses expose students to bring the experience of direct collaborative learning with industry sponsors and mentors to those students ready to meet the challenges that the industry demands. Completing the design process from ideation through prototyping and presentation enables students to connect real-world design experience through collaboration with industry professionals. This process strengthens their design ability and preparation for pursuing a successful professional goal.

Providing quality education is not only to teach traditionally applied techniques but to cultivate individual intellect, social responsibility, and ethics with an enlightened understanding of how their design impacts all living beings and the global environment today and in the future. Design is not simply a technical practice but a lifetime commitment, responsibility, and profession. The purpose of education is to cultivate a moral mind and ethical attitude in the individual to create a better world. I am privileged to be an educator, a career of teaching, learning, and inspiring.