Professional Development Statement Essay

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STATEMENT

PHILOSOPHY:

Acquiring knowledge and disseminating the acquired knowledge are equally important. The ideal way to acquire knowledge is through effective professional development. From my experiences and interactions with colleagues, I realize that good academic institutions survive under the dictum “Development-Drives-Teaching-Drives-Development.” With the passion to be an effective teacher, I have made one of my professional goals as to acquire knowledge through professional development. My principle for success has always been to work hard to achieve this goal backed by proper training.

PERFORMANCE:

I believe that my education and trainings have offered the right platform to meet my professional goals. I

I have successfully mentored many students in synthesizing and developing methodologies and data analysis plans, allowing a timely completion of the projects. At the University of Texas Arlington, I have recruited and mentored many undergraduate students. For example, I have recruited an undergraduate nursing student for an NSF funded project in Mexico and mentored her on an engineering automation project that required epidemiological evaluations. The student appreciated the cross-cultural learning experiences and the interdisciplinary nature of the project. Currently, I am mentoring two undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin Platteville on modeling the force perception of precision grasps using the thin-gauge gloves similar to those used in health care industries.

Laboratory establishment: I was instrumental in establishing a 1000 square-foot laboratory space for automation technologies at the University of Texas Arlington. I worked with the university facilities department, vendors, and sponsors alike to successfully establish the laboratory with equipment worth $250,000 and an annual operating budget of $250,000 in a time span of 8 months. I believe this experience and knowledge is a critical project management and professional development.