What is it that drives you in your position / why do you like doing what you do? What I enjoy about this position is that I am able to work on various projects and understand each client’s needs. I have always been fascinated ever since my dad went out with clients to gain new work and trust from all of his clients. My goal one day is to reach the design level and confidence to dictate the design of the project and understand how I can best provide my services to each client.

What do you like doing outside of work? In my spare time outside of work, I typically love to hike, run, and catch up on any of my video games to destress from any week. At this moment in time, I am trying to get back into the mindset and shape to run my half marathon again, and then hopefully my full marathon within the next couple of years.

What is your favorite food / drink / place to travel? Something else you’d rather talk about? I am still biased towards Vietnamese food since I love the balance of every meal. Each meal tends to come with a side of veggies, so it feels as if I am always eating a somewhat balanced meal. You can also never go wrong with a Vietnamese coffee as it will always give you the caffeine dose that you would need every day. In terms of traveling, my next trip is to go to Switzerland and then Norway to see the Northern Lights as the peak brightness is right around the corner. Eventually, I would love to go back to Japan and New Zealand as I love to be immersed in the culture and nature respectively. My goal is to travel internationally once every 3 years while mixing in some US cities in between so that I am not always bored in SoCal.