DILIGENT PROFESSIONALDouglas is passionate about his developing career and invests heavily in his professional network through hard work. Being a part of a national federation enables him to create and nurture relationships with colleagues from all over. His focus is on personal and professional growth through experience, project diversification, education and plain hard work. He views his work environment as an ever changing platform of opportunities, where something new to learn is just around the next corner. He enhances the tools he has already established by finding ways to streamline preexisting practices while also generating fresh ideas.DYNAMIC LEARNERHaving a set of thoughtful principles is a great way to help guide an individual to personal and professional success. An opinionated man, Douglas is always willing to sit and share a conversation about any number of topics; his natural curiosity constantly driving him to learn something new. He explores and learns best by doing, never affraid to get his hands dirty no matter the project. CULINARY ENTHUSIASTDouglas enjoys cooking a great plate of food almost as much as he enjoyes eating one. In his free time you can often find him near the stove, testing a new recipe, or tinkering with a new kitchen gadget. A food nerd through-and-through, Douglas views it as a way of understanding different people, different cultures, and fun way to experient with science at home. Just no celery ... or water chestnuts!