College of the Desert Instructor Douglas Redman

From the Corporate to the Classroom

Greetings from College of the Desert. Let me introduce myself. I am Douglas Redman, the new automotive instructor at College of the Desert. For the past 5 years I have been working with Kia Motors America at their corporate offices in Irvine, CA as a technical training instructional designer, designing and developing automotive technical training curriculum. Our focus was on 1 to 3 day classes for Kia dealership technicians across the United States. Prior to my work with Kia I was with Mitsubishi Motors as an instructional designer. I spent 5 years at the Chrysler Training Center in Los Angles, CA as an automotive instructor. Before taking the job as a Chrysler instructor I was a mechanic for 10 years at a local Dodge dealership. Academically, I earned my AA in Automotive Technology from Fullerton College in 1994, my BA in Sociology from CSUF in 1998 and my MS in Instructional Design from CSUF in 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

Until recently I felt there was more for me to learn on the corporate side. Well, I learned it all; or at least as much as I wanted to. Last semester I was given the opportunity to teach an automotive electrical course at Cypress College, and I loved it! I am excited to be part of an organization that is focused on helping individuals succeed in their career goals specifically in the automotive industry. It is equally exciting to know that this will in turn benefit the local and global communities. I am proud to be working at one of the 10 California Community Colleges that host a regional Advanced Transportation Technologies and Energy (ATTE) Center. My goal is to build on COD's prior success and strengthen the advanced transportation/alternative fuels programs. In addition, I look forward to working collaboratively with the Center and the statewide initiative as we move into the alternative energy arena.

 

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