He is also serving as the director of 3D Advanced Additive Manufacturing Research Center. Currently, he is the principal investigator of the government funded project of ‘3D printing based manufacturing research and business development in the environmental-friendly automotive industry,’ which is an initiative 3D printing project in Ulsan (Center of Korean Manufacturing Industries). He is actively working with a number of automotive manufacturers for effective and successful applications of additive manufacturing technology into their businesses, including but not limited to design improvement and process optimization with the emphasis of DFAM.