Through teaching practices based on the Feynman Technique, he generates discovery, nourishes passion and stimulates curiosity in students, enabling them to develop critical thinking competency. This heightens learning and strengthens confidence enabling students to take ownership of their own progress and “transition from being told what to do and how to do it, to defining their own tasks and really understanding their significance in the context of a project.” Students offer examples of how Trimble’s commitment to them precedes their entry into engineering and continues after graduation. Trimble demonstrates a passion for teaching that extends to publishing on teaching excellence and in his role as co-principal investigator in a research and training grant that brought Vertically Integrated Project educational pedagogy to UH Mānoa.