Oracle Lighting Continues Youth Engagement Outreach Even During Hurricane Ida Evacuations
Anthony Hostetler, Oracle Lighting Industrial Designer, Was Evacuated During the Recent Major Storm and Took the Opportunity to Talk with H.S. Students in his Indiana Home Town About the Automotive Design Industry
METAIRIE, LA, Sept. 20, 2021 – Oracle Lighting (www.oraclelights.com), the market leader in high quality and innovative LED solutions for the automotive/12Volt, power sports, marine, and motorcycle markets, continues its youth engagement outreach despite Hurricane Ida evacuations.
Anthony Hostetler, an Oracle Lighting industrial designer, was one of many who were evacuated from Louisiana during the recent hurricane. Hostetler took the opportunity to visit his hometown high school of Westview Jr-Sr High School in Topeka, Ind. to speak with an Advanced Drawing class about the automotive design industry.
“Many students have a limited idea of the options they have when entering a creative field, and I welcomed the chance to show them a different avenue of thinking and a unique way to use their artistic talents," explained Hostetler. “These students were receptive to learning more about how automotive design blends creativity and technical skill.”
Hostetler’s presentation included a day-to-day look at his position with Oracle Lighting and his journey to finding the industry. He also demonstrated standard design processes and technology, including the company's new 3D scanning system. Before concluding with a question-and-answer session, Hostetler showed students some of the latest projects from Oracle Lighting including custom Delage D12 hypercar exterior lighting and flush-mount tail lights for the Jeep Gladiator.
“Early exposure to this field is important for those considering a future career in our quickly adapting industry, and these opportunities for youth outreach allow us to foster curiosity in new generations," continued Hostetler. “Investing time into these students is the first step to helping them to cultivate a mindset of ingenuity and develop their skill set that could later benefit the automotive design industry.”
In August 2021, Hostetler also hosted two local high school students at Oracle Lighting's Louisiana headquarters for a similar exploratory workshop. These students also had the chance to job-shadow the industrial designer at work.
“We welcome the opportunity to expand our youth engagement programs, and this chance during hurricane evacuations was an unexpected benefit,” noted Justin Hartenstein, Oracle Lighting founder and director of product development. “At Oracle Lighting, we recognize the importance of supporting future innovators and sparking their interest in the automotive market. Planting that seed in young minds is the key to continuing to push our industry forward into the future.”
Oracle Lighting was recently ranked as the third fastest growing company in the entire metro New Orleans area according to New Orleans CityBusiness magazine.
Oracle Lighting has safely re-opened post-hurricane and has resumed normal operations.
Louisiana-based Oracle Lighting has been designing innovative lighting products and technologies for the automotive/12Volt, powersports, motorcycle, and marine markets since 1999. Oracle’s philosophy is this: in today's world of fly-by-night vendors, we think it is important to partner with businesses that you can trust to be there for you today, tomorrow, and for years to come.
For more information on Oracle Lighting and its full product line, please visit www.oraclelights.com, call (800) 407-5776, or email info@oraclelights.com.
