"I work full-time as an electronics and mechatronics engineer for an R&D firm in the Des Moines-metro. I hold a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University (ISU) and an undergraduate Bachelor's Degree from Northern Illinois University (NIU) in Mechanical Engineering with two minors in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics and an undergraduate Certificate of Study in Nanotechnology.

From my time at NIU, I also have a small background in education, having been a Teacher's/Teaching Assistant (TA) for an undergraduate mechanical engineering course while I was a senior at NIU, working both semesters on that course. This job meant that I had to patiently work with students who may have struggled with the subject and I had to spend additional time outside of class refreshing my knowledge on the course's subject matter.

Being an engineer, I am immersed in science and mathematics all the time. I have worked heavily to gain a strong background in the hard sciences and mathematics, even completing undergraduate minors, and I am patient enough to teach these subjects slowly and thoroughly. I also have a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, and am working towards an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, so I come in with a very full background that can help me to cover more aspects of mathematics and the hard sciences for students." less...