"I am a former teacher, mathematician, scientist, systems analyst/engineer, software engineer/developer, and program manager.

I have a BS Mathematics (including coursework in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology) and an MS Numerical Methods & Simulation Techniques. In addition to these degrees, I have also completed coursework toward a BS Electrical Engineering degree.

I have taught mathematics for three years with the Drexel University Evening College and the University of MaryLand, European Division, and I spent a year home schooling my younger son in Middle School mathematics. I have tutored students in mathematics from elementary school through college. At the college level, I have tutored mathematics and computer science to students in varying disciplines, including physical sciences, engineering, and business, as well as art & design. I have over 1000 hours teaching and tutoring mathematics, mostly at the college level but also at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.

As a mathematician, scientist, and engineer, I have worked with various offices and organizations of the US Government and with the German Aviation Authority. I have worked in the areas of photo-intelligence, ballistic missile defense, logistics, command & control systems, air traffic control, and modeling and simulation. During my non-academic career, I was a software engineer and developer for over fifteen years and developed software in assembly language/machine code, FORTRAN, COBOL, APL, Pascal, and C.

Although I have retired from full-time work, I feel that I should continue to use my experience and skill base to facilitate the academic career of others. Having taught and mentored many people during my career, I feel that I have the ability and the nature to help students by helping them to understand new material through the acquisition of appropriate vocabulary and practice, by guiding them toward solutions to problems through thought-provoking questions designed to help the student partition problems and to focus atten" less...