"I am a mechanical engineer and designer specializing in systems engineer­ing, environmental design, and mathe­matical modeling. At heart, I am a puzzler and a problem solver, drawn to discovering and creatively harnessing the mathe­matics that govern the world. I am currently an Avionics Operations and Systems Engineer at SpaceX in Los Angeles, CA, where I work primarily on designing and maintaining electronics on the Crew Dragon spacecraft responsible for the first crewed flights to the International Space Station by a private company.

In terms of Academic tutoring, I have past experience as a counselor teaching a programming camp and volunteered in 2018-2019 at a STEM tutor for a local public school in Los Angeles. I served as outreach and education coordinator for the Northwestern Solar Car Team from 2015-2017.

On the musical side of things, I have played violin since I was 3 1/2 and piano since I was 6. I studied violin under the Suzuki Method and later under Almita Vamos and Robert Hanford, and performed around the world with the Northwestern Symphony Orchestra. I have tutored students in violin from ages 5 - 16 and believe that music has to be learned and taught just like any other language. I currently perform as fiddler in the Rattlesnakes Bluegrass Band in Los Angeles, CA.

I'm drawn to tutoring because I love helping others learn and figuring out ways to make difficult concepts easy to understand. I take great pride in the students that I tutor and the excellence in their subjects that they so often achieve.

I received a 36 on the ACT Math test and have a Minor in Mathematics from Northwestern. I enjoy explaining and helping others to understand the inherent beauty that mathematics possesses in the way that it allows us to describe patterns in the world around us. I have tutored peers in advanced Real Analysis courses and am able to find ways to convey complex topics in an easy-to-understand manner. Moreover, understanding the mathematics is only half the battle on the ACT. I teach effectiv" less...