"***Expert in teaching and learning with real world experience as a scientist and engineer; your search for a top tutor is over!***

***Won award as best military instructor at the US Naval Academy!***

Unlike many tutors, I have BOTH a background in education AND real world experience. My students improve their grades, learn real world applications of the material, and gain learning and study skills that will help them for a lifetime.

I strive to be the most effective tutor on Wyzant in:

*Physics

*Math from Algebra through Calc and diff eqns

*Fluid Mechanics

*Thermodynamics

*Circuit Analysis

*OAR/NUPOC/ASVAB prep

I am currently a Master Instructor and Adjunct Professor at the Naval Academy. My teaching journey began as a learning skills counselor and Calculus/Physics tutor during my junior year at Pitt. Eventually I became a Chemistry teaching assistant and then continued as a Physics teaching assistant during graduate school. After joining the Navy and serving on a submarine, I taught at Navy Nuclear Power School where I obtained my certification as a Navy Master Training Specialist. I left active duty for the Navy Reserve and took on various science and engineering positions with Navy Nuclear Lab. One of my positions was as an instructor where I taught Math, Physics, and Electrical Engineering courses at the graduate level. I was selected for recall to active duty to teach at the Naval Academy where I taught courses in fluids, thermodynamics, and physics. In 2018 I won the Naval Academy Military Faculty Teaching Excellence Award which honors the best military instructor at the Naval Academy. I have presented at multiple teaching and learning conferences and I am a recognized expert in learning skills and STEM education.

I am a published researcher in nuclear engineering and I have worked professionally operating nuclear propulsion plants. I can connect the topics you are learning to real world science and engineering applications to make the material more concrete and meaningful to students." less...