I went to community college, then U.C. Berkeley (twice), then Stanford for a Phd studying space. Along the way, I earned a B.A. in applied mathematics and a master’s in computer science. I also had a lot of fun.

In my professional career, I’ve had the good fortune to work on distributed systems, networking, mathematical optimization, databases, embedded systems, bioinformatics, API design, technical documentation, and project management. I’ve used Java, Python, C, R, Matlab, Scala, Julia, and a host of scripting languages and operating systems. I’ve launched 100 satellites and deployed 20 groundstations. One of those satellites was named after me. I’ve also done coursework development at U.C. Berkeley.

I’ve recently retired, but want to do something to keep my brain sharp. Academia is kind of a terrible career, but I love seeing the spark of recognition in someone’s eyes. So, I figured tutoring. My niece said “Why can’t everyone explain it that way!?” and credits me for the confidence to get into medical school. That feels nice and I liked to help you achieve your goals.

My philosophy is to eliminate the stress first, then develop the intuition, then get into the details. The people who developed science are human. They followed the paths of those before them and took one small additional step. If you feel like you can’t make a jump, you just need to walk closer. ;)