From process engineering
to people engineering

When I was in school, teaching and tutoring were not in my plans. I wanted to be an engineer. So I studied chemical engineering at Lehigh University and graduated into a job as a process engineer at W. L. Gore, making materials that end up in medical implants and spacecraft. But the best part of my week was always the same: explaining a project I was working on to a colleague or friend — until they could finally see what I could see.

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Ten years and over 5000 hours later, tutoring is no longer the thing I do on the side. It's the thing I'm best at: taking a student who thinks they're "not a math person" and lifting the fog from around their head. Getting them to the point where they get it — and then watching them chase that feeling themselves.

 

I teach the way an engineer thinks: break the problem down, find the weak link, build from there. The free-body diagram isn't just homework busywork; it's a new way of visualizing the world. My students build conceptual understanding and a whole new language: math. And that learning pays off long after the exam.

 

Schooling and professional credentials, since you're here: Lehigh University, B.S. in Chemical Engineering & Business (Honors), and a Master of Engineering in Technical Entrepreneurship. Process engineer at W. L. Gore & Associates — medical, aerospace, and automotive materials.