Tutoring · Form and Focus
Commit to success.
Tutoring comes down to connection. Connection to experience, connection to the concepts, and both of those happen through real people.
Why choose tutoring with me
I've always been a natural tutor and mentor. I tutored schoolmates growing up. In college, I tutored Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering in the campus lab. Later I taught computer applications to adults returning to the workforce through an ROP program. In my career, I was often the person put in front of a CEO who wanted just the facts, and I had to make things relevant, useful, and clear.
Experience
Real systems, not just theory
Twenty-five years moving between engineers, executives, and everyone in between means I've used these ideas, broken them, and had to explain them to someone whose job depended on understanding it.
Concepts
Starting where you are
Most confusion sits in one or two specific gaps, not the whole subject. I start with what you already know, find those gaps, and build from there instead of repeating a fresh syllabus.
People
Real attention, not a script
Teaching Primary at church, facilitating a children's grief group, and years as a Cubmaster taught me how to really listen, and how to tell when someone understands versus when they're just nodding.
Who I work with
Students in grade school through graduate school. Working professionals. The simply curious. Eight years old or eighty — if you want to learn, I want to teach.
I've seen these patterns again and again, whatever the subject or the age:
The restless: Knows there's more than being taught
Wants something real enough to expand on.
The stuck: Lost their footing
Wants something real to stand on again.
The reaching: Never quite done
Always reaching for what's real, and what's next.
Subjects
Technology & computing
Computer Science, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Data Analysis, Information Technology, Networking, Machine Learning / AI, Linux, UNIX, General Computer
Business
Business, MBA
Science & engineering
Mechanical Engineering, Physical Science
Rate
$50 / hour
Format
Online
Cancellation
8 hours notice
Availability
| Monday – Wednesday | 9:00 am – 9:00 pm |
| Thursday | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| Friday | Unavailable |
| Saturday | 9:00 am – noon |
| Sunday | Unavailable |
Background
I'm background-checked through two youth-facing roles I'm still active in: teaching Primary at church and facilitating a children's grief support group. I've also served for years as a Cubmaster and volunteer leader.
I'm semi-retired now, and tutoring is something I do because it fills me up, not because I need the money. That means I show up focused on you, not the clock.
How sessions work
For math and algorithms, we work through proof and intuition together, since most students get stuck in the same few places. I've worked as both a Scrum Master and a project manager, in strict environments and loose, learn-by-doing ones. I bring that same flexibility to a session, whether you're cramming for a test or building confidence from scratch.
Form: the shape of where you already are.
Focus: one real problem, solved.
Clarity: the feeling of finally being capable.
Care: what makes it safe enough to try.
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