...I've never smoked and I have no alcohol. Straight edge. Throughout my life working with various industry producers & members of signed acts, I've learned so much with experience. (read more)
...I believe that I can inspire students to succeed and have confidence in what they are doing. All it takes sometimes is a little bit of structure and any student can reach their academic goals. There is no secret to success besides hard work and I'm willing to aid any student the time and effort they need to accomplish what they set forth to do. (read more)
...Half of my students scored in the "mastery" level (over 85%) and this was in a Title 1 all-boys charter school in the City of Albany--it was unprecedented success with the group of students that we served. I have tutored geometry at the high school level. I am a certified SAT prep teacher and have taught SAT prep for 10 years in the Capital District. (read more)
...Before becoming a teacher, I was a research assistant in Columbia University's Oceanography Department. My job was to extract microfossils from deep-sea sediment cores. These fossils were then analyzed so that the scientist I worked could reconstruct the last ice age. (read more)
...I then earned my Master's and Doctoral degrees at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, in Medieval Studies and Art History, respectively. During that time I also taught at the undergraduate level and was a guest lecturer in a Master's course. I have also tutored high school students in the IB program in Dubai. (read more)