...Since September 2015, I have been a volunteer tutor at Waukegan to College, a non-profit organization in Waukegan, IL, that helps first-generation students with the process of getting into and through college. I tutor 5th to 12th grade students one-on-one, and work with them on mathematics (elem... (read more)
...In my software development career spanning over two decades, I have worked with almost all languages suitable for scientific programming and mathematical modeling, including SQL. My Ph.D. thesis code was written in FORTRAN on UNIX with MATLAB and database development was done in MS SQL. In my s... (read more)
...In addition I tutored high school Math, Physics, ACT and SAT prep while a grad student and always enjoyed watching students' excitement when they grasped a topic -- learning isn't always easy, but it is always rewarding! Having professional experience has made me a better tutor of theoretical ma... (read more)
...I have worked heavily to gain a strong background in the hard sciences and mathematics, even completing undergraduate minors, and I am patient enough to teach these subjects slowly and thoroughly. I also have a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, and am working towards an M.S. degree in Elect... (read more)
...I too have faced many challenges in my undergraduate coursework, so I understand the feeling of inadequacy. In addition, I help students by teaching them steps to solve a problem one at a time, so they aren't overwhelmed. One time I had a student who was so frustrated that he just gave up and left the learning center. (read more)