I've been teaching for 10 years online and I like sharing knowledge with my students to help them get to the next level in their careers. I have 23 years of Human Resources experience and I am passionate about my industry. I help employees and businesses which is important to me. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Illinois State University and my Masters in HR from Keller Graduate School of Management/Devry University. I teach English online to people all over the world. In my experience helping people is my purpose. I am a firm proponent of education, believing it to be absolutely necessary for an improved quality of life, and I try to impart this appreciation to all of my students. In my spare time, I enjoy journaling which enriches my life, yoga, long walks in the park, and basketball.

I have taught K-12th grade and also worked with college students. I enjoy being a professional teacher. It takes a patient person who cares about the future of students.

I was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, moved to the valley in June of 2005 from Crystal Lake, Illinois just NW of downtown Chicago. Dating back to 1978 I have been a part-time Instructor/Professor at Junior Colleges, Universities and Graduate Schools.I received my AAS Degree in Information Technology from Moraine Valley Community College, Bachelors of Science Degree at Trinity Christian College in Business; with a minor in IT and achieved my MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management in 1985.My work experience includes management and consulting positions in distribution, manufacturing, financial, engineering, petro-chemical, pharmaceutical and business continuity industries in Chicago,regionally across the US, and globally.I held positions as a Data Center Manager in the food service distribution business, Project Manager in commercial engineering and construction industries, IT Director in the automotive manufacturing industry, and VP of Information systems in the financial industry, all were in the Chicago metro area. Most recently my focus has been on assisting clients across the US and globally in the areas of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery.While in the financial field, I served 4 years on the operations council for the ATM provider Cash Station providing guidance to the Chicago banking community on ATM deployment, management, and policies. In the automotive manufacturing field, lead various Y2K initiatives to ensure the IT systems were operational on 1/1/2000, was the global IT lead for SOX compliance and have managed the IT portion of company mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. For the past 11 years I have been President and Board member of a mid-west disaster recovery user group, recently completing my CBCP certification in Business Continuity from DRII. Now as a consultant for a Fortune 500 companies Business Continuity Recovery Services division my focus is on helping clients worldwide mitigate risks to their business, develop recovery strategies, and test those strategies in a simulated environment.I think my varied professional experience has qualified me to teach a variety courses including, but not limited to Risk Mitigation and Contingency Planning, Essentials of Telecommunications, Managerial Applications of Information Technology, Networking Concepts and Applications, Managing Organizational Change, Systems Analysis Planning and Control, Principals of Information Systems Security, Principals of Management, Project Management, Database Essentials for Decision Making, Operations Management, Business Operations, IS Capstone, and Principals of Information Security and Privacy. I really enjoy the diversity of teaching different types of courses.In my free time I'm an avid outdoorsman enjoying hunting, fishing (especially in Northern Saskatchewan and Gulf waters of S. Florida), volunteering with the Y-Guides and I've been known to play an occasional round of golf.My wife of 21 years and two boys, 21 & 17, live in the far east Valley in Arizona with 2 dogs; a yellow Lab mix named Carly and Shitzu named Sammie and a black cat appropriately named Shadow!I believe teaching is a two-way-street; students get to learn from my 38+ years of experience and I get to learn from yours!

I was introduced to Java following my first CIS class covering C++. When I wrote my first program without having to worry about pointers or destructors, I was intrigued. When I leaned the underline concepts of object-oriented programming I was fascinated. But when I learned the industrial scope of Java and OOP I was hooked. That was 14 years ago. Today I enjoy introducing students to the power Java and object-oriented programming. Step by step, patient instruction, is what every student deserves, and this is what I am committed to delivering. See you in class ;)

I believe that everyone has the ability to learn. Interactive learning within a classroom is the method used most often, but there are times that, for students with varied learning styles, this changes. Differentiated instruction is the technique I often use to determine the best route for that student.

I am an open-minded, friendly, and logical individual with a solid and optimistic outlook on all things in life, in both my personal and professional aspects of life. I own an excellent ability to motivate others, coupled with the ability to communicate comfortably at all levels therefore ensuring an excellent relationship for all those that are involved in my life. My family and friends are important to me, as well as those that I relate with on a professional level. My goal is to continue building this understanding of others, by facilitating my self awareness abilities and empathic approach. Over my professional career, I have been fortunate to see and learn many things, both domestically and internationally; which has given me the opportunity to pass those learnings to other individuals, which is what brings me here as a tutor.

As a retired veteran of the US Army and teacher of 20+ years. I have experienced the world in both a hostile environment and as a guest on foreign soil. Life experience is the best way to feel alive and appreciate your background. Due to my humble beginnings, I want to give back by honoring parents, students of life and those on their academic journey by sharing my experience and intellect to assist those in need of assistance to the best of my abilities!