Greg L.

Helping to Make Math and Science Fun

Helping to Make Math and Science Fun

Hi Students,

I graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science from UC Davis and I earned my MBA in Finance at CSU Hayward (East Bay). While I was at UC Davis, I placed 2nd in the Undergraduate Mathematics Exam and represented UC Davis in both the Putnam International Mathematics Competition and in the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) Western Regional programming competition.

While I love working as a consultant (more on that in a subsequent paragraph), I also really enjoy math and have competed in mathematics competitions from grade school through college (some are listed above). I have also home-schooled our two children for grades K – 8 and helped them with homework in all subjects at every level. The older one graduated from UC Berkeley and is now teaching high school math and the other is sophomore at UC Davis in Mechanical Engineering.

I work with students in Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, and Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Discrete Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Chemistry, Physics, and programming in Matlab, Java, Visual Basic, C++ and Scheme. I took many math classes in college before deciding I didn't want to be a math major. Other subjects I have worked with students in include Statistics, Research Methods, Managerial Accounting, Accounting 1 and 2, and Micro and Macro Economics, Network Security, and graduate level Marketing courses.

I have worked with many students on TEAS, ASVAB, ACT, PSAT, SAT, CBEST, and CSET Mathematics subtests I, II, and III. One thing to note, I like taking tests and I believe I can help you get an upper hand on many standardized tests with different tricks and techniques when you just don't know which answer is correct. This greatly improves guessing generally raises student scores, sometimes significantly.

I find math problems interesting and I am most interested in being able to help others see math in a similar light. While I strive to make math fun for all, I expect to at least make it understandable and manageable for you. Hopefully I can break it down, answer your questions, and explain it another way that works with your learning style and builds off of your current level of understanding regardless of where that is. My job is to solidify your foundation and increase your current grasp on the subject matter to help you meet and surpass your goals.

I did 2 years of public speaking in high school, including 1 year of Varsity level Oxford Style Debate. I qualified to compete at the state level in Original Prose and Poetry. My career allows me to speak publicly every so often, too.

Now that you’ve heard about how I want to help you, here is some background on my own career. I am a Manager in the Business Intelligence practice of a Bay Area firm and have been working as a software / database / business intelligence consultant for about 25 years. Through this work I have consulted for well-known companies such as Microsoft, Hyperion, Oracle, Clorox, Wells Fargo, Visa, Bank of America, Columbus Salami, Convergint, Brightstar, and many others. I have also spoken many user conferences including the PASS Community Summits which are known for hosting “the world's largest, most-focused, and most-intensive conference for Microsoft SQL Server and BI professionals.”; North American Hyperion User conferences; TemTech User Conference; and Adage User Conference. I hold multiple certifications from Microsoft and Hyperion. I am the author of a BrainBench.com exam.

If you have any questions on my experience or anything pertinent to tutoring in general, please send me an email and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

I hope to hear from you soon!