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I have spent close to twenty years in business, finance, and consulting. I started in research administration at MIT, where I managed a $77 million portfolio and supervised a team of finance professionals, and I now lead a consulting organization of about 60 people as Chief Delivery Officer. I have an MBA from Boston University and a bachelor's degree from Bates College, where I wrote my thesis in both Spanish and English. Before business school I...
Hello, and thanks for looking at my profile.
I have spent close to twenty years in business, finance, and consulting. I started in research administration at MIT, where I managed a $77 million portfolio and supervised a team of finance professionals, and I now lead a consulting organization of about 60 people as Chief Delivery Officer. I have an MBA from Boston University and a bachelor's degree from Bates College, where I wrote my thesis in both Spanish and English. Before business school I spent three years in Japan teaching English, and I learned Japanese as an adult, which gave me a lot of sympathy for how hard it is to become fluent in a second language.
I work with adults and older students. In ESL, I focus on spoken fluency and workplace communication, things like meetings, presentations, and the ordinary conversations that are harder than they look. In Excel, business, statistics, and project management, I help college students and working adults who are stuck on coursework or on something they need to do at their job. I also work on interview preparation and career development, where being an executive who hires and promotes people gives me a useful sense of what interviewers are actually listening for.
My approach is to find where the understanding broke down rather than reteach a subject from the beginning. Most students who are struggling are not struggling with everything. They are stuck on one or two ideas that the rest depends on, and finding those is usually most of the work. I keep sessions focused on whatever is in front of you, whether that is an exam next week, a presentation on Friday, or a conversation you want to handle more confidently. Learning also goes better when nobody feels embarrassed, so I am not going to interrupt every sentence or make you feel behind.
I am flexible on scheduling, I meet in person around Seattle or online, and I usually respond within an hour. If you have questions before deciding anything, just ask.
