For a decade, the classroom was where I got to hand the tools to someone else.
I spent years in higher education teaching technology, programming, and audio-video production — and I tried to teach the way I’d want to be taught: plainly, patiently, and with an eye on the person, not just the material.
Pittsburgh Technical Institute — 1998 to 2005
Instructor (1998–2002), then Department Chair of Electronics (2002–2005), leading a team of nine and overseeing curriculum, scheduling, and budget. I taught database design and management, A+ technologies, and operating systems.
Adjunct Professor, Pittsburgh Technical Institute — 2005 to 2012
Information Technology, Multimedia Technology, and Programming, with a specialty in database development and management.
iCarnegie — 2009 to 2012
A subsidiary of Carnegie Mellon University. I mentored new professors at institutions adopting iCarnegie’s courses, and was certified to teach its database and user-interface curriculum.