I received my BS in Mathematics and BA in Philosophy (and the equivalent of a minor in Physics) from the University of Texas at Austin; my Texas Teacher's Credentials in Secondary Mathematics I received from the University of Houston.

My experience in education includes teaching for over a decade in schools in Houston, including Klein Forest HS, Northbrook HS, Cy-Springs HS, the Richard Milburn Academy, and the Academy of Health Care Professions. Some summers during this time were spent working for Kaplan and Sylvan, and scoring the writing section of some standardized tests. Since the mid-90s, I have tutored privately in mathematics, in high school chemistry and physics, and for the SAT, ACT, THEA, COMPASS, and TAKS.