Professional:

After 19 years working as an engineer, for Nortel Networks, I decided to do something that would impact the future. I wanted to make a difference in my community and entered the Teacher Education program at University of Phoenix. My second student teaching assignments was at Cherry Chase in Ms. Otsuji's 1st grade class (from November 2003 to January 2004). After completing my teacher program in March, I received my Credential in June, 2004.  I believe in continued education so I entered a Masters program in Curriculum Instruction at UoP and earned my Masters in Education in October of 2006. I have taught third grade for three years and last year completed my first year in fifth grade.

Education:

 MAED/Curriculum Instruction, 2006, University of Phoenix, San Jose, California

 TED 2004, University of Phoenix, San Jose, California

 Network Management/Eng., 2001, UCSC, Santa Cruz, California

 B.S. 1983, Bethany College, Scotts Valley, California

Certificates:

  o Professional Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, June 2004

  o Network Management/Engineering, March 2001

Personal:
I am married to my lovely wife and have one daughter. My wife teaches third grade in the Cupertino Union School District while my daughter is entering her junior year in High School. When I am not teaching, I enjoy spending time with my family, playing tennis, exercising, camping, movies, and Starbucks.
 

Favorite sayings:
1. If your plan is for a year, plant rice.
    If your plan is for a decade, plant trees.
    If your plan is for a lifetime, educate children. (Mark Twain)

2.  Success is not final,
     failure is not fatal,
     it is the courage to continue that counts. (Winston Churchill)