Teacher with the St. Clair Catholic District School Board since 2006.

Master of Arts in Political Philosophy; Hon. Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Bachelor of Education

Have been teaching coding and robotics in the classroom for the past 13 years using various platforms including Lego Mindstorms, Sphero, Scratch, and Unreal Engine.

Coached multiple school-based robotics teams, three which qualified for the Provincial Championships at the University of Waterloo.

Focused on connecting robotics to solving real-world problems; partnered with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation to test a student-generated solution to preventing vehicle collisions with deer and other large wildlife. (Media Release and News Article)

Featured in The Globe and Mail national newspaper for work supporting boy-friendly education. (News Article)

Project Lead for two Ministry of Education Teacher Leading Learning Projects (TLLPs) looking at effective mathematics instruction and introduction to coding.  This involved administering a budget of $170,000 over four years, which included providing training and support to more than 30 teachers across 7 schools.

Have been learning Unreal Engine 4 for the past 5 years through various online tutorials and Udemy courses.