My Background
I’m a scientist and teacher with a deep respect for how people learn. My career has taken me from managing a petroleum forensics lab to nearly a decade in pharmaceutical R&D, designing new molecules in the search for better medicines.
My academic path bridges both the sciences and the humanities. Over the years, I’ve worked with students from high school to graduate school — across a variety of academic disciplines — helping them master both subject matter and mindset.
Qualifications & Experience
- Ph.D. in Chemistry
- Postdoctoral research in advanced synthetic methodology
- Honours B.Sc. in Chemistry
- B.A. in History with a minor in English
- 8 years in pharmaceutical R&D (medicinal chemistry)
- Led a petroleum forensics lab (managed a team of 20)
- Privately tutored dozens of students across chemistry, biochemistry, and writing
- Coached hundreds through university teaching assistant roles
How I Teach
My goal is to help students see the living structure beneath the subject — to make learning feel less like memorization and more like discovery. Once that happens, everything changes.