Stories Count

I challenge limits. And I can help you challenge the limits that constrain you.

I don't believe that we must be either "verbal" or "quantitative"—that we can either communicate or calculate. I think that all of us can competently process both words and numbers. I think that everyone can think both critically and creatively. I do, and so can you.

I've designed and taught academic classes in mathematics, humanities, and critical thinking. I've worked with students at all levels from middle school through post-graduate. I've taught both on-line and at bricks-and-mortar institutions and at inner city community colleges, 4-year colleges, and elite private universities.

As a designer, developer, and manager of software systems, I coordinate projects involving diverse stakeholders—clients and customers, frontline staff, managers, executives, and technology professionals—in the retail, financial, manufacturing/distribution, and healthcare industries. I've developed and conducted corporate training programs covering both specific computer systems and general communication strategies and techniques.

I also bring my experience in teaching and business together with the magic of storytelling to help people understand and thrive in today’s world. In classes, workshops, and training programs, I use narrative to help people develop and apply the skills and perspectives required by today’s workplaces and lifestyles—skills that will become even more critical in the future. I also perform traditional, literary, historical/biographical, and original stories at folklore and storytelling festivals, public concerts, and private events.

I hold a masters degree in Mathematics from the University of Illinois at Chicago, an MBA from the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and a doctorate in Humanities/Comparative Literature from The Johns Hopkins University. I'm certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI) as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and I'm an active member of professional and cultural organizations.

My work is devoted to finding the math and logic in real-world issues, solving the problems they define, and communicating the results. It's grounded in technology, the sciences, and the humanities and it spans the worlds of business, academe, and performance. I'm privileged that my career enables me to reach diverse populations and connect solutions to problems wherever I go.