Howdy! I was born in England and transplanted to the states 30 years ago. I earned my bachelors in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arizona and work as a design engineer in Irvine. After some reflection and soul searching, I decided to make the switch to teaching in 2008 and ended up at HTHCV in 2010. I taught our first graduating class that first year and have been in the same position ever since. Music is very important to me and I love experimenting with instruments and synthesizers. I try to integrate music and the arts into everything I do here at HTHCV and I see it as a way to connect all students to the field of engineering and design. I took 2 years off recently to raise my first born daughter and I now have a second daughter that means the world to me. I look forward to exposing your children to technology and design.