About Mike

Have you ever had a teacher who didn’t seem to like teaching? That’s not me. I love helping my students do well.

After getting my degree from Caltech, I worked as a programmer at NASA. Eventually I started teaching the rocket scientists to code. I loved it! I left NASA to become a full-time tutor working with students about ten years ago.

In 2019 I discovered the demand for USACO tutoring and switched exclusively to that area.

I give lessons both online to anywhere in the world, and in person in the Pasadena, California area. I also can see students in other areas of the Los Angeles area, such as the cities of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Monica, Carson, Beverly Hills, Torrance, and others.