Who the heck is this guy, really?

I am a high school shop teacher in Winfield BC, Canada.

I am passionate about cars. You have no idea.

In my life, I am driven by efficiency of time, materials, and energy.  I have a strong need for procedure, perfection, order, and organization.  I seek to understand the world around me – how it works, what drives it; I want to make sense of it (and fail at it – it doesn’t make sense).  I have a twisted and perhaps macabre sense of humour. I apply a fairly large philosophical approach to the things I do.  I set almost unattainably high standards.

In my work, I am a provider of opportunities. I focus on employability skills.

I have heard that the first time people meet me, they are not quite sure how to take me.  I am not sure what that means – nobody can explain that statement to me.  But I also hear that once people get to know me, they quite enjoy my sense of humour and who I am.  So I guess there’s balance.  The students say I am “very strict, and a little crazy” and I am ok with that.

My goal is to be eccentric.  I want to be that crazy old man at the end of the street with all the wacky projects.

2002 – Present: George Elliot Secondary School, Winfield BC

  • Drafting (current)
  • Electronics
  • Math
  • Mechanics (current)
  • Metalwork (current)
  • Tech Ed

2001 – 2002: Kelowna Secondary School

  • Art Metal
  • Electronics
  • Mechanics
  • Power Mechanics
  • Tech Ed

1997 – 2001: Burnaby North Secondary School

  • Applied Skills 8
  • Electronics
  • Mechanics

1997: Student Teacher at Delta Secondary School

  • Applied Skills 8
  • Electronics
  • Mechanics
  • Metalwork
  • Tech Ed

Want to get Philosphical?

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