Welcome to my online portfolio!
Thank you for taking the time to view my e-Portfolio. Inside, you will find out all sorts of interesting information about me, including a resume, educational background, and other fun things to know about me. Please feel free to email me any questions you might have, at [email protected]
All About Me
I was born in 1985 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. I moved to Utah at the age of two weeks. I have been a lifelong resident, with the exception of the time I spent in Arizona, attending Universal Technical Institute. My formative years were full of shortcomings and rewards. At the age of 17, I graduated from Riverton High School, although, admittedly, without high academic marks. The following winter, I attended Universal Technical Institute, where I obtained my A.S. Degree. Afterward, I spend about 4 years in the mechanical repair industry, splitting my time between Mazda of North America, and Crown Lift Trucks LLC.
I learned much in this industry, however, I was not presented the type of life challenges and skills I was looking for. Once I determind this industry was not condusive to my quest for intellectual knowledge, I became an office manager, for about a year. I still felt I was missing something in my life. After much reflection and thought, I decided to attend school once more. Currently, I am attending Salt Lake Communigy College, with the aspirations of obtaining a degree in Mechanical Engineering, from a local university.
I have much to show for my life's journey so far. I have a wonderful wife, and two lovely children. I have been blessed with a knowledge of learning many things, and the ability to learn so much more. I have been given a second oportunity to make up for my high school shortcomings, and excel in whatever life brings my way.
When I want to relax, I enjoy rock climbing, snowboarding, and martial arts. Although these activities are currently on hiatus as I pursue my academic goals, I look forward to the day that I can once again enjoy them on a regular basis.
I learned much in this industry, however, I was not presented the type of life challenges and skills I was looking for. Once I determind this industry was not condusive to my quest for intellectual knowledge, I became an office manager, for about a year. I still felt I was missing something in my life. After much reflection and thought, I decided to attend school once more. Currently, I am attending Salt Lake Communigy College, with the aspirations of obtaining a degree in Mechanical Engineering, from a local university.
I have much to show for my life's journey so far. I have a wonderful wife, and two lovely children. I have been blessed with a knowledge of learning many things, and the ability to learn so much more. I have been given a second oportunity to make up for my high school shortcomings, and excel in whatever life brings my way.
When I want to relax, I enjoy rock climbing, snowboarding, and martial arts. Although these activities are currently on hiatus as I pursue my academic goals, I look forward to the day that I can once again enjoy them on a regular basis.
SLCC's Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of any program at SLCC, students:
1. Acquire substantive knowledge in the discipline of their choice sufficient for further study, and/or demonstrate competencies required by employers to be hired and succeed in the workplace.
2. Communicate effectively.
A. Develop critical literacies—reading, writing, speaking, listening—that they can apply in various contexts.
B. Organize and present ideas and information orally and in writing according to standard usage.
C. Understand and use the elements of effective communication in interpersonal, small group, and mass settings.
D. Gather and analyze information and communicate effectively using technology, library resources, and other media.
3. Develop quantitative literacies necessary for their chosen field of study.
A. Approach practical problems by choosing and applying appropriate mathematical techniques.
B. Use and interpret information represented as data, graphs, tables, and schematics in a variety of disciplines.
C. Apply mathematical theory, concepts and methods of inquiry appropriate to program-specific problems.
4. Think Critically.
A. Reason effectively using available evidence, and are aware that knowledge is dynamic and builds on new evidence and alternative perspectives.
B. Demonstrate effective problem solving.
C. Engage in creative thinking, expression, and application.
D. Engage in reflective thinking and expression.
E. Demonstrate higher-order skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
F. Make connections across disciplines.
G. Apply scientific methods to the inquiry process.
5. Develop the knowledge and skills to be civically engaged, and/or to work with others in a professional and constructive manner.
A. Understand the natural, political, historical, social and economic underpinnings of the local, national, and global communities to which they belong.
B. Develop the awareness of both civil rights and civil responsibilities for individual and collective action in a democracy.
C. Engage in service-learning for community building and an enhanced academic experience.
D. Develop the awareness and skills to take leadership roles in classrooms, the broader college, and the community.
E. Engage in principled and vigorous dialogue.
F. Interact competently across cultures.
G. Understand and appreciate human differences.
H. Understand and act on standards of professionalism and civility, including the requirements of the SLCC Student Code.
1. Acquire substantive knowledge in the discipline of their choice sufficient for further study, and/or demonstrate competencies required by employers to be hired and succeed in the workplace.
2. Communicate effectively.
A. Develop critical literacies—reading, writing, speaking, listening—that they can apply in various contexts.
B. Organize and present ideas and information orally and in writing according to standard usage.
C. Understand and use the elements of effective communication in interpersonal, small group, and mass settings.
D. Gather and analyze information and communicate effectively using technology, library resources, and other media.
3. Develop quantitative literacies necessary for their chosen field of study.
A. Approach practical problems by choosing and applying appropriate mathematical techniques.
B. Use and interpret information represented as data, graphs, tables, and schematics in a variety of disciplines.
C. Apply mathematical theory, concepts and methods of inquiry appropriate to program-specific problems.
4. Think Critically.
A. Reason effectively using available evidence, and are aware that knowledge is dynamic and builds on new evidence and alternative perspectives.
B. Demonstrate effective problem solving.
C. Engage in creative thinking, expression, and application.
D. Engage in reflective thinking and expression.
E. Demonstrate higher-order skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
F. Make connections across disciplines.
G. Apply scientific methods to the inquiry process.
5. Develop the knowledge and skills to be civically engaged, and/or to work with others in a professional and constructive manner.
A. Understand the natural, political, historical, social and economic underpinnings of the local, national, and global communities to which they belong.
B. Develop the awareness of both civil rights and civil responsibilities for individual and collective action in a democracy.
C. Engage in service-learning for community building and an enhanced academic experience.
D. Develop the awareness and skills to take leadership roles in classrooms, the broader college, and the community.
E. Engage in principled and vigorous dialogue.
F. Interact competently across cultures.
G. Understand and appreciate human differences.
H. Understand and act on standards of professionalism and civility, including the requirements of the SLCC Student Code.