I help people learn
the hard things, faster.

I’m Samuel. I trained as a petroleum engineer, found I cared more about how people learn than how wells flow, and spent the last five years proving it: 2,000+ engineering students taught at Texas A&M, a VR surgery trainer built in Unreal, and a math game kids play on purpose.

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College Station, TX · 30.6°N 96.3°W

First-year engineering students taught at Texas A&M (2021–2025)

VR user studies run, with 50+ participants

Canvas LMS course experiences built

People photographed across 10+ events

What I do

How I work

learned the hard way, 2021–2025

The short version: I learned teaching by doing a lot of it, I learned design by shipping games, and a PhD taught me to sit with a hard problem until it gives.

Teaching instinct

As a teaching assistant at Texas A&M (2021–2025), I taught 2,000+ first-year engineering students, about 400 every semester. I learned where explanations break and how to sequence material so a beginner climbs from lost to capable.

Designer’s craft

From building apps, games, and VR, I treat a lesson like a level: clear goals, a fair difficulty curve, fast feedback, and no wasted friction. I work in Captivate, Figma, and Adobe CC.

Researcher’s patience

With a background spanning engineering and visualization research, I’ll sit with a subject-matter expert and dig until the system makes sense, then write objectives backward from there.

Learning should feel like leveling up.

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A few things I’ve designed and built

all real, all mine

From a full educational game to instructional tools and immersive training. See all work →

Educational game

MathFlux

A real-time competitive math game that teaches arithmetic by playing it. I designed the full learning loop: onboarding, difficulty curve, and feedback timed so mistakes teach.

Learning loopOnboardingFeedback design

VR Cat Spay

Immersive learning · VR · 2021

VR Cat Spay

A virtual-reality scene built in Unreal Engine where vet students set up the surgery ergonomically and identify cat anatomy by pointing. Mistakes cost nothing, which is the point.

VR / XRUnreal EngineVeterinary training

Teacher App

UX for educators · 2025

Teacher App

I mapped how teachers plan and run a class, then designed screens that cut prep friction instead of adding more tooling to manage.

Needs analysisUX / IAEducator audience

Curriculum

Curriculum & instruction

First-Year Engineering Honors

As a TA at Texas A&M, I built learning objectives, sequenced material, and rewrote explanations for 2,000+ students (2021–2025) based on where they actually got stuck.

Learning objectivesAdult learningScaffolding

Let’s talk about learning.

I’m open to instructional design, learning experience, and EdTech roles. The fastest way to reach me is email.

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