Mr. Smith has been with Heritage Academy Laveen for seven years. He has 14 years in public education with a Master's of Science in Education. Mr. Smith teaches Computer Science Discoveries, AP Computer Science Principles, and Honors Computers. Mr. Smith holds professional certifications in A+, Security+ and Network+ from CompTia as well as Microsoft Office Professional Certification.
Mr. Smith served in the military for 21 years; four in the USMC and 17 in the U.S. Army. He served as a Spanish/Russian Intel Agent in Panama, Germany, and Russia as a senior member of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Additionally, Mr. Smith worked for Boeing and Lockheed Martin. He was the Security Manager for the SBX-1 Program under the Missile Defense Agency.
Mr. Smith has been married for 32 years and has three children. Both of his sons are Eagle Scouts. All three children have graduated High School. We all love music and we all play one or two musical instruments.
Mr. Smith enjoys activities like racquetball, art (see my wall in my classroom for examples), and making COSPLAY costumes. My first work in COSPLAY was the Mandalorian costume.
I now compete in Arm Wrestling on a semi-pro level. We have a local Arm Wrestling League in the community of Laveen.
Phone: (602) 290-8546
Address: 4275 W Baseline Rd, Laveen Village, AZ 85339
email: msmith@heritageacademyaz.com
Room: 241
Tutoring/Mentoring
Monday - Thursday: Room 241 from 3:05 pm to 4:00 pm
Office Hours
Friday: Virtually via Google Meet. Must coordinate with me to arrange the meeting
This will be my introduction video. I deleted the old one and will replace it with an updated version soon. Please be patient with me on this.