Our Team

Tan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He has worked more than 22 years in the semiconductor industry. He received awards for outstanding customer service, leadership in manufacturing yield enhancement, and power consumption reduction. He holds 5 U.S. patents.

Tan’s original goal, upon leaving the corporate world, was to become a full time math teacher. While substitute teaching, he realized that the classroom setting does not provide him with the opportunity to help all those who needed it, in the way that he wants to help them, and he began to search for other ways to accomplish his goals.

In Mathnasium, he found the perfect vehicle to fulfill his goals of teaching math to children in his community and to provide excellent service to the students of Austin and the surrounding areas.

Tan was born and raised in Viet Nam. He moved to the United States as a teenager, where he was warmly welcomed by his new neighbors in the Texas communities. He has lived and worked in Israel, and worked on joint projects with engineering teams around the world. Austin is Tan’s hometown since 1976, where he resides with his wife and son.

My name is Sarah and I am currently a student at the University of Texas at Austin majoring in Economics and minoring in both Spanish and Business. I plan on doing something in the business field once I graduate. I'm a born-and-raised Austinite and love this city! I'm enthusiastic, I enjoy spending time with my friends, and of course love shopping for fun.

I really enjoy working at Mathnasium and getting to meet and work with a lot of really great kids. I really like math, especially teaching it, and nothing is better than to see a student have an "aha!" moment or be able to understand something new and be confident about it. I'm so amazed and blessed to be able watch the outstanding progress of our students. I'm also lucky to be able to experience such a positive, enjoyable, and fun learning environment for both myself and students alike!

Zac McAuley has lived in Austin his whole life, and started going to school to become a teacher in 2006. He will be graduating from Texas State University with a bachelor degree in 4th through 8th grade interdisciplinary studies with a composite focus in mathematics and science. In the past he has interned at Walnut Springs Elementary in Dripping Springs for a 4th grade math classroom, and also at Wallace Middle School in Kyle for a 6th grade science class. Zac originally began at Mathnasium in 2007, but left the next year to focus on school. He returned in the spring of 2009, and has been with Mathnasium since. Being a flexible teacher, he has worked with students of all ages; at the tutoring center, at schools, and in one-on-one settings. In the fall of 2011, Zac will be pursuing student teaching in Pflugerville ISD, but currently is assisting a copious amount students to expand their knowledge. During his free time, Zac works with his 3 year old African Grey Parrot to teach her how to speak and count. He also enjoys star gazing and planet watching at the McDonald Observatory. His favorite books are The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and The Hunger Games trilogy.