to my site. I am an installation artist and current Director of Operations for the Virtual Environments and Multimodal Interactions Lab. I’ve owned one of Maine's leading companies for web development, Artistek Design, Inc., for 16 years. I’ve worked with over 300 clients in 6 countries to develop their online marketing presences since 1993. I ran an internet service provider and have worked in publishing for 20 years. I am an innovator in the world of virtual, augmented reality, and multimodal interactions. I currently teach in the Intermedia MFA and the School of Computing and Information Science at UMaine. I foster student educational enrichment and advise both graduate and undergraduate students. I am an expert in collaboration, and am currently finishing my PhD in Collaborative Practices. I am a founding member of the Core 5 Incident a collaborative arts group specializing in culinary incidents.