Adjunct Professor on media technology and "Real Time Social Spaces" exploring novel approaches to real time connection in virtual space.

Research and experiments in digital media and networked art: CT-scanning butterflies, flexible silicone lenses, performing photogrammetry (3D scans) on historic masks, teaching reinforcement-learning (AI) agents and more.Developing open-source libraries for WebRTC / WebGL.

Arium is a studio dedicated to enabling arts and cultural organizations to bring new work to their audiences in an engaging, accessible and deeply immersive way. We work with museums, performing arts and other cultural organizations to create bespoke 3D web experiences which capture the unique aesthetic, curatorial and practical needs of their curators, artists and audience. Our web-based 3D exhibition and events platform enables artists and curators to create exhibitions, installation work and performances in immersive virtual spaces with a rich and uniquely curated environment. And with spatial audio and video for up to 100 attendees, as well as options to live stream video using high quality RTMP streams, audiences can connect with the artwork and with one another in a spontaneous and organic social context.

"Part palace, part industrial shed, Park Avenue Armory fills a critical void in the cultural ecology of New York, supporting unconventional works in the performing and visual arts that cannot be fully realized in a traditional proscenium theater, concert hall, or white wall gallery. " As technical director for the Armory's historical rooms, I work with our team and presenting artists to plan and mount a variety of installation and performance work.

Responsible for daily operation and maintenance of technical elements on Ai Wei Wei's "Hansel and Gretel" Installation: 50+ networked projectors, media servers, and live streaming system; Hito Steyerl's "Drill" Installation: a series of ten media pieces; designing custom pre-visualization software for scenic movement for Richard Jones' "Judgement Day" and working to ensure smooth technical operation of other productions.

As part of Google Summer of Code 2018, I proposed and implemented a series of changes to Processing Organization's p5.js javascript library intended to help a beginner coder understand how the computer represents and manipulates objects in 3D space. These changes included new way to navigate 3D space, reorganization and expansion of the camera API, tools for debugging and clear documentation.

Ongoing work in production on NYC film and television shoots. Produced short film "Around the Corner" shot in NYC and surrounding area. Responsible for scheduling / expenses / equipment rentals / transportation / permitting with NYC Department of Film and Television and NYC Parks Department.

Designed crowdfunding campaign to raise $30K to start apparel brand. Coordinated print / video campaigns which received numerous media mentions (BusinessInsider, Four Pins, Kempt, Improper Bostonian, etc.). My work as creative director involved organizing photoshoots, working on new designs, and building / maintaining website.

Assistant director of two touring bi-(and tri-)lingual Shakespeare productions – in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Kigali, Rwanda. Worked on productions with local casts of high school and college-aged students as way of bringing together people of different ethnic backgrounds. Productions consist of several shows in home city, followed by international tour. Was responsible for running daily rehearsals and acting skills workshops, acting as liaison between creative team and technical crew, sending financial reports to our funding base in USA, and designing publicity material for productions.