John Whalan is President/CEO of Black Ice, LLC, an innovation company that specializes in software development and media products. John’s values lead the Black Ice team of strategists, researchers, designers and engineers, producing mobile and web applications, simulation systems, and award-winning media products to meet complex technical and business objectives. Black Ice is currently working with The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to lead engineers in research and development of integrated software/hardware systems. We are using real-time positional tracking, object recognition, stereo computer vision, electromagnetic and optical sensors to develop AR, VR and simulator based applications to enhance worker safety on or near energized transmission lines and during non-destructive evaluation (NDE) inspections of equipment in nuclear power plants. Mr. Whalan is a member of the Board of Directors for Community Access To The Arts, a non-profit organization that nurtures and celebrates the creativity of people with disabilities through shared experiences in the visual and performing arts.He was the founding co-chair of The Berkshire Film and Media Commission where he currently serves as an advisor. He also serves as an advisor to The Berkshire Playwright's Lab and Multicultural BRIDGE, Inc.Black Ice has produced media products and programs in training, marketing and communications for corporate and commercial clients including The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), RTR Technologies, Inc, The Connecticut Transit Authority, Mark Hyman M.D, The Chamberlan Group, Canyon Ranch of the Berkshires, The Virtual Trade Mission, The President’s Export Council, The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and The World Bank (GDN99). Black Ice has also produced national television commercials (Coors Light and Burger King), Food For Thought, an episode of the TV series “Quick Bites” featuring Minnie Driver and Tony Shalhoub, a short comedy - Halftime, featuring Treat Williams and was a producing partner of the play Some Old Black Man featuring Roger Robinson and Wendell Pierce (2018)