Team

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World leading superintelligent AI expert in large language models and the world’s leading simulated environments expert whose global teams host simulated reality events that are computer simulations in line with

SpaceX, Blue Origin, NASA, and L3Harris efforts. 

With high-level United Nations and White House affiliations due to the importance of properly aligning and harnessing several rapidly advancing converging technologies, Mr. McCarthy is a Global Lead, Artificial Intelligence Consultant in cloud and quantum computing, robotics, drones, physics, and chemistry on foundational levels for converging disciplines, acting as senior advisor to Google, NVIDIA, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Tesla, Meta, Samsung, LG, Sony, and IBM.

Mr. McCarthy studied at New York University, and was an Advisor to Harvard University, Yale University, and Princeton University.

Blending technology, fashion, and art between Miami, New York, Beverly Hills, London, Paris, and Milan, Kate 

coordinates luxury brand sponsorships and talent for luxury back-tie events. 

With IMG locally headquartered, Kate acts as a liaison to the world’s largest fashion brands and premium talent at global luxury events. Including aligning with Cartier, Bvlgari, and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York amongst others.

Chad serves as the Director of Technical and Creative Production at Imprint Events Group, a DMC Network Company headquartered in Miami, with Imprint Events Group headquartered in Orlando, Las Vegas, and Denver,

with a parent company Deco Productions located in Miami with an impressive 20,000+ square feet of warehouse and production space.

DMC Network hubs and affiliated partners are located in Miami, New York, Beverly Hills, Washington, DC, London, Paris, and Milan, etc. They are an international company with services that include booking celebrity A-list talent for global events, providing public relations, marketing, advertising, ticketing, and global event data analytics for luxury events. With affiliations and events hosted at Sphere Las Vegas and Cosm venues in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dallas, etc., as well as at the Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, Waldorf Astoria worldwide, Imprint Events Group is world-class destination management done right.

Chad as JFDI Productions Event Producer, produced events at luxury venues in several of the largest global markets, and he was Event Manager at the luxury Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company.

He graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelors in Telecommunications and Video Production.

For examples of his work, visit: chadirwin.com

Amy is a marketing strategist with over 20 years of experience in destination marketing, hospitality communication, and marketing technology, and is passionate about fostering positive working relationships. As a marketing generalist and mastermind, her experience includes media strategy, destination development, creative oversight, and integrating marketing strategies for maximum impact. She’s led high-performing teams and executed award-winning marketing campaigns. Her work as CMO in Amelia Island, FL, contributed to a 70% increase in local tourism economic impact. She thrives on building meaningful connections. 

As Vice President of Brand Strategy with Digital Edge Marketing Agency, her responsibilities include client strategy & relationship leadership, thought leadership and brand positioning, and marketing execution and innovation.

As Vice President Marketing with Zartico, a leading marketing technology company that applies advanced data science and proprietary technology to deliver innovative marketing performance solutions to the travel and entertainment industries. By transforming complex data into actionable insights, Zartico illuminates the hidden patterns of people and places, empowering marketers to identify and engage their ideal customers optimally, optimize marketing tactics to maximize effectiveness and efficiency and communicate real-world impact. Amy directed go-to-market strategies for an emerging marketing technology, SaaS solution in the tourism and hospitality sector. And developed and executed data-driven marketing strategies, driving lead generation, brand awareness, product marketing, and industry positioning. She managed marketing budget and resources, ensuring efficiency across paid, owned, earned, and shared channels, and led high-performing team of five across design, digital media, partnerships, and content. And built and nurtured strategic relationships and thought leadership with clients, industry associations, and stakeholders.

Prior to that, Amy was the Chief Marketing Officer of Amelia Island, Florida, and drove strategic direction of a leading tourism destination organization, overseeing marketing, communications, public relations, events, and partnerships, which contributed to nearly 70% growth in Nassau County’s economic impact, reaching $714.7 million during her tenure. She managed a $15 million+ budget, executing award-winning B2C and B2B marketing initiatives to expand brand awareness and maximize ROI, and led a cross functional team of eight, ensuring alignment and efficiency across marketing, PR, events, community engagement, and trade initiatives. She developed and executed strategic marketing and media plans, including advertising negotiation, creative development, multi-channel campaign implementation, and data analysis. And oversaw content strategy across traditional, digital, and social platforms to enhance brand positioning and audience engagement. She cultivated strategic partnerships, identifying opportunities to strengthen brand visibility and market impact. And spearheaded special events, managing planning, execution, advertising, and impact evaluation. And managed agency relationships, including public relations, creative, advertising, and international marketing partners.

As a Marketing Consultant, Amy provided marketing consulting services for local small businesses, offering tailored strategies to build brand awareness, drive customer acquisition, and enhance customer loyalty. She developed comprehensive launch marketing plans for a startup chiropractic firm, focusing on brand development, community engagement, and lead generation, and led collateral development and marketing strategy for Sotheby’s International Realty, including creating high-quality promotional materials and implementing prospect marketing campaigns to target high-net-worth individuals. Amy provided marketing consulting services for Amelia Island Convention & Visitors Bureau, creating targeted marketing strategies to enhance destination branding. And created a comprehensive marketing plan for a local hang gliding activity provider, focusing on increasing bookings and enhancing brand visibility through targeted digital and local marketing efforts.

As Marketing Communications Manager of Omni Amelia Island Resort, Amy served on the launch team for reopening of a 404-room luxury, beachfront resort following a $100 million renovation. And led media relations efforts, securing local, regional, and national coverage through strategic pitching, journalist site visits, and media familiarization trips. She managed press communications, writing and editing press releases, marketing materials, speeches, and executive presentations. And served as primary media contact, handling PR agency coordination, inquiries, and crisis communication. She planned and directed photo and video shoots to support brand storytelling and media outreach, and developed and executed communication strategies, including third-party promotions and partnerships. And maintained brand reputation, overseeing media monitoring, online reviews, and social media engagement.

Amy graduated from Murray State University with a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Marketing.

A creative and results-oriented marketing and design professional with 15 years of experience. Skilled in developing visually compelling campaigns across digital and print platforms, leveraging strong design aesthetics to drive brand awareness and customer engagement, while utilizing data-driven insights to optimize marketing and creative strategies.

Chris is Founder and Creative Director of Boyk Creative, a boutique creative agency specializing in a full suite of marketing and design services, including print and digital design, photography, videography, copywriting, email marketing, and production management. With a client base includes major brands in hospitality, travel and tourism, retail, real estate, event production, non-profit, and publishing. Boyk Creative produced branded video content for the Amelia Island Convention and Visitors Bureau, Amelia Island Real Estate, First Coast Sotheby’s International Realty, Amelia Island Museum of History, and Omni Amelia Island Resort. Boyk Creative served as primary photographer on room and content shoots for hospitality clients including Marriott and Omni Hotels & Resorts. They developed and designed logos, menus, event themes, print ads, digital ads, trade show booth displays, social media posts, and branded content for clients.

As Art Director of Reputation Ink, Chris directed client requests from conception to execution for a B2B marketing agency, including print and digital campaigns, trade show booth designs, photography shoots, merchandise, etc. Created internal promotional materials to increase brand visibility and customized RFP responses to secure new contracts. Worked closely with project manager and account coordinators to prioritize and execute projects for multiple clients.

As Senior Creative Producer at Sentral, Chris led content production including video production and photoshoot for Class-A multifamily property management company. Produced creative campaigns to support paid advertising channels. Managed marketing/design requests from communities, product leads, and internal departments while leading team of designers to ensure timely execution. He served as the Lead Producer on 15 branded lifestyle, architectural, and content shoots and implemented assets across multiple paid digital and print campaigns. Chris developed multiple creative projects to increase customer engagement and social growth, including an “Artist in Residence” and a “Resident Profile” series. He designed internal and external facing marketing and sales materials, including digital ads, sales decks, signage, trade booths, social content, and investor pitch videos. And led content production including photoshoot and video production for Class-A multifamily property management company. Produced creative campaigns to support paid advertising channels. Managed marketing/design requests from communities, product leads, and internal departments while leading team of designers to ensure timely execution. 

As Senior Manager, Creative Services at Omni Hotels & Resorts, Chris established internal creative services department to support content creation for social and paid digital advertising campaigns. Spearheaded the brand’s influencer program and directed over 25 brand content shoots, garnering an extensive library of video and photo content for brand campaigns. He developed social content strategy, designed and executed editorial calendars, managed brand social channels, and created assets for paid digital campaigns. And directed brand and property content shoots from pre-production to post-production, overseeing asset distribution across the content marketing funnel. Chris created, produced, and edited branded commercial spots for Connected TV, national broadcast, and in-room hotel channels with 40+ million impressions. 

Chris graduated from George Mason University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, New Media.

With an impossibly strong network of two-time Academy Award Winning Best Picture contemporaries, Devyn Waitt is a frequent collaborator with Nicole Emanuele, former Google executive, and Steven Farneth of Cinetic Media led by John Sloss, who executive produced Greenbook along with Amblin Partners as distributor, led by Steven Spielberg. Devyn has strong affiliations with the Academy Award Winning Best Picture Moonlight teams, which was Executive Produced by Brad Pitt. Devyn is a longtime collaborator with Adam Driver, and Lili Reinhart.

Over the past fifteen years Theta Global has been in an intense research and development stage, developing highly advanced new technologies, designed specifically for Cinetic Media, spanning several converging industry sectors, to be exhibited and experienced as immersive experiences similar to Tribeca Enterprise’s immersive experiences lead by Jane Rosenthal, including the AI enhanced Wizard of Oz at Sphere Las Vegas, helmed by Google Cloud with Nvidia backend AI hardware. As well as Darren Aronofsky’s Postcard from Earth. All overseen by Sphere’s owner James Dolan.

Devyn’s work has been exhibited worldwide on Apple, Google, Amazon, Samsung, Sony, and LG hardware throughout the world. And Devyn has crucial experience utilizing simulated reality hardware including Apple Vision Pro, conceptualizing simulated reality experiences, spatial computing, eye-tracking, and the full Apple ecosystem product lines, and how they function in cohesion to create works of technology, science, and art.

Adept at Apple Vision Pro and Meta’s 90°, 180°, and 360° experiences, and proper framing utilizing AI expand, AI outpainting, and Generative Fill to extend imagery creating realistic simulated reality environments, Devyn understands the importance of immersive technology, including simulated reality as global events including at the Sphere Las Vegas and Cosm venues in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dallas, New York, Miami, Cleveland, Detroit, London, Paris, and all major global markets.

Devyn has developed The Beautiful Future with the Oscar winning Chilean company Fabula, and a narrative experience, Witches of the American Southeast. Her work has been exhibited at global event venues across the world including at Champs-Élysées in Paris, in New York, Los Angeles, and Miami. And Devyn has worked with Borscht Corporation a media organization in Miami funded by the Knight Foundation, who funds the Downtown Media Center headed by Diliana Alexander.

Devyn received her BFA from the school of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts at Florida State University and her evocative storytelling has spanned the mediums of narrative film, music video and virtual reality. Devyn’s brother Tyler Waitt is a successful technology founder and CEO. He is a software engineer, technologist, video game enthusiast, and computer programming expert with strong interests in artificial intelligence, XR, and 3D technology. Devyn is a collaborator with Catherine Rehwinkel of New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications, Kaleidoscope VR, and is an advanced UX writer.

Together, Devyn’s teams are primed to make significant impacts on the worlds of technology, science, art and culture globally.

Berk is an experienced CEO, and Business Strategist with a proven track record in executive leadership, coaching, and high-level management. With over 20 years of expertise, he has successfully guided businesses through growth, strategic transformation, and operational excellence across various industries, including insurance, private banking, and franchise development. He leverages his extensive background in business development and financial strategy. As his career has been built on strong sales acumen, leadership in high-stakes environments, as he has a deep understanding of business operations. Whether leading teams, managing multi-billion-dollar assets in private banking or scaling businesses to new heights, he has consistently delivered performance-driven solutions.

He is passionate about strategic problem-solving, business innovation, and empowering businesses with the tools needed to thrive in competitive markets.

As Senior Relationship Manager, SVP, Middle Market, at Capital One Bank, Berk was promoted to steer activities of a Middle market group to obtain optimum efficiency and economy of operations. He continually scrutinized short-term and long-range strategies, goals and mission achievements, instituting new objectives to maximize revenue generation and new business development. He worked with management to align all customers to new corporate focus, re-positioned the product lines to target new high-growth market segments, and managed a commercial portfolio of 300M including High touch clients. Berk also instituted and maintained a new division of private banking within the commercial unit to provide superior service to commercial and high-net-worth clients. Managed a $2.1B portfolio mix of deposits and investments. 2009 year ended with $120M in new deposits split between new and existing portfolios.

Berk has true innovative spirit, and enjoys working with entrepreneurs to improve business operations, in Florida, the east coast, domestic, and international.

Fluent in multiple languages, Berk graduated from New York University, and is an advocate of Robbins Research International who has significant operations in Palm Beach, FL and hosts events at the Palm Beach County Convention Center frequently.

With a tremendous amount positive energy, Berk is an inspirational force, whose enthusiasm is infectious.

Ed Lantz is a technology engineer, entrepreneur and immersive experience designer. He left aerospace engineering in 1990 to transform planetariums into 360-degree immersive visualization environments, designing over a dozen dome theaters worldwide including the Library of Alexandria in Egypt and Papalote Museo del Nino in Mexico City. 

Ed founded Vortex Immersion in 2007 to bring VR, immersive and interactive experiences into the mainstream. Vortex produced numerous interactive 360 experiences for theme parks, VR Cinemas and Fortune 500 companies including AT&T, IBM, Live Nation, Microsoft, NBC Universal, Nestle, NFL, Nike, Nokia and Turner Broadcast. The company also produced 360 VR concert dome venues as large as 60 meters in diameter with capacity of 3,000+ people for the world's top artists. 

Vortex is partnered with Moodswings to produce James Hood’s Mesmerica and Beautifica, highly successful, award-winning dome shows that have sold over 1 million tickets playing in 55 dome theaters across North America. These 1-hour shows are focused on positive social impact, and use principles of positive psychology to evoke a sense of happiness.

Ed has directed and produced numerous interactive and immersive / VR experiences, has published articles in journals and trade publications on immersive media and is a public speaker including talks at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, ACM/SIGGRAPH, Canadian Arts Summit, NAB and the Global Leader’s Forum. Ed is a member of WXO (World Experience Organization), a lifetime member of IEEE and co-founder/Board Chair of Dome Fest West. 

In addition to show production, Vortex is seeking partners to build network of standardized immersive venues featuring sit-down, stand-up and walk-through immersive experiences. These venues are designed to benefit local communities with social impact programming, wellness experiences and evening events.

Ed's personal interests include the application of quantum information science and experimental techniques to neuroscience research, next-generation multisensory “sentient” environments, the merging of virtual and real story worlds, brain-based transformative experiences, the science of awe and neural synchrony and next-gen immersive community/education for positive social impact.

Employment History:

11/07 to present - President, CTO and Co-Founder, Vortex Immersion Media, Inc. 

Responsibilities include: 

• P&L management, Board Chair, product development and management of IP portfolio. 

• Negotiation of strategic alliances with advanced entertainment technology/media providers. 

• Manage team of engineers, AV and event designers, CAD designers, artists, technicians and 

VFX producers. 

• Producer/technical director/designer for 360-degree immersive media experiences for themed 

entertainment, digital planetariums, concerts and numerous Fortune 500 companies including 

Condé Nast, EMC 2 , IBM, Live Nation, Microsoft, NBC Universal, Nestle, NFL, Nike, Nokia, 

Sprint and Turner Broadcast. 

6/04 to present – Founder and Chair, Harmony Channel (formerly CEO). Responsibilities include: 

• Business launch including concept, detailed business plan, capital formation, hiring key 

personnel, marketing material development, content development, business management and 

operation. 

• Negotiated video-on-demand agreement with Comcast Programming Development. 

• Launched Harmony Channel in 9 million On Demand households in June 2006. 

• Launched broadband content delivery site May 2007 delivering mood-elevating visual music 

programming. 

• Management of sales, marketing and other operations with 8 employees and 4 consultants. 

4/04 to present - President and Founder, Visual Bandwidth, Inc. Responsibilities include: 

• Creation and management of consultant network in large-format immersive video business 

area. 

• Lead $2M fulldome RFP development and vendor selection for Oakland’s Chabot Space & 

Science Center. 

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• Advisor for Theater Innovations, Inc., Vortex Immersion Multimedia, Virtue Play and 5DX 

Design. 

• Write monthly column in the Planetarian, the journal for the International Planetarium 

Society. 

1/96 to 4/04 - Product Development Manager for Spitz, Inc. Responsibilities and accomplishments 

include: 

• Developed and managed R&D department of 7 engineers, computer scientists and technicians. 

• Led immersive theater conceptualization, design, development, sales, integration and 

maintenance for a global client base. 

• Successful development of the ElectricSky®, ElectricSky II, ElectricHorizon®, 

ImmersaVision® and SciDome™ immersive visualization theater products, doubling Spitz’s 

sales over 5 years to $12M. 

• Project management responsibilities for $1-3M subcontracts to $10-300M international 

projects. 

• Immersive theater architectural design consulting including equipment layout, lighting design, 

ingress/egress, etc. 

• Design and engineering of immersive, edge-blended video display formats, software and 

hardware systems and production workflow. 

• Was instrumental in developing and supporting Spitz Creative Media production department. 

• Technical/creative advisor for numerous immersive show and HDTV productions. 

• Creative/Engineering liaison for BRC Imagination Arts, Landmark Entertainment, Wynn Las 

Vegas, etc. 

4/91 to 12/95 - Chief Engineer at Brevard Community College’s Astronaut Memorial Planetarium 

and Observatory. Responsibilities and accomplishments include: 

• Successfully built and led team of 2 engineers and 2 technicians to develop an advanced 21- 

meter diameter video-based domed theater – the largest in Florida and the most advanced in 

the world at the time. 

• Directly responsible for laser graphics, planetarium control system and theater projection 

system design. 

• Co-developed the award-winning polychromatic acousto-optic modulator (PCAOM) which 

revolutionized RGB laser projectors. Developed compact Argon/Krypton ion laser projector 

based on PCAOM. 

4/90 to 1/96 – President of Cosmic Light, a visual effects and events producer. Accomplishments 

include: 

• Produced a series of well-attended evening festivals featuring live music, multi-image and 

video effects. 

• Co-produced seven special Melbourne, Florida nightclub events featuring laser lightshow, 

stage show, special effects lighting and themed environments. Every event sold out with 

over 1200 attendees. 

• Original visual music performances with laser, video, and multi-image art and music (live, 

DJ, VJ). 

10/84 to 4/91 - Lead Engineer at Harris Corporation, Government Information Systems Division, 

Electro-Optics Technology, Melbourne, FL. Responsibilities and accomplishments include: 

• Project Engineer on numerous advanced optical signal processing R&D studies totaling $4M, 

including management of subcontractors and teams of up to 12 senior scientists, engineers, 

technicians & consultants. 

• Major Contributor on numerous ELINT, SIGINT, C3, EW projects for ground, air and 

spaceborne platforms, applying design skills in digital signal processing, RF signal processing, image processing, acousto-optic signal processing, photonics and lens design, microcircuit 

design and software development. 

• Scripted, produced, and directed 2 corporate video customer presentations. 

7/80 to 10/84 - Engineer (part-time), Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville TN 38505. 

Supervisors: Carl Ventrice, Jon McDearman. Responsibilities and accomplishments include: 

• Engineering and Technical Design for local businesses including portable electrical fish 

shocker. 

• Research into infrared materials for optical radomes and multilayer filters for laser eye 

protection goggles. 

7/79 to 7/80 - Fidelity Electronics, 88000 NW 36 St., Miami, FL. Supervisor: Malcolm Heimer 

• Production Line Group Leader of 12 technicians & Biomedical Engineering Research Technician. 

Education: 

·  2/13 to 12/13 – UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center – Intensive Practice Program 

·  8/04 to 11/06 – Wharton Business School SBDC, University of Pennsylvania 

·  Various courses in corporate finance and business planning. 

·  1/98 to 1/00 – Graduate - School of Sacred Ministries – 2-Year Interfaith Studies Program 

·  8/86 to 12/95 - Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL. 

·  Studied Optical Signal Processing towards Ph.D. Course work 80% complete. 

·  Classes in Nonlinear Optics, Radar Systems, and Satellite Communications. 

·  Self Study - Advanced Animation and Rendering Techniques, Mark and Alan Watt. 

·  8/82 to 12/84 - MSEE degree (GPA 3.8), Tennessee Tech. University, Cookeville, TN 38505 

·  Majored in Physical Phenomena including Electromagnetics and Quantum Physics. 

·  Classes in Antenna Design, Microwave Amplifier/Oscillator Design, Plasma Physics. 

·  Masters Thesis Vacuum Ultraviolet Generation from a High Power Microwave Discharge. 

·  8/80 to 8/82 - BSEE degree (GPA 3.5), Tennessee Tech. University, Cookeville, TN 38505 

·  Digital engineering emphasis area – passed all graduate-level courses in digital engineering. 

·  Chapter President - International Society for Hybrid Microelectronics. 

Affiliations: Board Delegate of Producer’s Guild of America New Media Council, Member GSCA (Technical Committee and DIGSS Task Force), Founder and Chair of ACM/SIGGRAPH 2016 VR Village, Co-Chair LA Chapter ACM/SIGGRAPH, IEEE, International Planetarium Society, Phi Beta Kappa. Founding Chair of IPS Fulldome Video Committee, Founder and Co-Chair of 2004 Fulldome Summit, Valencia, Spain, Co-Chair of 2008 Fulldome Summit, Chicago, IL and Co-Chair of IMERSA Summits in Denver from 2010-2013, Board Chair of c3: Center for ConsciousCreativity (Los Angeles), Board Chair of Create Now and co-founder of IMERSA (Littleton, CO).