Started from a home office, my company had grown to be Cape Cod area's number one website firm garnering a SCORE "Build a Better Mousetrap" Award, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts "Governor's Entrepreneurial Spirit" Award, and a Webby in the process. I was a member of Mitt Romney's Regional Competitiveness Council and served as the co-chair of the creative economy group.

I regularly gave a variety of speeches and seminars; speaking to chambers, accommodations associations, and Umass's E-Commerce Network. Seminars, training sessions, and speeches are still my most favorite thing to do. My passion is educating people in the vast field that is "the internet".

In 2006 - in typical successful technology company fashion - the firm was sold to Michael McGrath, an employee who continues to run KISS with gusto. At the same time I moved out to the rural country to get back to the land and explore the art of homesteading. I helped start Spruce Nubble Farm, where a variety of animals are bred and raised, created a huge garden, and enjoyed the country life. In 2007 my "inner geek" began calling loudly and I could no longer ignore it - The Internet Educator was born.

Since starting The Internet Educator I have been a speaker at Internet Retailer, SEMNE, Discover New England, and the Governor's Conference on Tourism. I have been proud to work with a wide variety of clients as well, I love the people I work with.

I now live in Manchester, Maine on a lovely, private 35-acre piece of land with my two pugs: Frodo and Sam (aka Frodo Puggins and Sam-Wise Pug-gee). Sunshine Acres Farm is a place of love and wonder, I am slowly refurbishing my house and growing another garden in raised beds. Life is good - and getting better all the time.

12 things about me:

• I can score 100,000 points on Galaga (on a good day)
• I was born in Sydney, Australia
• I love the hippie music, especially Grateful Dead tunes
• At one point I briefly bred reptiles for a living and produced 32 species / 1,254 baby animals in one year
• I am a FPMT (Tibetan) Buddhist and I try to meditate every day
• I have never been good with power tools and tend to injure myself when I try and use them
• My favorite Star Wars line is: "Do or do not. There is no try."
• Prior to the Age of Majority my Handle was "Dr. Dos"
• I love to read junk fiction, Grisham and Patterson are favorites
• I have seen every episode of Star Trek and have most (ok, all) of The Next Generation memorized
• I love to garden, even though I would not claim to be any good at it
• I love to eat, especially seafood - and dessert