Our Team

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KATI BAUER
Chief Operating Officer
Duderstadt Center Administration
and the Digital Media Commons

Kati encourages collaboration, solves problems, and finds funds to upgrade equipment and to make your visit to the Duderstadt Center wonderful and successful.
Office: Duderstadt Center, Rm 2161

Stephanie O’Malley
Associate Director, Duderstadt Center

Oversees the Duderstadt Center’s Visualization Studio and it’s staff. Handles project consultations & development, Visualization Studio scheduling, class support and the acquisition of new XR technologies.

Office: Duderstadt Center, Rm 1315-C

John Hufnagel
Engineering Software Analyst & CAEN Student Computing Environment

Mechanical CAD and simulation software expert. Engineering student and faculty advisor tasked with the democratization of XR solutions.

Daniel Vincenz
UI Designer & Graphics Artist

UI/UX for XR, mobile, and desktop applications. Designs for internal and external communications, web development, and print media.
Office: Duderstadt Center, Rm 1315

Sara Eskandari
XR Software Developer & Adjunct Lecturer

Designer and programmer for XR, desktop, web, and mobile applications. Lectures and consults students on game development pipelines built for both XR & traditional platforms.
Office: Duderstadt Center, Rm 1315

Sean Petty
XR Software Developer & Graphics Engine Programmer

Develops custom applications dealing with visualization. Provides guidance using or getting content onto an XR device. Access to special XR services such as the MIDEN.
Office: Duderstadt Center, Visualization Studio Rm 1401-C

Steffen Heise
Motion Capture & Visualization Hardware Specialist

Expert in the capturing and processing of motion capture data and render farm support.
Office: Duderstadt Center, Visualization Studio Rm 1401-C

Ted Hall
XR Software Developer & Advanced Visualization Specialist

Assists in bringing data into Virtual Reality using our in-house software, Jugular. Project development consultation, including software development for new features in our XR software. Scheduling time in the MIDEN.
Office: Duderstadt Center, Visualization Studio Rm 1401-C

Nikki Hess
XR DEV & LAB MANAGEMENT

Maintains the Visualization Studio space providing expertise in XR technologies.

Teanna Sims
XR DEV & LAB MANAGEMENT

Maintains the Visualization Studio space providing expertise in XR technologies.

Basil Chen
XR DEV & LAB MANAGEMENT

Maintains the Visualization Studio space providing expertise in XR technologies.