Kirk Dennis leads the HPL´s Telepresence Consulting Practice where he helps clients understand their telepresence options with realistic ROI modeling, acquisition consulting, and multi-vendor custom solution design. Prior to the HPL, Kirk was most recently President of VideoCom, Inc. which specializes in the design, sales, installation, and service/support of enterprise telepresence, 3D holographic imaging and videoconferencing solutions. Prior to founding VideoCom in 1998, Kirk was the Founder and Vice President Sales for SigmaCom, Inc. which specialized in integrating communications with Cisco, Microsoft and Novell enterprise networks. During his tenure at SigmaCom, Kirk sourced venture capital from British Far East Holdings; sold the company´s system integration assets to Convergent Communications, Inc.; and renamed the remaining corporation as Cavion, Inc. which went public on the NASDAQ Exchange in 1999. Kirk has extensive experience in developing organizations for the sale and marketing of technology solutions. After working for five years as a sales representative with IBM´s Office Product Division, he was on the initial sales management teams at Compaq, AST Research, Castelle and Cross Communications.