Before returning to academia, Dr. Walsh was a Senior Systems Analyst at Exxon Corporation, where he developed database software for oil well support, maintenance, and other management applications. He received a Ph.D. in Information System from the University of Arizona in 1996. His research has been published in Information & Management, Communications of the ACM, and a number of other information systems journals. His research interests include network computing models, structured modeling group support systems (SM-GSS), Internet support for education, and applications of virtual reality technology. Dr. Walsh has taught at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in a wide variety of management information systems courses.