William Sullivan, co-organizer of Maine Tech Week and FounderGeneral Manager at From Away Games, blends deep tech with creative storytelling to grow Maine’s digital economy. A Maine native and former Microsoft engineer, William shifted from enterprise cloud work to immersive media, championing virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) projects. These include collaborating on the Island Institute’s “Island Land VR,” and founding Standard Magic, which explores training and education through interactive tech. William traces his professional arc from early web tinkering at Maranacook High School to community-building efforts like the Silicon Lobster directory, and shares how Superstorm Sandy ultimately brought him back to Maine with a mission: connect artists, engineers, and entrepreneurs so ideas can move from screen to real life.