James Irei
EXPERTISE
BIO
Experienced XR developer and engineering lead with a strong background in building immersive, cross-platform applications using Unity and C#. Proven track record delivering real-time 3D experiences, spatial computing solutions, and point cloud-based systems. Adept at leading multidisciplinary teams, rapidly prototyping and refining production-ready features, and bridging technical and non-technical stakeholders. Passionate about creating intuitive, high-impact XR solutions that blend innovation with usability.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Chief Technology Officer
Dauntless XR
August 2022 - Present
• Software company developing enterprise XR software for DoD and Government entities • Coordinated with other C-Suite executives to conduct high-level product management concerning timelines, project scopes, budgeting, marketing, and sales • Served as project lead and solution architect for new, existing, and potential future endeavors • Lead interdisciplinary development team of engineers, technical artists, and designers to deliver projects within delivery estimates • Reduced friction of engineering and design when communicating complicated concepts and ideas • Met with clients and potential business partners to discuss opportunities and project proposals
Senior XR Developer
Artificial, Inc
May 2021 - July 2022
• Software company developing laboratory automation software • Interdepartmental collaboration with globally distributed team members • Independent MR/AR research and development for lab automation platform, primarily on Microsoft HoloLens 2 • Regular contributions to the front end team, creating and maintaining the web-based Vue application
Senior Software Developer
Project Archer
April 2020 - May 2021
• Worked as an MR/AR developer making applications primarily for Microsoft Hololens 2, NReal, and Magic Leap One • Duties include creating and maintaining mixed reality design tools to help increase productivity and ease of prototyping for the design team • Worked to develop reusable packages that could be distributed amongst the teams for usage in the main project, auxiliary systems, or prototypes • Gained insight into utilizing the core functionality of mixed reality headsets, such as spatial mapping, shared anchors, and sharing experiences in real time
Lead Unity Developer
XR Solutions, Inc
March 2019 - April 2020
• Created custom software on cutting edge Mixed Reality platforms, such as the Magic Leap One, with little guidance and sparse documentation • Ported software to mobile platforms to run on either wearable or generic Android and iOS devices • Responsible for creating and maintaining scalable, cross-platform codebase to be shared across multiple platforms
Unity Software Engineer
Humulo Engineering, LLC
August 2018 - March 2019
• Worked as a software engineer for Humulo Engineering LLC creating educational applications for Department of Interior
EDUCATION
Bachelors
George Mason University, May 2013
Game Design
PORTFOLIO PROJECTS
Katana XR
Katana XR is a hardware-agnostic mixed reality software suite that delivers digitally native training, guided workflows, and operational tasks to end users via a UI/UX optimized front end. The platform includes a no-code web application to allow end users to author new content in under five minutes and a management dashboard to review statuses across an organization. The back end includes a highly scalable database to store content and push/pull data from the wearable end users.
View Project8/1/2019 -4/29/2025
Aura
Aura is a data platform that ingests machine generated data and generates a contextually relevant shared experience to visualize that data. Aura is currently used by pilots to visualize flight plans and flight data in 3D. The application allows two or more users to see the same experience and includes 3D artifacts such as to-scale topographic maps and annotation tools. Aura is also used to consolidate NASA satellite data streams into a single, shareable experience for space weather monitoring and forecasting. Space weather events such as coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are visualized over a 3D model of our inner solar system.
View Project8/1/2022 -8/1/2023
Verified AR/VR Developer
8+ years of experience
Preferred commitment: Full Time
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