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Ricky Bacon

Ricky Bacon

VP of Engineering at noise Ricky has 16 years of experience developing award-winning products and platforms for start-ups, advertising agencies, and Fortune 500s. His work with start-ups includes cutting-edge data visualization and large scale multi-touch platforms, which were featured in the New York Times and TED Conference. Ricky’s work in advertising has garnered 70 industry awards including 4 Cannes Lions, 10 Clios, and 6 One Show Pencils. Ricky led the development of the augmented reality experience, Band-Aid Magic Vision featuring the Muppets. He is currently working on the evolution of the mediated reality platform, GE Wonderground. In his spare time Ricky is working on an augmented alternate reality gaming platform....

Newport News Shipbuilding

Newport News Shipbuilding

Newport News Shipbuilding is the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy submarines. With more than 22,000 employees, we are the largest industrial employer in Virginia and the largest shipbuilding company in the United States. We build some of the most advanced ships in the world using our expertise in nuclear propulsion, naval design and manufacturing. We are currently building the new Ford-class aircraft carriers and Virginia-class fast-attack submarines, and performing Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) on Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. We provide fleet services for our ships worldwide and, using our nuclear and manufacturing expertise, are expanding into Department of Energy and alternative energy ventures. Founded as the Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Co. in 1886, Newport News Shipbuilding has built more than 800 ships, including both naval and commercial ships. Located in Newport News, Va., our facilities span more than 550 acres, strategically positioned in one of the great harbors of the East Coast. http://nns.huntingtoningalls.com/...

Paul Sells

Paul Sells

Paul Sells is the Quality and Manufacturing Engineering Manager for the X11 Department at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS). His current responsibility is to improve the quality and efficiency of ship fitting operations at NNS, a work force of over 1200 ship fitters.  Paul’s professional interests are to simplify management and execution of the world’s most complicated projects in Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering at NNS.  Paul sees integrated information technology as a powerful tool set to accomplish this objective.   Paul has been working with Augmented Reality applications in Defense and Manufacturing since 2007. Prior to his current role, he was a manufacturing engineer responsible for process improvement and applied research projects within Structural Fabrication and Assembly.  Throughout his career, he has worked with a wide range of people, from hourly associates to company executives and has focused his time on improving project management and improving the efficacy of management and control processes.  Paul has been with Newport News Shipbuilding for 7 years.  Prior to coming to NNS, he was the process engineer for a small biotech start-up in Atlanta, and has also owned a small business.  Paul was an enlisted sailor serving on the flight deck of USS Carl Vinson and spent four years as a Navy Midshipman prior to an illness that prevented his commissioning.  Paul has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and an MBA from the College of William and Mary.  Paul lives with his wife, Jenna, and their daughter Olivia live in Norfolk, VA....

Auggie Awards™ Finalists Announced! Who Will Take the Big Prizes?

Auggie Awards™ Finalists Announced! Who Will Take the Big Prizes?

Auggie Awards™ finalists announced! Join us at the award ceremony on June 4th to discover the winners. Register today – a few seats are still available! The 4th Auggie Award™ Competition is where the best of the best in the Augmented World compete for the one-of-a-kind Auggie Trophy and $20,000 in cash prizes in 6 categories. Public voting just concluded and determined the finalists in each category. Now, a judging panel will identify the winners and award the prizes during the Auggie Award Ceremony on June 4th. The winning teams will have the opportunity to demonstrate their innovations during the award ceremony. 87 nominations were submitted and over 1500 people voted for their favorites! The Auggie: One of a kind hand made art sculpture by artist Sigal Arad Inbar Best Augmented SDK For Developers – Finalists Augmented Reality Software Developer Kits for any platform (mobile, PC, Projection, etc)   Best Augmented World Mobile App – Finalists Mobile apps with Augmented reality such as AR browsers, games, apps for education, etc.   Best Augmented Marketing Campaign – Finalists Augmented Reality marketing campaigns for major brands launched on any platform (mobile, PC, Projection, etc) Best Augmented Solution for Enterprise – Finalists Augmented Reality solutions for enterprises and industrial applications and projects on any platform (mobile, PC, Projection, etc.) Best Augmented World Video – Finalists Concept videos that depict a future world with augmented reality (design fiction) Best Augmented World Hardware – Finalists Hardware products such as eyewear, gesture devices, wearables, stationary installations, etc To view all nominations click on each category See you at the award ceremony on June 4th at the Santa Clara Convention Center....

Michael Gorman

Michael Gorman

Senior Associate Editor, Engadget...

Jeri Ellsworth

Jeri Ellsworth

Co-founder and President at Technical Illusions creator of CastAR...

Jon Soberg

Jon Soberg

Jon Soberg has over 17 years of experience as an investor, entrepreneur, and operational executive.  Prior to joining Blumberg Capital, Jon held CEO, COO and CFO positions at several startups, and has built large organizations from the ground up in several companies including Ditech, Broadband Digital Group and Adforce, which had a highly successful IPO.  A CFA Charterholder and adjunct faculty in the Wharton Marketing Department, Jon has consulted for top companies including Toyota, HSBC, Neiman Marcus, Capital Group and Accenture.  Jon started his career in technology at CMU’s Field Robotics Center. Jon earned a B.S in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College, an M.S. in Engineering from Northwestern University, and an MBA in Entrepreneurial Management and Marketing from the Wharton School, where he is a Palmer Scholar. Jon serves as a member or observer on the Board of Directors of Any.DO, Addepar, Brainrush, CarWoo,CookTasteEat, Coverhound, Credorax, ePetWorld, Kreditech, Mygola, PaidPiper, Paymill, The Fab Shoes, Urbanara, ZipZap, and Zanbato....

Tammi Smorynski

Tammi Smorynski

Tammi joined Intel Capital in 2000. Prior to Intel Capital, Tammi was with J.P. Morgan & Co., focused on leveraged buyout transactions and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to that, she was an Audit Officer at J.P. Morgan & Co. covering a diverse set of investment banking operations from derivatives trading to global custody. She passed the CPA Exam in 1991. Tammi is board observer of Gainspan, Impinj, RF Code, and has invested in and managed exit for Navini Networks (acquired by Cisco) and Crossbow Technology (acquired by Moog). Tammi earned an MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting/International Management from Georgetown University. General Interest:  RFID, Sensors, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Robotics, MEMS, and Micro Power Harvesting...

ViewAR

ViewAR

ViewAR is the world leading Augmented Reality technology for displaying objects in your environment. http://www.viewar.com/...

Jason Shih

Jason Shih

DAQRI COO: Jason’s 25 year executive career includes Head of Products & Services at Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown during which time his team built DBConnect in 2000, a client online trading site still in use today.  Previously President/owner of a multi-family investment office in excess of $2B, he has also served as Chief Investment Officer to private families and led sales organizations within the wealth management industry.  Jason holds a B.S.E in Chemical Engineering from University of Pennsylvania and a M.B.A. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business...

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