A curiosity-driven problem solver with 10+ years creating global consumer products enjoyed by millions.

As Product Manager for Quad/Graphics Interactive Print Solutions, Matt led the process of integrating the immediacy and connectivity of mobile with the proven power and success of the printed page. While at Quad, his focus was helping marketers and publishers combine print and mobile using QR codes, image recognition, augmented reality, Near-Field Communications (NFC) and other emerging technologies.

Since that time, Matt has joined Augmented Reality pioneer Daqri to further expand and push the bleeding edge of 4D and AR technologies. As VP of Product, he leads Daqri’s product efforts across advertising and marketing, educational, and industrial Augmented Reality solutions. Daqri provides tools and technologies that allow anyone to create in and leverage the 4D medium, in addition to a host of creative and strategic professional services, helping those for whom AR and 4D are new and unfamiliar.

Andy Lowery has joined Daqri as president. He drives growth in DAQRI’s industrial business, its fastest growing vertical.

Lowery most recently held the position of Chief Engineer and engineering director for Raytheon’s Electronic Warfare Systems. As the senior technical leader of this business area, he was responsible for the engineering leadership of a business whose annual sales total over $800 million. Electronic Warfare Systems was established as a result of Lowery’s successful leadership over the capture and execution of the U.S Navy’s Next Generation Jammer competition and program. Lowery’s win positioned Raytheon as the industry leader of electronic warfare systems and resulted in the award of an estimated $8 billion dollars of revenue. Lowery was awarded the prestigious CEO Award in 2012 based upon his outstanding leadership in this role.
Prior to this, Lowery served as senior technical director over the Advanced Early Warning and Reconnaissance Systems portfolio. There, he led startup efforts for Raytheon’s aircraft integration business; headed development and support activities for Airborne Reconnaissance and Early Warning Systems; and served in various capacities facilitating international exports, mergers and acquisitions and next-generation radar pursuits. Earlier roles include the Chief Engineer over a multi-billion dollar group of space programs and leading the design and manufacture of Raytheon’s electronic products.
Before Raytheon, Lowery was General Manager over a commercial electronics product line at Tyco M/A-Com. In this role he was responsible for the profit and loss management of a $75 million per year business area. Earlier positions at Tyco included production management and several domestic and international business development leadership roles.
Lowery has served 23 years in the U.S. Navy, in both active duty and reserve units, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander. A qualified Naval Nuclear Engineer, he led groups responsible for the operation and maintenance of shipboard nuclear power plants. He was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal on three occasions for his exemplary service. He currently holds a technical consulting position in the U.S Navy reserves at SPAWAR, based in San Diego, CA.
Lowery earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with highest honors from the University of Illinois. He has completed advanced training in engineering, program management and space hardware manufacturing. He is a certified lean six sigma black belt and design for six sigma expert.

Brian Mullins has consistently been on the forefront of technology and is a pioneer in the field of augmented reality. His experience with Human Machine Interface and Computer Vision technologies enabled him to found DAQRI and develop its proprietary 4D technologies for the enterprise.

Prior to founding DAQRI, Brian transitioned to industrial robotics from the field of military command and control systems, after spending three years as a consultant to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in San Diego.

Earlier in his career, Brian worked as an engineer at the Computer-Aided Operational Research Facility operated by the U.S. Department of Transportation, supporting simulation and network technologies and working with some of the pioneers of those fields. Throughout his career, Brian developed and implemented systems that employed some of the earliest vision-based mixed reality technologies.

Brian holds a Bachelor of Science from the United States Merchant Marine Academy, where he studied electrical and mechanical engineering.

Brian has created, produced, marketed and distributed award-winning content to a client list that includes Sony, Microsoft, EA, Activision, Fox, Universal, Warner Brothers, Paramount, MTV, Marvel, Hasbro, Pepsi, Nike, Lego, NBA and others.

As an entrepreneur, Brian has co-founded several globally recognized companies, including Ogmento, Inc., the first venture-backed developer and publisher of augmented reality games and entertainment. He currently serves as the Vice President of Business and Product Development at DAQRI, the leading augmented reality developer helping businesses leverage the latest innovations in computer-human interaction.

Brian is a recognized speaker at industry events and a sought after advisor on augmented reality initiatives, location-based apps and services, immersive technologies, emerging media platforms, games, gamification, transmedia, and the future of entertainment.

Founded in 2010, DAQRI is a proven leader in the augmented reality space. Fueled by passion, inventiveness and collaboration, the DAQRI team has pioneered advances in both technology and design including vision-based solutions, image recognition techniques, experience delivery, and interaction design. Our 4D platform is the first and only enterprise-class cloud-based publisher that makes it easy to create, update and optimize augmented reality in real time.  See examples of our work

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ARE Exhibition will provide a chance to see, touch and feel the latest and greatest products in the augmented reality world.

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