Full Name
John Cunningham
Job Title
Board Advisory, Virtualware & COO
Company
VRARA
Speaker Bio
John currently serves as President of Virtualware's operations in the USA. Virtualware (EPA: MLVIR) is the European leader in virtual reality for industry and education and is expanding it's operations in the USA.
Throughout his 30-year career in high-tech, John has helped companies create new lines of revenue and grow existing revenues through new product development and global market expansion. He has built high performing direct and indirect sales organizations for leading technology companies such as Unity Technologies, Aruba Networks, Motorola, HP, & Verizon. As a pioneer in the XR and AI industry, John has helped organizations such as the US Department of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Siemens Energy, and the City of Orlando implement XR and AI into their operations. In 2019 he established the Central Florida Chapter of the VR/AR Association to foster the creation of the Modeling and Simulation ecosystem which has grown to the largest and most active globally and now serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the VRARA helping to lead the industry association’s presence around the world.
In 2020, John was hired by Unity Technologies to develop Unity's public sector strategic plan and build their Government and Aerospace business and brand. He led the business to win many large direct programs to develop transformational XR, AI and digital twin solutions as well as building a large ecosystem of integrators, independent software developers and device manufacturers. Nearly 90% of all XR solutions across the public sector are made with Unity. John is also helping the rapidly growing space industry to take advantage of new technologies such as XR and AI and serves as a Director at the Space Force Association where he co-founded and helps to lead the SFA Creator League which is a technology skills development program to help develop the United States Space Force’s digital capabilities. John also served in the US Army as a Communications and Special Operations Officer and served in 3 different overseas campaigns.
Throughout his 30-year career in high-tech, John has helped companies create new lines of revenue and grow existing revenues through new product development and global market expansion. He has built high performing direct and indirect sales organizations for leading technology companies such as Unity Technologies, Aruba Networks, Motorola, HP, & Verizon. As a pioneer in the XR and AI industry, John has helped organizations such as the US Department of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Siemens Energy, and the City of Orlando implement XR and AI into their operations. In 2019 he established the Central Florida Chapter of the VR/AR Association to foster the creation of the Modeling and Simulation ecosystem which has grown to the largest and most active globally and now serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the VRARA helping to lead the industry association’s presence around the world.
In 2020, John was hired by Unity Technologies to develop Unity's public sector strategic plan and build their Government and Aerospace business and brand. He led the business to win many large direct programs to develop transformational XR, AI and digital twin solutions as well as building a large ecosystem of integrators, independent software developers and device manufacturers. Nearly 90% of all XR solutions across the public sector are made with Unity. John is also helping the rapidly growing space industry to take advantage of new technologies such as XR and AI and serves as a Director at the Space Force Association where he co-founded and helps to lead the SFA Creator League which is a technology skills development program to help develop the United States Space Force’s digital capabilities. John also served in the US Army as a Communications and Special Operations Officer and served in 3 different overseas campaigns.
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