Nebojsa Z.

Specialized in consulting and development for AR & VR, and other emerging technologies including blockchain and AI. Highly skilled with over 10 years experience developing with Unity and platforms such as Meta Quest & Microsoft HoloLens (and soon Apple Vision Pro!).

Consulted for top tech companies and innovative startups:

• Built the initial Unity SDK for Samsung Next's WhARe cloud, kickstarting development during the initial three months of the project.
• Developed key features of a collaborative 3D presentation tool that was one of the few HoloLens apps being sponsored directly by Microsoft. This was a 500-hour engagement.
• Led Airbus' core mixed reality team in developing a multiplayer airplane control game for a HoloLens app designed to teach new employees about airplane dynamics. This was a nine-week engagement.
• Built VR demos for an Israeli Medtech startup, which were experienced by the prime ministers of India and Israel at a conference.
• Led several key projects for Verizon Media, including a VR demo for selected Verizon flagship stores that generated great press around store openings.

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The Fidelity Center for Applied Technology brought me in to their Emerging Technology team to strengthen the team's skillset in AR & VR. My responsibilities and achievements include the following:

• Built and demoed a new PoC every quarter.
• Experimented with a variety of AR/VR hardware including Meta Quest Pro, Microsoft HoloLens 2, Magic Leap 2 and Pico Neo 3.
• Leveraged a variety of game engines and tools including Unity, Unreal Engine, Nvidia Omniverse and GPT 3/4.
• Adapted one particular 3D financial data visualization PoC to another team's requirements, and conducted a knowledge transfer to allow their team to continue application maintenance.