Jacob Copus

Jacob Copus has a diverse work experience in the technology industry. Jacob is currently working at STRIVR as a Staff Software Engineer since 2020. Prior to this role, they worked at STRIVR as a Senior Software Engineer from April 2020 to June 2023.

Before joining STRIVR, Jacob had significant leadership experience at Observer Analytics, where they served as the Chief Technology Officer from August 2017 to April 2020. Observer Analytics is an analytics platform for VR & AR that provides visibility into user experiences and enables behavioral data analysis.

Jacob's journey in the VR field began at ObserVR, where they also held the position of Chief Technology Officer. ObserVR focused on bringing 2D content into virtual reality and eventually led to the creation of Observer Analytics in 2017.

Prior to their VR ventures, Jacob gained valuable experience during their internship at Cisco in 2015, where they collaborated with full-time engineers to create a Service Dependency Mapping application and developed a time-sharing application for electric vehicles.

In 2013, Jacob co-founded Point Application Inc., where they primarily focused on designing and implementing user interfaces and overall user experience for a location-based social application. Jacob also created marketing materials to boost user adoption.

Jacob's work experience also includes a stint at NASA as a Student Trainee in Engineering, where they assisted in the migration of services to a new data center, designed and implemented a virtual flight control room, and tested and installed high-frequency communication systems.

Furthermore, Jacob has interned at the USC Viterbi Robotic Interaction Lab, where they collaborated on creating tests for the interaction of children with disabilities and the PR2 robot platform. Jacob also designed a trial website for controlling the PR2 through a web browser.

Overall, Jacob Copus has demonstrated expertise in software engineering, VR technology, leadership, and user experience design throughout their career.

Jacob Copus holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. No specific start or end years are provided for this educational experience.