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V Knai

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XR engineer at Meta Reality Labs building prototypes on unreleased hardware, including F8 2019 full-body tracking.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm open to contract or full-time opportunities in the Bay Area or remote across the US. I'm a US permanent resident and don't need sponsorship.

At Meta Reality Labs, I design and build Unity XR prototypes on unreleased hardware, integrating new sensors and camera systems. I also built reusable depth-sensing and camera diagnostic tools adopted by six other hardware and research teams.

At Facebook Reality Labs, I built the prototype and demo work behind the markerless full-body tracking research presented at F8 2019. At Accenture, I built VR medical training simulations deployed at four client facilities and used by more than 200 healthcare staff.

I’ve shipped VR, AR and MR experiences, games and apps to Steam, Viveport, the App Store, Google Play and Amazon. On my Cartwrite project, I built a Unity editor toolkit that exports games for Nintendo 64 hardware and emulators.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Lead XR Prototype Developer

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Meta Reality Labs

Feb 2024 - Present (2 years 9 months)

Design and build XR product prototypes in Unity on unreleased hardware, integrating new sensors and camera systems. Built reusable diagnostic tooling adopted by 6 teams and co-inventor on a published Meta patent application.

Unity C#Experience Prototyping Sensor Integration Camera Systems Android Plugins Diagnostic Tools Depth Sensing

Senior XR Engineer

Accenture

Aug 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 4 months)

Built and deployed VR medical training simulations into production at 4 client facilities, used by 200+ healthcare staff. Delivered DaVita's VR training simulation for dialysis-machine setup in 12 weeks.

Unity C#Virtual Reality (VR) Training and Simulation Medical Simulation Technical Scoping Client Delivery

Senior Unity Developer

Groove Jones

Jul 2021 - Jul 2022 (1 year)

Built and shipped VR, AR and MR brand experiences in Unity for agency clients. Prototyped in-house R&D concepts used in new-business pitches.

Unity C#VR AR MR職 Prototyping

Lead XR Prototype Developer

Facebook Reality Labs

Apr 2018 - Jul 2021 (3 years 3 months)

Built 0-to-1 working prototypes of early Oculus/Facebook R&D technology on unreleased hardware. Produced the demo behind the markerless full-body tracking research presented at F8 2019.

Unity C#Experience Prototyping Body Tracking Hardware Integration Demo Development

Software Engineer

Drop Inc.

Sep 2017 - Apr 2018 (7 months)

Built and shipped Drop VR to Steam and Viveport; prototyped future features.

Unity C#VR STEAM Viveport

Lead Developer

Aatma Studio / Paperkyte

Apr 2014 - Dec 2017 (3 years 8 months)

Lead Unity developer on Avegant's light field AR display demo at CES 2017. Built interactive exhibits for the Monterey Bay Aquarium and shipped multiple games to App Store, Google Play, and Amazon.

Unity C#AR Interactive Exhibits Game Development Arduino