Paul Kouppas

Leading the development of a digital platform to transform property development. The PT Blink platform and marketplace will enable the flexible design, offsite manufacture and onsite integration of multi-storey buildings.

Roles & Responsibilities:
o Defined product vision, strategy, and roadmap, identifying market opportunities.
o Led and mentored the software engineering team.
o Managed ideation, evaluation, and implementation of products.
o Market research to understand customer needs and trends.
o Aligned product initiatives with business goals, reporting to senior leadership.
o Ensured product delivery, managing resources and budgets.
o Incorporated user feedback to meet product expectations.

Unity is the developer of the world’s best and most used Real-Time 3D Development Platform. Unity is used to create real-time 3D projects for Games, Animation, Film, Automotive, Transportation, Architecture, Engineering, Manufacturing & Construction.

Roles & Responsibilities:
o Represented Unity for industrial accounts in Australia
and New Zealand.
o Increased client base and secured new business.
o Nurtured relationships with clients, delivering technical demonstrations.
o Promoted Unity's solutions through creative and technical demonstrations.
o Developed and pitched client-specific presentations.
o Devised strategies to enhance product awareness and value proposition.

Auggd is a leading Augmented Reality (AR) software platform and mixed reality solutions provider. Auggd was acquired by The Glimpse Group in August 2021.

Roles & Responsibilities:
o Managed and led the 3D creative and software development team.
o Created interactive 3D experiences for world class brands.
o Architected a pioneering AR platform with an online CMS.
o Developed workflows to expedite the creation and deployment of 3D experiences.
o Promoted the AR platform and generated new business.
o Served as a liaison between clients and product development teams.
o Introduced a SaaS model for platform licensing and support.

Facilitator of customer deals and participated in, and advised on, commercial and solution requirements for each project. Cultivated business partnerships to create new sales opportunities including three large-scale clients (Telstra, Laing O'Rourke and NBC Universal). Designed and developed a working prototype of see-through augmented reality glasses. Orchestrated the world's first integration of augmented reality with a game engine (Unity3D). This led to the creation of the official Transformers 3: Defend the Earth augmented reality app reaching over 2 million downloads and played around the world.

Morf Dynamics is a Virtual World & Social Game technology company built on advanced language technologies, artificial intelligence, and 3D browser-based graphics for the next generation of online social games.

Roles Responsibilities:
o Designed a Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG).
o Creative lead and manager of 3D artists.
o Designed game characters and environments.
o 3D modelling, rigging & animation of environment/game characters.

Western Sydney University is one of Australia's leading institutions, ranked in the top 250 universities globally.

Roles & Responsibilities:
o Lectured in Industrial Design.
o Developed coursework, lectures & tutorials, to facilitate contemporary knowledge and understanding related to practice, theoretical contexts and product design in engineering and industrial applications.
o Subject matter expert in advanced human centered and 3D product design.
o Conducted research in design and augmented reality.
o Supervised 4th-year honors and coursework.
o Developed the "Widevision" end-of-year show.
o Course advisor to undergraduate and post graduate students.

Funtastic is a manufacturer and distributor of content for families and children. Developing and sourcing the brightest and best products from around the world.

Roles & Responsibilities:
o Engineered the paper mechanics for Disney Pixar's Wall-E and Cars, Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean, and Paramount Pictures Transformers movies.
o Graphic design artwork to match characters and to conform to paper layouts.
o Support for multiple language options as artwork was printed world-wide.

Moberg Medical is a world leader in EEG device manufacturers and training. Developers of an integrated, patient-centric, informational environment to improve patient safety and optimize care.

Roles & Responsibilities:
o Successfully set up a 3D multimedia division and launched interactive 3D medical training aids that went on to be a market leader within 6 months
o Introduced 3D animated educational products to the company and developed a new revenue stream
o Filmed surgical procedures and edited medical documentaries and training aids
o 3D modelled and animated medical disorders and procedures for medical education of critical care nurses and doctors in training
o Pioneered Virtual Patient training for Neurologists, Surgeons, and Critical Care nurses