WELCOME TO THE ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER OF THE GLOBAL ASSOCIATION FOR VR AND AR
Orange County is one of the most iconic tourist places with unmatched beaches to world-renowned theme parks, and well-known Fortune 500 high-tech industries. It’s easy to see why OC is named “The Gold Coast of California.” Orange County’s flourishing hub invites a vast open field for AR/VR innovation and opportunities in the virtual world.
VRARA Orange County Chapter is focused on growing our AR/VR community together and is committed to connecting innovative solutions, ideas and opportunities to the organizations that need them through direct connections within our community. We invite leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, visionaries, and other professionals to join us in growing a community for VR and AR in Orange County.
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Chapter President Arvin Tehrani arvin@thevrara.com
Arvin Tehrani’s career includes over 10 years of programming and development experience spanning six different programming languages. With strong leadership skills, Arvin is able to lead teams to achieve their goals faster and more efficiently than other leaders. Arvin’s experience with mixed reality stretches back to the days of the Nintendo Virtual Boy released in 1995. At a young age, Arvin became involved in IT and programming with the goal of creating new worlds to enrich other’s lives and take them to places they’ve never seen.
Arvin Tehrani is the CEO and co-founder of Contrast Media Labs, Inc. leading a small but highly effective team that produces mixed reality content with a focus on enterprise mixed-reality.
Chapter Co-President Steffanie Fowler steffaniefowler@contrastmedialabs.com
Steffanie Fowler is an experienced business leader with over 20 years of experience. At the age of 18, Steffanie founded her first business which became a success and was sold after successfully operating for over 20 years. Steffanie is an experienced UI/UX designer and has been designing mixed reality experiences for over five years.
Steffanie Fowler is the COO, CFO and founding member of Contrast Media Labs, Inc. Steffanie has helped scale the business and drive the design-side of mixed reality development.
Chapter Co-President Julieann Fowler julieann@contrastmedialabs.com
Julieann Fowler is a writer, story-teller and analyst in her day-to-day life and after working an extensive career in beauty has transitioned to become a huge asset to the mixed reality community.
Julieann Fowler is CMO of Contrast Media Labs, Inc and has helped bring the “human-side” of mixed reality to Contrast Media Labs to create more engaging mixed reality experiences that people can relate with easier.
NETWORK
Connect and build strong relationships with key players in the VR/AR ecosystem through VRARA or partner-hosted events.
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Work with innovators in the VR/AR ecosystem across all verticals, from original content creators to innovative hardware companies.
RESEARCH
Gain unlimited, exclusive access to VRARA research and publications, or, when applicable, receive discounts to third-party reports.