The VRARA is excited to announce that Joseph Nolan has been appointed to the Board of Advisors of the VR/AR Association (VRARA) Central Florida Chapter.
Joe had a distinguished 26 year career in the US Army starting off as an Infantry Officer our of college and culminating as a simulations officer having served as the Chief of the Army Modeling and Simulation Office and as a Deputy Director of the US Army Simulation & Training Technology Center in Orlando. After retiring in 2021 as a Colonel, he joined Magic Leap where he led business development for the Defense and Public Sector. Joe currently works for a government contractor that specializes in training solutions.
“I was first introduced to XR technology when I worked as the Chief of the Army Modeling and Simulation Office around 2015 and knew immediately that this technology had the potential to transform how we train people, since then I have wanted to be involved in the XR industry. The VRARA is a great place for people to get together and learn about the technology and the industry and to do business together and am proud to help the association and continue to serve our community.”
John Cunningham, President of the VRARA Central Florida Chapter adds “Joe has experience both as an end user who has experienced how XR can be used to train people and as a business leader at one of the XR technology pioneers. He has also done something else remarkable to drive the industry forward. Joe wrote and successfully lobbied to insert language in the 2025 National Defense Appropriations Act (NDAA) regarding the use of XR technology. We are honored that Joe is willing to join our advisory board and support the XR industry writ large through the VRARA.
Joe Nolan’s Linkedin profile can be found here
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-michael-nolan/
