Virtualware
Sergio Barrera Mayo has a strong background in XR technologies and software and hardware management. Sergio started their career in 2000 as a Teacher of Computer Science and Mathematics at Josefinos de Murialdo. In 2001, they joined Software Bizkaia Solutions as a Lead Programmer and also served as a Lecturer at the Master in Virtual Reality. In 2003, they became the CTO at Virtualware, where they are responsible for the development of the VIROO platform and is recognized as a Unity Certified Expert. In 2007, they briefly worked as an Operative Systems Teacher at the University of Wales.
Sergio Barrera Mayo holds a Master's degree in Virtual Reality from the University of Deusto, which they obtained in the year 2001. Prior to that, they completed their undergraduate studies at the same university, earning an Engineer degree in Computing, Software, and Management in the year 2000. Additionally, Sergio has obtained certifications as a Unity Certified Expert Programmer from Unity in December 2022 and as a Unity Certified Expert Gameplay Programmer from Unity Technologies in June 2019.
Virtualware
Virtualware (EPA:MILVIR) is one of the pioneering corporations in the European Virtual Reality industry applied to the industrial, educational and healthcare sectors. Its team of more than 50 people has developed more than 500 projects in more than 33 countries. It has its headquarters in Bilbao, Spain, and its North American headquarters in Hamilton (Canada). For the last two decades, it has been developing immersive solutions oriented to the industrial end educational world, and counts among its clients multinationals and institutions such as GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Ontario Power Generation, Petronas, Iberdrola, Alstom, Guardian Glass, Gestamp, Danone, Johnson & Johnson, Biogen, Bayer, ADIF, the Spanish Ministry of Defense, McMaster University, El Retoño Technical University or EAN University, to name a few. Virtualware’s flagship product VIROO, the world’s pioneering VR as a Service (VRaaS) platform, makes Virtual Reality accessible to companies and institutions of all sizes and sectors. It is already used by companies on three continents and has been applied in the development of strategic projects for defence ministries, critical infrastructure training simulators and innovative educational programmes. Virtualware also participates in Evolv, a medical and digital health device manufacturer specializing in developing rehabilitation solutions based on immersive technologies.