Empowering the next
generation of XR talent
We work with XR experts, enterprise partners and academic institutions to create an industry-driven training program with the goal to graduate
market-competitive XR talent.
Our partnership with XRTerra gives us the ability to influence both ends of the talent pipeline for AR and VR.
On one end, we get to specify the set of skills we think are the highest priority for potential candidates to learn. This helps to seed the talent pool with more specific skills like 3D UI/UX, game engine experience, 3D graphics concepts (compared to more run-of-the-mill computer science skillsets like Javascript, python, C++.) At the other end of the pipeline, we then get immediate access to candidates that we know have the exact set of skills necessary to fit into open roles we have for Augmented and Virtual Reality creators.
XR Terra
XR Terra was founded in 2019 in response to the growing need for a structured, outcome-focused training program to educate aspiring XR professionals. We are a team of XR experts, edtech and worktech professionals and passionate entrepreneurs that believe in creating impactful learning models for the digital world.


Our Mission
XR Terra is on a mission to empower the next generation of XR talent through innovative programs and partnerships.
The XR Terra Team
Hakan Satiroglu
Founder, CEO
Dan Holestine
Chief Operating Officer
Alysia Ordway
Director of Strategic Partners
Lauren Nwagboli
Enrollment Services & Operations
Casey Armstrong
Curriculum Management
Tuan Ho
Director of Growth
Executive Advisors
Thorsten Stremlau
Commercial CTO, Lenovo

Varun Mani
Vice President. PTC

Rachel Pohl
Product Manager, Unity Technologies

Stuart Trafford
Head of Education Channel Partnerships, Unity Technologies

Gary Colen
CEO, Amp Agency

Lauren Taylor
Co-Founder & COO, 3XR

Llewellyn Dawkins Jr.
Producer and Product Manager, Next Gen Tech, Yahoo

Michael Maloney
Head Of Engineering XR Visualization, Wayfair

Josh Gilliam
VP Content Innovation, Vector Solutions

Kyle Lum
VR Project Lead, Biogen

Thomas Lewis
Cloud Advocate & Developer Relations, Microsoft

Jennifer Westerlund
Managing Partner, Westerlund Law

Jeffrey Jacobson
XR Manager, Boston Children’s Hospital

Edward Zemba
President & CEO, Link To VR

Jalina Stewart
Chief of Production, VRAccelerator

Brandon Turnage
Head of Sales – Americas, Varjo

Our Partners


