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Brian Hoang

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CEO & Co-founder
Austin, Texas, United States

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  • Mia Labs
    CEO & Co-founder
    Mia Labs
    Sep 2023 - Current (2 years 11 months)
    Mia rescues phone calls and texts for automotive dealerships and service centers. She speaks like a human, answers the phone 24/7/365, and automates sales and service appointments so you never miss a phone lead again.
  • The University of Texas at Dallas
    Adjunct Professor
    The University of Texas at Dallas
    Aug 2023 - May 2025 (1 year 10 months)
    Taught students how to validate ideas and launch companies in the Startup Launch course (ENTP 3320). Managed this course for four semesters as my favorite passion project and way of giving back to the next generation of aspiring entrepreneurs.
  • InVeris
    Vice President of Products
    InVeris
    Sep 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year)
    After being promoted to Vice President of Products, I led the product management department and oversaw the entire InVeris product portfolio, including virtual and live fire training solutions for law enforcement, military, and commercial customers. In August 2023, I completed my two-year post-acquisition term.
  • InVeris Training Solutions
    Director of VR/AR Strategy
    InVeris Training Solutions
    Aug 2021 - Sep 2022 (1 year 2 months)
    Led virtual reality product strategy, post-acquisition of SURVIVR.
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    Limited Partner & Investor
    Mockingbird Ventures
    May 2019 - Oct 2019 (6 months)
    First person beyond the Investment Committee (IC) to join the team. I covered most aspects of the fund and investment process, including sourcing deal flow, due diligence, deal memos, and providing feedback/recommendations to the IC. Left my operating role after receiving investment in my company, but remain an LP in the fund.
  • The University of Texas at Dallas
    Venture Capital Associate
    The University of Texas at Dallas
    Jan 2019 - May 2019 (5 months)
    The UT Dallas Seed Fund, a program of the UTD Blackstone LaunchPad (BLP) and Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE), is a venture capital fund run entirely by university students. The program typically consists of only 4-12 student associates that are each pre-approved by the instructor, Bryan Chambers. We invest in UTD-affiliated technology startups and handle every stage of the investment process, from generating deal flow to conducting due-diligence. After choosing one startup to invest in, we must present and defend our decision to local VCs, the BLP, and the IIE. As of January 2019, we invest $25,000 to $50,000 per startup (one per semester).
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    CEO & Co-founder
    SURVIVR Acquired by InVeris Training Solutions
    Sep 2018 - Aug 2021 (3 years)
    SURVIVR is a Public Benefit Corporation backed by Techstars. We exist to make communities safer. Our flagship product is a VR training platform that helps first responders improve their decision-making and de-escalation skills. Our immersive, fully-customizable training scenario platforms include traffic stops, emotionally-disturbed persons, active shooters, and many more. Customers include municipal, state, federal, military, and university law enforcement agencies. Acquired by InVeris Training Solutions in August 2021.
  • Credera
    Software Consulting Intern
    Credera
    Jun 2017 - Aug 2017 (3 months)
    • Contributed software changes towards an Amazon Alexa project using PullString and Node JS. • Communicated with the client regularly to ensure that changes were being made to their specifications. • Supported Alexa skill testing and quality assurance using the PullString debugger and Echo Dot.
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    Executive Director & Co-founder
    Artificial Intelligence Society
    Mar 2017 - Apr 2018 (1 year 2 months)
    This is the nonprofit extension of the original AIS student organization that I co-founded in June 2016. I served as strategic advisory to the UTD chapter.
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    CEO & Co-founder
    Immosis
    Dec 2016 - Dec 2020 (4 years 1 month)
    Immosis is an agency that specializes in virtual and augmented reality technology. We started as a simple VR gaming studio in 2016, and have since then pivoted to deliver on client projects in gaming, training, healthcare, and education. Immosis lastly served as the incubator for our VR police training idea, which became known as SURVIVR and spun out into an independent entity. SURVIVR is now the team's sole focus.
  • Raytheon
    Software Engineering Intern
    Raytheon
    May 2016 - Aug 2016 (4 months)
    • Contributed software changes using the team's Agile process. • Established nightly automatic unit tests using batch scripting and a Jenkins server. Significantly improved team software tool metrics. • Supported product regression testing.
  • Intelligent Epitaxy Technology
    Software Engineering Intern
    Intelligent Epitaxy Technology
    Jan 2015 - Aug 2015 (8 months)
    • Integrated calibrations for semiconductor quality testing. • Programmed a multiplexer and state machine architecture into quality-testing programs using LabVIEW in order to enable automation. Significantly increased testing productivity and efficiency.
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  • The University of Texas at Dallas
    Bachelor’s Degree, Software Engineering
    The University of Texas at Dallas
    Magna Cum Laude Commencement Speaker Software Startup Launch Track
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      Texas Business Hall of Fame Scholarship Recipient
      Texas Business Hall of Fame
      May 2018
      I advanced to the final 9 students at UT Dallas to be considered for the Texas Business Hall of Fame Scholarship, and ended up being selected as one of the 3 students to receive this award. https://www.texasbusiness.org/page/Scholars2018?
    • The University of Texas at Dallas
      Big Idea Competition Finalist
      The University of Texas at Dallas
      Nov 2017
      Immosis became one of 6 out of 134 startups that advanced to the finals of UT Dallas' largest annual business pitch competition, where we had the honor of pitching to distinguished judges such as Guy Kawasaki and Bob Metcalfe. To get here, we first had to advance to semifinal pitches and win our room.
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      Texas Business Hall of Fame Scholarship Finalist
      Texas Business Hall of Fame
      Apr 2017
      I advanced to the final 9 students at UT Dallas to be considered for the Texas Business Hall of Fame Scholarship. https://www.texasbusiness.org/page/Scholarship?
    • Collegeboard
      CollegeBoard AP Scholar Award with Distinction
      Collegeboard
      Jul 2015
      This was granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.
    • The University of Texas at Dallas
      Academic Excellence Scholarship (AES)
      The University of Texas at Dallas
      Jun 2015
      The selective AES (I received the first tier award) pays tuition for four years and provides a bi-annual stipend to cover miscellaneous expenses.
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      Second Year Scholastic Letter Award
      Berkner High School
      Jun 2015
      This was given to the top eight students in the senior class.
    • US Marine Corps
      U.S. Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award
      US Marine Corps
      Jun 2015
      I was chosen as one of the two senior students to receive this award "for academic achievement and leadership as a high school scholar."
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      Service Learning Award
      Berkner High School
      Jun 2015
      I received a medal for achieving a set goal of volunteering hours during senior year.
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      Region Band Award
      Texas Music Educators Association
      Jan 2015
      I earned this award every year from 2012 to 2015. On my final year, I was the third chair percussionist in the region and advanced to the area competition and region orchestra.
    • VEX Robotics
      VEX Robotics World Championship Quarterfinalist
      VEX Robotics
      Apr 2014
      My team ranked 7th in the world in college-division robotics.
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