Jack McCauley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jack McCauley
Occupation	Engineer
Date Of Birth	Dec 3, 1959(1959-12-03)
Age	65
Birthplace	Battle Creek
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aquarius

Jack McCauley Biography

Jack McCauley is one of the most popular and richest Engineer who was born on December 3, 1959 in Battle Creek, United States. In 1980, McCauley was accepted into the U.S. Navy Nuclear Power School. The Department of Defense awarded him a full scholarship to the University of California, Berkeley, College of Engineering, where he specialized in electronics and circuit theory and earned a BSc. in electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) in 1986. McCauley credits U.C. Berkeley with moving him into his career as an engineer.

At Oculus, McCauley built Luckey’s original prototype into a product for the company’s first Kickstarter campaign, and headed engineering while working on development of the DK1 and DK2 developer kits, both of which were completed in 120 days from concept to shipping. McCauley led production, designed the test equipment and managed production, engineering, and China-based manufacturing of the Oculus Rift, the company’s virtual reality head-mounted display.

McCauley contributes to charities associated with the furtherance of education and science. In 2015 he, Paul Jacobs and others funded the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation at the UC Berkeley College of Engineering; as of October 2015, he is an Innovator in Residence there.

Jack McCauley Net Worth

Jack McCauley is one of the richest Engineer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jack McCauley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 2005 McCauley joined RedOctane, where he served as Chief Engineer of the Guitar Hero video game franchise. He was a contributor in the acquisition of RedOctane by Activision, where he served as the Director of Research from 2005 to 2009.

In July 2012, McCauley was recruited by Oculus VR, where he joined Palmer Luckey, Brendan Iribe, Nate Mitchell, and Michael Antonov. He served as Chief Engineer at Oculus until 2015 when the company was acquired by Facebook for $2 billion.

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Facts & Trivia

Joe Ranked on the list of most popular Engineer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jack McCauley celebrates birthday on December 3 of every year.

Top Facts about Jack McCauley

1. Jack McCauley is an American computer scientist and inventor.
2. He co-founded Oculus VR, which was later acquired by Facebook.
3. McCauley has over 80 patents to his name.
4. He designed the guitar controller for Guitar Hero.
5. McCauley worked on the original Xbox team at Microsoft.
6. He also helped develop the USB standard for computer peripherals.
7. In 2018, he founded a new company called Calibur11.
8. McCauley has been inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.
9. He holds a degree in electrical engineering from San Jose State University.
10. McCauley is known for his expertise in hardware design and engineering.