Optaric delivers enterprise‑ready smart glasses and solutions to frontline workers.

Optaric delivers enterprise‑ready smart glasses and solutions to frontline workers.

Optaric delivers enterprise‑ready smart glasses and solutions to frontline workers.

Optaric enables hands-free vision, real-time expertise and frontline AI for increased productivity and safety at global scale.

Born from years of innovation and experience, Optaric is uniquely qualified to deliver the future to your enterprise.

Here's our evolution of enterprise smart glasses

Optaric enables hands-free vision, real-time expertise and frontline AI for increased productivity and safety at global scale.

Born from years of innovation and experience, Optaric is uniquely qualified to deliver the future to your enterprise.

Here's our evolution of enterprise smart glasses

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A long time ago...

A concept was born

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A long time ago...

A concept was born

2007

Chris's Innovation begins

Patents, patents, patents...

2007

Chris's Innovation begins

Patents, patents, patents...

2007

Chris's Innovation begins

Patents, patents, patents...

2015

Chris starts RealWear

Products, products, products...

2015

Chris starts RealWear

Products, products, products...

2019

Derrick & Owen join RealWear

Enabling enterprise to scale

2019

Derrick & Owen join RealWear

Enabling enterprise to scale

2024

100,000 units

Milestone achieved, category created

2024

100,000 units

Milestone achieved, category created

2025

Team joins Vuzix

Embraces waveguide technology

2025

Team joins Vuzix

Embraces waveguide technology

2026

Optaric emerges...

The transformation is complete

2026

Optaric emerges...

The transformation is complete

The Founders

Meet the team

Meet the team

Dr. Chris Parkinson

CEO

Founder & CEO of RealWear; previously President of Enterprise Solutions at Vuzix

Responsible for the world's most deployed smart glasses for frontline workers

Specialist in hands-free UX and voice control for industrial environments

Derrick Sawyer

CRO

Previously CRO at RealWear, VP of Enterprise Sales at Vuzix

Built multi-million $ two-tier channel ecosystems: Distribution, Telco, VAR and SI

Category builder: took industrial wearables from niche concept to global market standard

Owen Loughrey

COO

Previously VP Operations (Global) at RealWear, VP Enterprise Partnerships at Vuzix;

Built RealWear's global channel program: Distribution, Telco, VAR & SI from zero

Led systems integration across post-acquisition mergers without losing commercial momentum

Full-stack operator: CRM, supply chain, partner portals, GTM — all built from scratch