Bob Ferris founded Ferris Production, Inc. in 1993—which later became VirTra—before becoming the CEO and Chairman in 2008. Since the day he started the company, Mr. Ferris has been pushing the state-of-the-art envelope to achieve the most effective training simulators possible to benefit millions of people throughout 32 countries.

Mr. Ferris has been awarded multiple patents, spoken at numerous trade shows and has written and assisted with ground-breaking articles and studies. In August 2018, Bob Ferris was honored to be the first CEO of a virtual reality/simulation training company to ring the opening bell for NASDAQ.

Mr. Ferris attended the U.S. Air Force Academy followed by the University of Arizona, where he received a degree in Systems Engineering. Outside of work, he is a volunteer mentor for young men at a foster care group home, serves at Redemption Gateway Church and enjoys time with his family.

John Givens has over 20 years of experience as a board member, entrepreneur and corporate executive. He currently services as a military board advisor to Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim), a global developer of advanced military simulation and training software. In 2010, Mr. Givens established the US company of BISim, and as president, took military simulation products from inception to production.

Mr. Givens has achieved numerous awards and honors, including: appointment to the board of directors of the National Center for Simulation (NCS), an association of defense companies, and the “Pioneer Award” for outstanding contributions and innovations to the training and effectiveness of U.S. and overseas soldiers, sailors and airmen.

Mr. Givens graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the Florida Institute of Technology and proudly served in the United States Army.

Danielle Diaz has over 20 years of experience in financial and operating functions, including extensive experience as a chief financial officer. Throughout her career, she has held numerous accounting and financial leadership positions across different industries, including manufacturing and technology.

Prior to VirTra, Ms. Diaz held the role of chief financial officer at both F&B manufacturing, an industry leading manufacturer specializing in complex sheet metal fabrication of customer designed products, and Lorts Manufacturing, a custom furniture manufacturer. Ms. Diaz also was a senior finance officer for Common Spirit, one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the U.S. and was most recently the chief financial officer for Bakersfield Heart Hospital.

Diaz holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Master of Business Management from the University of Phoenix. She was recently 1 of 18 selected nationally for the Harvard Business School Leadership Development Program.

Jason Mulcahy is a former military officer having served as a Captain for 13 years in the United States Army. Following his service, Mr. Mulcahy spent 16 years in managerial positions for companies ranging from startup size to Fortune 500.

Mr. Mulcahy’s proven sales and management experience – combined with his tenure of military service – provide VirTra with a unique strategic advantage. He prides himself in offering customers the most realistic firearms and judgmental use-of-force training on the market. Outside of work, Mr. Mulcahy can be found spending time with his family and renovating.