Who We Are

HTX Labs is a fully remote, immersive training software company, that values collaboration and innovation as key drivers to achieving our mission to accelerate the future of learning.

We Are Team HTX

In 2017, HTX's Co-Founders saw an opportunity to leverage innovative immersive technologies to transform critical skills training. We fundamentally believe that "learning by doing" is key to developing and maintaining critical skills. While working at Station Houston, a startup accelerator based in Houston, Texas, the EMPACT Immersive Training Platform was envisioned and realized to address the challenges experienced in bringing immersive technologies like Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality, collectively referred to as Extended Reality or XR, to the Department of War and Enterprise customers. Since our inception, HTX has continued to enhance and optimize EMPACT to offer a comprehensive suite of capabilities that enable users to create, deploy, measure, and sustain immersive assets, content, and training programs to deliver hands-on learning opportunities anytime, anywhere, on any device, with anyone, at scale.

Our Purpose & Mission
We exist to forge a new reality.

HTX Labs is dedicated to transforming training, delivering the EMPACT® Immersive Training Platform to maximize operational efficiency, improve safety, reduce costs, and scale critical training for the Aerospace & Defense Industry.

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Our Culture
A priority

Our team culture is the cornerstone of our success. We prioritize collaboration, innovation, and mutual support, ensuring that our people are always at the forefront of our considerations and driving our mission forward.

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Our Shared Values

How We Make An EMPACT In the World

The unwavering principles that reflect our core beliefs and define our culture serve as a foundation for decision-making, behavior, and interactions across our organization and with our customers.

On Fire

We are driven, hungry, enthusiastic, and passionate. This relentless energy fuels our innovation and growth. We dream big, bring our best, and never settle.
In Touch

We are proactive, discerning, intentional, realistic, and reflective. This approach helps us focus on what’s important. We ask why, share our plans, and critically evaluate our strategies.
No Fear

We are nimble, adaptable, courageous, and willing. This mindset drives our innovation and perseverance. We try new things, practice “yes, and…,” and confidently raise our hands.
All In

We are humble, candid, empathetic, appreciative, giving, and welcoming. This spirit helps us build strong and lasting relationships. We pay attention, share openly, and show gratitude.

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Where did the name ”HTX Labs” come from?

HTX Labs has a name that was inspired by acronyms used to shorten our namesake city, Houston TX, combining HTX - a company rooted in elevating the Human Training Experience - and a Lab for innovation to engage our workforce with enthusiasm and courage to push the limits of immersive training. From the very beginning, we felt passionately about bringing energy and innovation to the marginally effective training industry.

Meet our Leadership Team

Decades of expertise, shaping the future with vision, innovation, and execution

Scott Schneider
CEO

Scott Schneider
Scott brings more then 40 years of leadership experience in commercial software development and enterprise technology to HTX Labs. Scott is focused on ensuring that the entire HTX Labs team is fully aligned and rowing in the same direction to achieve our overall company objectives. Scott has a 25 year history as a founder in technology startups and is directly responsible for setting the corporate strategy and direction to position HTX best to deliver comprehensive value to our customers.
Chris Verret
President & CTO

Chris Verret
Chris brings more than 25 years experience in enterprise software design, development, and delivery to HTX Labs. Chris has been on the front line of technical teams for multiple software startup companies and doesn't flinch at anything that comes his way. Chris is a conduit for the voice of the customer and oversees Product Development and Innovation, ensuring that we're successfully delivering capabilities that address our true customer needs.
Darcie Durham
COO & CFO

Darcie Durham
Darcie brings over 20 years of Aerospace and Defense experience to Team HTX. An engineer by training but operations and numbers person by heart, Darcie brings her diverse background and experience to bear at HTX every day ensuring that our team has the appropriate resources to deliver continuous value to our customers.
Javier Fadul
VP of Innovation

Javier Fadul
Javier is a co-founder and VP of Innovation at HTX Labs, where he helps revolutionize training through immersive technologies including VR, MR, and AR. With over 15 years of experience as a creative technologist, and a background in cognitive behavioral science and philosophy, he focuses on the human impact of experiential technology.
Megan Fier
VP of Marketing

Megan Fier
Megan is a nontraditional marketing leader who jumped from healthcare admin into tech and never looked back. As VP of Marketing at HTX Labs, she guides brand, strategy, PR, and events with a blend of creativity, hustle, and heart. Equal parts planner and storyteller, she's all about showcasing the innovations at HTX Labs to #MakeAnEMPACT for our customers.
CJ Hale
SVP of Growth

CJ Hale
CJ brings a wealth of experience to HTX Labs having served our country for 21 years in the U.S. Air Force as an Acquisition Officer, Flight Test Engineer and Strategic Planner. CJ's leadership is focused on the customer, the team, and sharing the enthusiasm she has for EMPACT with the rest of the world. CJ is widely acknowledged as our #1 EMPACT Evangelist.
Greg Shaw
VP of Product

Greg Shaw
Greg Shaw is our Vice President of Product at HTX Labs, spearheading initiatives focused on advancing EMPACT to meet the needs of our target markets. Greg's experience has ranged from corporate ventures, like Starbucks, as well as numerous video game companies, so he came to us with a healthy tolerance for caffeine and an incredible vision for innovation.

Meet our Board of Directors

Providing leadership and oversight to drive HTX Labs' success

Steve Schneider
Executive Chairman

Steve Schneider
Steve is a retired Partner and Managing Director of TPG Capital where he led the firm’s efforts in company turnarounds and transformations in the Asian region. Prior to TPG, Steve worked for General Electric in various operational and leadership roles in the US and Asia as a Corporate Officer, Member of the Corporate Executive Committee, and as President and CEO of GE Asia and Chairman of GE China.
Scott Schneider
CEO

Scott Schneider
Scott brings more then 40 years of leadership experience in commercial software development and enterprise technology to HTX Labs. Scott is focused on ensuring that the entire HTX Labs team is fully aligned and rowing in the same direction to achieve our overall company objectives. Scott has a 25 year history as a founder in technology startups and is directly responsible for setting the corporate strategy and direction to position HTX best to deliver comprehensive value to our customers.
Chris Verret
President & CTO

Chris Verret
Chris brings more than 25 years experience in enterprise software design, development, and delivery to HTX Labs. Chris has been on the front line of technical teams for multiple software startup companies and doesn't flinch at anything that comes his way. Chris is a conduit for the voice of the customer and oversees Product Development and Innovation, ensuring that we're successfully delivering capabilities that address our true customer needs.

Meet our Advisory Board

A strategic group guiding HTX Labs' growth and innovation

Jim Albaugh- Former Boeing Executive
Advisory Board Member

Jim Albaugh- Former Boeing Executive
Jim is the former Executive Vice President of The Boeing Company and Chief Executive Officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. He previously served as president and Chief Executive Officer of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, a $34 billion business. Jim holds bachelor's degrees in mathematics and physics from Willamette University and a master's degree in civil engineering from Columbia University.