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About
James Paul is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Noctal, a sound design technology company. He brings 15+ years of experience in scaling communities and creative teams across live events, virtual experiences, film, television, and emerging media. Prior to co-founding Noctal, he held production leadership roles at frontier technology startups, overseeing AR/VR installations and location-based experiences, and has taught at AFI and spoken at SIGGRAPH.
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Co-founders at Noctal
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Isaiah ChavousExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- NoctalChief Operating Officer, Co-Foundercurrent2024 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Jadu ARDirector of Community2021 — 2024Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Hartmann CapitalVenture Partner2022 — 2024
- To the PeopleVR/AR Installation & LBE Producer2018 — 2021Greater Los Angeles Area
- The American Film InstituteGuest Lecturer & Mentor2021Los Angeles, California, United States
- SOREN WESTAssociate Producer on WarnerMedia Upfronts 20202020Greater Los Angeles Area
- SOREN WESTEvent Production Manager2019Greater Los Angeles Area
- WITHIN (VR/AR)Office of Chris Milk2017 — 2018Greater Los Angeles Area
- Sony Pictures EntertainmentAssociate Producer2015 — 2016
- 20th Century Fox FilmAssociate Producer2014 — 2015Greater Los Angeles Area
- Starz EntertainmentAssistant to Director David Michôd2014Greater New York City Area
- State Street PicturesAssistant to Director George Tillman Jr.2014Greater New York City Area
- The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (Feature Film)Set Production Assistant2012Brooklyn, NY
- State Street PicturesIntern2011Greater Los Angeles Area
- Belltower BooksSenior Campus Captain & Buyer2010 — 2011Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern PennsylvaniaVideo Producer2009 — 2010Bethlehem, PA
- A.R. Schmeidler & Co., Inc.Wealth Management Intern2008 — 2010Greater New York City Area
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Stakeholder ManagementAsanaVirtual EventsCommunity BuildingCommunity ManagementEmotional IntelligenceStartupsAttention to DetailBudget TrackingCommunicationVenture CapitalCybersecurity
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DiscordProject ManagementCustomer ServiceEvent ManagementPublic RelationsManagementSocial Media MarketingMedia RelationsEntrepreneurshipMarketingVirtual RealitySocial MediaLanguages Czech · English · Spanish
- Dale Carnegie Course in Public Speaking and Human Relations — Dale Carnegie Training
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Paul?
- James Paul is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Noctal, a sound design technology company. He brings 15+ years of experience in scaling communities and creative teams across live events, virtual experiences, film, television, and emerging media. Prior to co-founding Noctal, he held production leadership roles at frontier technology startups, overseeing AR/VR installations and location-based experiences, and has taught at AFI and spoken at SIGGRAPH.
- Where does James Paul work?
- James Paul is Founder of Noctal.
- What check size does James Paul write?
- James Paul typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did James Paul found?
- James Paul founded Noctal.
- Where did James Paul go to school?
- James Paul studied at American University (BS, Business Administration); Saucon Valley Senior High School.
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