Drew O’Meara
Drew O’Meara is a seasoned software developer, inventor, and technologist whose career spans over 25 years at the forefront of real-time 3D software, distributed systems, and advanced information visualization. A graduate of Cornell University with a degree in Computer Science, O’Meara brings together a unique blend of deep technical expertise, military discipline, and entrepreneurial spirit to his work in next-generation technology.
Naval Leadership and Early Career Foundations
Before entering the software industry full-time, O’Meara served as a U.S. Navy submarine officer aboard a 688i-class nuclear submarine, the USS Jefferson City (SSN-759). Rising to the rank of Lieutenant (O-3), he qualified as a NAVSEA-08 Nuclear Engineer, the highest certification available for a junior nuclear officer. His service included reactor operations, maintenance oversight, and tactical instruction, where he trained over two hundred junior officers and worked closely with submarine commanding officers. These years instilled in him a deep commitment to leadership, crisis management, integrity, and technical excellence.
Building Multi-Platform Software and Founding SoundSpectrum
After his naval service, O’Meara co-founded SoundSpectrum, Inc., where he served as lead developer for nearly two decades. Under his guidance, SoundSpectrum became a leader in music visualization software, with more than 180,000 paying customers and 4.6 million registered downloads. His flagship creation, G-Force, was licensed by Apple and featured in iTunes as the “Classic Visualizer,” handpicked by Steve Jobs himself. His software was also showcased in live concert productions, integrating real-time visuals with music performance.
PLAN Systems and Next-Generation 3D Collaboration
In 2018, O’Meara became CTO and lead developer of PLAN Systems, where he has driven innovation in secure communication, 3D environments, and peer-to-peer distributed systems. His work includes authoring whitepapers on cryptography, CRDTs (Conflict-free Replicated Data Types), and consensus design. The PLAN 3D platform integrates Unity, Go, XR, AR, and VR to provide cutting-edge secure communication tools, emphasizing user privacy, ownership, and immersive experiences.
Patents, Licensing, and Technical Achievements
Drew O’Meara is the author of U.S. Patent 9,971,632, which describes a synchronization and barrier-free concurrent garbage collector—a breakthrough in the field of distributed computing. His software innovations have been licensed to industry giants such as Apple Inc., and his development career includes expertise in Unity, C++, Go, real-time 3D data visualization, simulation, and SDK architecture.
Phoenix Theory and The Physics of Patterns
Beyond software engineering, O’Meara has engaged with the Phoenix Theory, a novel framework created by physicist Kenneth A. Griggs. Phoenix Theory presents a “Theory of Everything” built upon entanglement, networks, and information exchanges, expressing physics through the mathematics of combinatorics. Unlike the Standard Model’s reliance on continuous particle fields, Phoenix Theory models particles as combinations of 10 vertex types in graph structures, dramatically simplifying the universe’s building blocks.
This theory not only reproduces known particles but also predicts new ones, offering potential resolutions for long-standing mysteries in physics such as dark matter, matter/antimatter asymmetry, and quantum gravity. Phoenix Theory even reimagines causality itself—suggesting that the future may influence the present, reframing reality as interconnected networks of events rather than linear cause-and-effect.
For Drew O’Meara, Phoenix Theory represents both a bold intellectual challenge and a powerful toolbox for modern physics, opening pathways to explore quantum wormholes, ADS/CFT correspondence, chaos theory, and beyond.
A Career Rooted in Innovation and Integrity
As both an engineer and leader, O’Meara’s guiding principles remain clear: to create impactful software, leapfrog competition through creativity, and uphold the values of honesty and integrity in every project. His journey from submarine officer to software entrepreneur to pioneer of immersive distributed systems demonstrates a consistent drive to expand human capability through technology.