Darrin Clawson, the founder and CEO of Engage Mobile, learned in early April that he was one of 8,000 applicants accepted into the test group for Google Glass. Engage Mobile wants to build apps for the wearable computer.

“Google Glass represents the next phase of wearable computing,” Clawson said. “Our team at Engage Mobile is prepared to develop next-generation software to support Google Glass and other wearable computing devices across multiple industries, including health care.”

Google didn’t say why Clawson and Engage Mobile were chosen, but he believes that his ideas for using Google Glass might have made the difference. Clawson is a former employee of Cerner, where he specialized in end-user technology—devices and apps that doctors and nurses handled every day. He can imagine a host of opportunities where Google Glass could make health care better.

For example, Google Glass could link up with a diabetic’s glucose monitor and flash a warning if there’s a problem. During surgeries, a doctor could seek a real-time consultation with a specialist across the country, without having to leave the operating room.

“It’s awesome,” Clawson said. “It’s just phenomenal to think about what that could be.”

Many experts believe that Google Glass, smart watches and other wearable computing will be the next big thing in technology, which could create new opportunities for developers like Engage Mobile. Clawson said that his company, which does complex, enterprise-class consulting on mobile projects, wants to work not only with Google Glass, but also the rumored iWatch from Apple.

Though Clawson and the other beta users won the chance to use Google Glass early, the device isn’t free. Each user must pay $1,500 for their pair. Media reports say that Google could introduce Glass to the consumer market by the end of the year.