David Cihelna. Technical +
Manager

Building entertainment experiences using next-gen technologies. Constantly experimenting and starting again and again and again
Building products and experiences using technologies new and old.

Constantly experimenting and starting again and again and again
Building entertainment experiences using next-gen technologies. Constantly experimenting and starting again and again and again

📖 Currently Reading: "Ambiguity Machines" by Vandana Singh

🎼 Currently Listening: "Cutouts" by The Smile

Current: 🌉 NYC, Previous: 🇬🇧 UK 🇦🇹 Austria

Technical Director

Developer

Entrepreneur

Game Engines

Tech Strategy

AI

Web

Creative Technology

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Vision & Strategy
Prototyping and Development
Client Communication
Technical Direction
Generative Tools
Vision & Strategy
Prototyping and Development
Client Communication
Technical Direction
Generative Tools
Vision & Strategy
Prototyping and Development
Client Communication
Technical Direction
Generative Tools
Vision & Strategy
Prototyping and Development
Client Communication
Technical Direction
Generative Tools

R E C E N T E X P E R I E N C E

R E C E N T E X P E R I E N C E

R E C E N T E X P E R I E N C E

R E C E N T E X P E R I E N C E

2021 — Current

Founder, EP — pyramid3

2021 — 2022

Technical Director — Rockwell Group

2020 — 2021

Technical Director — Bytedance (TikTok)

E D U C A T I O N

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New York University

Masters, ITP

University of St Andrews

Masters, Management

Climatebase

Fellowship (Climate Accelerator)

DeepLearning.AI

Certificates in Machine Learning Data Lifecycle in Production (2022) and Deep Learning Specialization (2021)

The Combine Accelerator

Lab to market startup accelerator program hosted by NYC Media Lab + Columbia University

Google Research xStory

R&D research grant with NYU to incubate new entertainment technology products

Features

Forbes, The Verge, Tribeca Film Festival, Day for Night Festival, Insomniac Magazine, United Nations UNDP Summit, Microsoft Hub, Future Media and Development Summit

Keynotes

Verizon AOL Virtual Reality Summit, IAC Media Center, NYC Media Lab Summit Audience Keynote, Kanbar Film Institute, MINDS International Media Conference

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© 2025 David Cihelna

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© 2025 David Cihelna

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© 2025 David Cihelna

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© 2025 David Cihelna