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David Cihelna. Technical Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurial technical leader with 8+ years experience building products/experiences, prototyping emerging technologies and managing new projects from 0-1.

Passionate about applying new technology solutions to emerging use cases.

Entrepreneurial technical leader with 8+ years experience building products/experiences, prototyping emerging technologies and managing new projects from 0-1.

Passionate about applying new technology solutions to emerging use cases.

Technical Direction

Tech Strategy

Prototyping

Solutions Architect

S E R V I C E S

Vision & Strategy

Prototyping and Development

Client Relations

Technical Direction

Generative Tools

Vision & Strategy

Prototyping and Development

Client Relations

Technical Direction

Generative Tools

Vision & Strategy

Prototyping and Development

Client Relations

Technical Direction

Generative Tools

Vision & Strategy

Prototyping and Development

Client Relations

Technical Direction

Generative Tools

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

2021 — Current

Co-Founder, Technical — pyramid3

2021 — 2022

Technical Director — Rockwell Group

2020 — 2021

Technical Director — Bytedance (TikTok)

2019 — 2020

Co-Founder, Product — dime.space

E D U C A T I O N

New York University

Master of Professional Studies, ITP

University of St Andrews

Master of Arts, 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

S E L E C T E D W O R K

Miyavi

Technical Consulting

Virtual Production

R&D

Miyavi

Technical Consulting

Virtual Production

R&D

Miyavi

Technical Consulting

Virtual Production

R&D

Miyavi

Technical Consulting

Virtual Production

R&D

Palm Generative Art Maker

Product Development

Generative Tooling

Client Relations

Palm Generative Art Maker

Product Development

Generative Tooling

Client Relations

Palm Generative Art Maker

Product Development

Generative Tooling

Client Relations

Palm Generative Art Maker

Product Development

Generative Tooling

Client Relations

TikTok

Strategy

Technical Consulting

Stakeholder Education

TikTok

Strategy

Technical Consulting

Stakeholder Education

TikTok

Strategy

Technical Consulting

Stakeholder Education

TikTok

Strategy

Technical Consulting

Stakeholder Education

Rockwell Group

Technical Direction

Client + Vendor Support

System Design

Rockwell Group

Technical Direction

Client + Vendor Support

System Design

Rockwell Group

Technical Direction

Project Management

Vendor Management

Rockwell Group

Technical Direction

Client + Vendor Support

System Design

dime.space

Startup

Product Development

Web

dime.space

Startup

Product Development

Web

dime.space

Startup

Product Development

Web

dime.space

Startup

Product Development

Web

Svrround

Startup

Product Development

Customer Discovery

Svrround

Startup

Product Development

Customer Discovery

Svrround

Startup

Product Development

Customer Discovery

Svrround

Startup

Product Development

Customer Discovery

E X P E R I M E N T S

Prototype

Safe Streets Simulator

Lower the emissions of a procedural city street while keeping everyone happy.

Prototype

Safe Streets Simulator

Lower the emissions of a procedural city street while keeping everyone happy.

Prototype

Safe Streets Simulator

Lower the emissions of a procedural city street while keeping everyone happy.

Prototype

Safe Streets Simulator

Lower the emissions of a procedural city street while keeping everyone happy.

Prototype

Building Green Procurement LLM

An LLM-powered product procurement platform for multi-family buildings to transition to environmentally friendly supplies.

Prototype

Building Green Procurement LLM

An LLM-powered product procurement platform for multi-family buildings to transition to environmentally friendly supplies.

Prototype

Building Green Procurement LLM

An LLM-powered product procurement platform for multi-family buildings to transition to environmentally friendly supplies.

Prototype

Building Green Procurement LLM

An LLM-powered product procurement platform for multi-family buildings to transition to environmentally friendly supplies.

Startup

The Combine Startup Accelerator

Svrround builds and produces augmented live VR content for brands and creators.

Startup

The Combine Startup Accelerator

Svrround builds and produces augmented live VR content for brands and creators.

Startup

The Combine Startup Accelerator

Svrround builds and produces augmented live VR content for brands and creators.

Startup

The Combine Startup Accelerator

Svrround builds and produces augmented live VR content for brands and creators.

R&D

Lion Babe: Replicas

A digital twin for artist Lion Babe using advanced 3D techniques

R&D

Lion Babe: Replicas

A digital twin for artist Lion Babe using advanced 3D techniques

R&D

Lion Babe: Replicas

A digital twin for artist Lion Babe using advanced 3D techniques

R&D

Lion Babe: Replicas

A digital twin for artist Lion Babe using advanced 3D techniques

Experiment

The Hollywood Reporter: Kelly Marie Tran

An AI-powered virtual photoshoot for Kelly Marie Tran's post-Star Wars editorial

Experiment

The Hollywood Reporter: Kelly Marie Tran

An AI-powered virtual photoshoot for Kelly Marie Tran's post-Star Wars editorial

Experiment

The Hollywood Reporter: Kelly Marie Tran

An AI-powered virtual photoshoot for Kelly Marie Tran's post-Star Wars editorial

Experiment

The Hollywood Reporter: Kelly Marie Tran

An AI-powered virtual photoshoot for Kelly Marie Tran's post-Star Wars editorial

Program

Climatebase Fellowship

12-week climate-tech fellowship with an ambitious collective of optimists, doers, visionaries and explorers

Program

Climatebase Fellowship

12-week climate-tech fellowship with an ambitious collective of optimists, doers, visionaries and explorers

Program

Climatebase Fellowship

12-week climate-tech fellowship with an ambitious collective of optimists, doers, visionaries and explorers

Program

Climatebase Fellowship

12-week climate-tech fellowship with an ambitious collective of optimists, doers, visionaries and explorers

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