David Chechelashvili
Marketing and Business Development Specialist of TCO
As a marketing and buisness development specialist David is responsible for marketing and commercialization of new inventions.
David has been an entrepreneur and held numerous strategy and business development positions in hi-tech startups since 1999. His fields of experience span from hard core technology disciplines like immersive visualization solutions, VR/AR, Stereo 3D to sophisticated consumer marketing industries including retail and education.
As an entrepreneur, David was one of the founders of Neurok Optics and iZ3D.
As a strategy executive, David determined strategic direction at X6D Ltd (known under DBA XPAND) in addition to Neurok Optics and iZ3D. He has a proven track record in building retail presence, distribution channels (including OEM) and strategic partnerships for both, small private companies (X6D, Neurok, iZ3D) and divisions of larger companies (MicroAge, Deloitte & Touche, Renaissance Capital).
From 2014 David is a visiting lecturer at Ilia State University where he reads Entrepreneurship class. David also heads the local chapter of StartUp Grind, a global startup community designed to educate, inspire and connect entrepreneurs.
David has a Masters degree in Computer Science from TSU and an MBA from Carlson School of Management at University of Minnesota.