Executive Director, Association of Virtual Worlds; CEO, VRWorkplace
Greater Denver Area
- Current
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- Advisory Board at Neogence Studios, LLC
- Executive Director at Association of Virtual Worlds
- Founder & CEO at VRWorkplace, Inc.
- Principal at Elchoness Law Firm, LLC
- Past
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- Director, Information Technology at Qwest
- Senior Attorney at Qwest
- Associate at Goodwin Procter LLP
- Associate at Littler Mendelson, PC
- Education
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- University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
- Edison High School
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Dave Elchoness’s Summary
I am the Executive Director of the Association of Virtual Worlds, a virtual worlds association focused on the advancement of the industry, education, and outreach.
I am also founder & CEO of VRWorkplace, where I advise companies on how to use virtual worlds technology for maximum impact, primarily in the workplace.
I am an accomplished employment law attorney, HR consultant, and former Fortune 200 IT outsourcing executive.
Dave Elchoness’s Specialties:
virtual worlds, VRWorkplace, employment law, human resources, HR consulting, litigation, litigation management, training, workplace investigations, alternative dispute resolution, information technology, vendor & contract management, Second Life, IT asset management, software licensing, outsourcing, offshoring, global service delivery
Dave Elchoness’s Experience
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Advisory Board
Neogence Studios, LLC
(Computer Games industry)
2008 — Present (less than a year)
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Executive Director
Association of Virtual Worlds
(Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2008 — Present (7 months)
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Founder & CEO
VRWorkplace, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2007 — Present (1 year)
VRWorkplace is The Virtual Reality Workplace Company. Dedicated to the concept of using virtual reality in the workplace to make geographically distributed workforces and relationships with clients more cohesive, collaborative, and effective, we advise company on how to use virtual reality to enhance their businesses. We offer the latest in technology to make your VRWorkplace experience transformational. We also provide in-world training, team-building, collaboration exercises, and other programs designed for the 3D workplace. We pride ourselves on the highest quality customer service and strive to be your long term virtual reality partner.
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Principal
Elchoness Law Firm, LLC
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Law Practice industry)
June 2007 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Elchoness Law Firm, LLC: Global Workplace Counsel provides employment law and HR consulting services to organizations of all sizes. The firm strives to be your in-house counsel and advisor, on a consulting basis. The firm provides the entire range of employment law and HR services from advice and counsel, workplace investigations, training, and policy and agreement development to offshoring/outsourcing consulting.
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Director, Information Technology
Qwest
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Q; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2005 — February 2007 (2 years)
Direct vendor management, software license and asset management, global service delivery.
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Senior Attorney
Qwest
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Q; Law Practice industry)
February 2003 — March 2005 (2 years 2 months)
Practice labor and employment law.
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Associate
Goodwin Procter LLP
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Law Practice industry)
January 1998 — January 2003 (5 years 1 month)
Practice labor and employment law.
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Associate
Littler Mendelson, PC
(Law Practice industry)
October 1996 — December 1997 (1 year 3 months)
Practice labor and employment law.
Dave Elchoness’s Education
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University of Pennsylvania Law School
J.D., 1993 — 1996
- Activities and Societies:
- Editor-in-Chief, University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Economic Law
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
B.S., Finance, 1990 — 1993
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Edison High School
1985 — 1989
Additional Information
Dave Elchoness’s Websites:
Dave Elchoness’s Interests:
human resources, organizational development, virtual worlds, virtual world technology, workplace, VRWorkplace, Second Life, emerging technologies, outsourcing, offshoring, social media, web 2.0, web3D, employment law
Dave Elchoness’s Groups:
Association of Virtual Worlds, Colorado Bar Association, Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)Colorado Human Resources Association (CHRA), Boulder Area Human Resources Association (BAHRA), Northern Colorado Human Resources Association (NCHRA), Moderator of Linkedin Association of Virtual Worlds
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Virtual Job Candy
Dave Elchoness’s Honors:
I have addressed large audiences in business and academia on subjects such as virtual worlds in the workplace, outsourcing, offshoring, employment law, and human resources. My work has been featured in numerous news stories and research reports on virtual worlds in the workplace and on employment law and human resources matters. I have also been published in these areas.
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