Dave Elchoness

Dave Elchoness

Experienced attorney, HR advisor, executive and virtual worlds/web3D expert, entrepreneur, speaker, and commentator

Greater Denver Area

Current
  • CEO at GoWeb3D, Inc.
  • Executive Director at Association of Virtual Worlds
  • Founder & CEO at VRWorkplace, Inc.
  • Principal at Elchoness Law Firm, LLC
Past
Education
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
  • Edison High School
Connections
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Industry
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Dave Elchoness’s Summary

I am an accomplished employment law attorney, HR consultant, and former Fortune 200 IT outsourcing executive. Since 2007, I have focused on the emerging 3D internet. I founded VRWorkplace, which advises companies on enterprises uses of virtual worlds. 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. Finally, I co-founded GoWeb3D, creator of GoWeb3D Experiences, an award winning virtual worlds product for education.

Dave Elchoness’s Specialties:

virtual worlds, VRWorkplace, GoWeb3D, employment law, human resources, HR consulting, executive management, litigation, litigation management, training, workplace investigations, alternative dispute resolution, information technology, vendor & contract management, Second Life, 3Dxplorer, IT asset management, software licensing, outsourcing, offshoring, global service delivery


Dave Elchoness’s Experience

  • CEO

    GoWeb3D, Inc.

    (Computer Software industry)

    September 2008Present (11 months)

    GoWeb3D is a virtual worlds designer and builder based in the US and India. Its product GoWeb3D Experiences is an award winning web3D educational tool.

  • Executive Director

    Association of Virtual Worlds

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    February 2008Present (1 year 6 months)

  • Founder & CEO

    VRWorkplace, Inc.

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    September 2007Present (1 year 11 months)

    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.

  • Principal

    Elchoness Law Firm, LLC

    (Privately Held; Myself Only; Law Practice industry)

    June 2007Present (2 years 2 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.

  • Director, Information Technology

    Qwest

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Q; Information Technology and Services industry)

    March 2005February 2007 (2 years)

    Direct vendor management, software license and asset management, global service delivery.

  • Senior Attorney

    Qwest

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Q; Law Practice industry)

    February 2003March 2005 (2 years 2 months)

    Practice labor and employment law.

  • Associate

    Goodwin Procter LLP

    (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Law Practice industry)

    January 1998January 2003 (5 years 1 month)

    Practice labor and employment law.

  • Associate

    Littler Mendelson, PC

    (Law Practice industry)

    October 1996December 1997 (1 year 3 months)

    Practice labor and employment law.


Dave Elchoness’s Education

  • University of Pennsylvania Law School

    J.D. , 19931996

    Activities and Societies:
    Editor-in-Chief, University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Economic Law
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick

    B.S. , Finance , 19901993

  • Edison High School

    19851989


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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 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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