Art Tkachenko is a highly experienced entrepreneur and technical leader in the fields of wireless communication, high-tech product development, and electrical engineering. With a Master of Science in Wireless Communication and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the prestigious University of California, Berkeley, as well as a management of technology program, high-tech product development from Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, Art has honed his skills and knowledge to become a sought-after advisor and consultant in product development and engineering.

Art has been an active founder at Chaica, a startup that’s creating the next generation of food ordering and payment systems serving millions of people daily. In addition, he has held several leadership positions including VP Engineering at Byte Foods, Founder, CEO, CTO at Pantry Retail, Inc, and Technical Program Manager at Checkpoint Systems. Art also co-founded Wirama, a startup focused on delivering real-time location solutions. Art is admired for his technical expertise as evidenced by his previous work at Berkeley Wireless Research Center as a Signal-processing/data researcher and Lockheed Martin as a Software Engineer.

With his extensive experience, Art brings his passion and expertise to the startups he advises and consults on, sharing his technical know-how to help them scale and grow their businesses.