Nakia Melecio is the Technology Advisor, ATDC, that assists researchers in Biotechnology, Energy, Defense, Military Technology, Education, Government Technology, and Aerospace in commercializing their technology. He further supports them in securing investments from a network of federally funded laboratories, universities, and corporations.
As an experienced entrepreneur, he helps startups execute their ideas while assisting them through the entire entrepreneurship process – from product creation and selling to the government, to go-to-market planning and customer discovery to expanding a business and raising capital. He has partnered for over 700 startups around the world, including the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Nigeria, and Ghana, and has over 15,000 hours of teaching time collaborating with founders.
Nakia is an active member and mentor of the technology industry, as well as a frequent contributor to a variety of corporate organizations, including the US Small Business Administration (SBA). He is a technology startup mentor at the Advanced Technology Development Center at Georgia Institute of Technology, the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps), the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), Georgia Tech Create X mentor, MIT Hack Medicine, DOD lab mentor, NSF I-Corps Adjunct Instructor at Georgia Institute of Technology, Hack for Defense Instructor (H4D), Defense Innovation Accelerator Mentor (DIA), and StartMe at Emory University. Nakia graduated with a master’s degree, later as a Doctor of Psychology, in Education/Teaching, Learning and Educational Technology, a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, a bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Science.
Nakia helps researchers commercialize their technology in Biotechnology, Energy, Defense, Military Technology, Education, Government Technology, and Aerospace. He also helps them secure investments from a network of federally funded laboratories, universities, and corporations in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Nigeria, and Ghana.
Nakia allows entrepreneurs to execute on their ideas while guiding them in the total startup journey — from product development and selling to the government, to their go-to-market strategy and customer discovery to scaling a company and getting capital. He has worked with more than 700 startups worldwide, with more than 15,000 hours of classroom time working with entrepreneurs.
Nakia is an active member and mentor of the technology community and a frequent contributor to numerous business organizations, including the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). He is a longtime technology startup mentor, having served in that role at Advanced Technology Development Center at Georgia Institute of Technology, the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps), the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), Georgia Tech Create X mentor, MIT Hack Medicine, DOD lab mentor, NSF I-Corps Adjunct Instructor at Georgia Institute of Technology, Hack for Defense Instructor (H4D), Defense Innovation Accelerator Mentor (DIA), and StartMe at Emory University a master’s degree in Education, Teaching, Learning, and Educational Technology, a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, a bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Science, and a Doctor of Psychology