Where does Andres Mellik work?

Andres Mellik is Founder of Cognuse.

Where did Andres Mellik go to school?

Andres Mellik studied at UC San Diego (Visiting scholar, Computer Engineering); TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology (M Sc, Electronics); ALaRI, University of Lugano (M Eng, Embedded Systems Design).

Andres Mellik

Founder

Founder at Cognuse

Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia

FoundedCognuse

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Experience

AS MetrosertCo-lead, Health Data Unitcurrent2026 — presentTallinn Metropolitan Area
Estonian Chips Competence CenterProgram Managercurrent2025 — presentTallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
EdTech EstoniaMember of the Management Boardcurrent2022 — presentTallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
CoNurseCEO, Foundercurrent2021 — presentTallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
SpeakTXCo-Founder, Executive Advisorcurrent2022 — presentTallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
CognuseCEO, Foundercurrent2012 — presentSan Diego, California
Juku Lab LLCPartnercurrent2004 — presentTallinn, Estonia
TiNKiDO - NextGen ABC bookAdvisorcurrent2012 — present

Skills & more

Program Implementation3Program Coordination2Systems Engineering2VLSI CADVLSI TESTProduct Development22Project Management24Entrepreneurship66Software Development24Start-ups77E-learning Implementation4Linux5

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ADLProduct ManagementTeam LeadershipBusiness StrategyCloud ComputingEmbedded SystemsManagement ConsultingSoftware Project Management

Languages English · Estonian · Finnish · Russian

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Andres Mellik?: Founder at Cognuse
Where does Andres Mellik work?: Andres Mellik is Founder of Cognuse.
What companies did Andres Mellik found?: Andres Mellik founded Cognuse.
Where did Andres Mellik go to school?: Andres Mellik studied at UC San Diego (Visiting scholar, Computer Engineering); TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology (M Sc, Electronics); ALaRI, University of Lugano (M Eng, Embedded Systems Design).

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Olari KoresaarFounder at Cognuse