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JOEL DELMAN | InformedInnovation
2176 W. 24 Street, Los Angeles, CA 90018 773.517.1862 [email protected]
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Formerly a corporate lawyer, I graduated Harvard Law School and later earned a Master’s in Industrial Design at Pratt Institute.

From toys to complex medical devices, I’ve spent the past 27 years guiding innovation through strategic product development,
Formerly a corporate lawyer, I graduated Harvard Law School and later earned a Master's in
and have helped hundreds of clients bridge the gap between creative insight and commercial success.
Industrial Design at Pratt Institute. From toys to complex medical devices, I've spent the past 27
EDUCATION Pratt Institute Master of Industrial Design, 1995
years guiding innovation through strategic product development, and have helped hundreds of
Harvard Law School J.D. 1991
clients bridge the gap between creative insight and commercial success.
New York University B.S. Economics, 1988 clients bridge the gap between creative insight wand
commercial success.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION Pratt Institute Master of Industrial Design, 1995
Design Informed Innovation Inc.

Harvard Law School J.D. 1991
Director Los Angeles, CA 2018 – Present
New York University B.S. Economics, 1988

• Strategic consulting agency focused on the application of design thinking to clients’ most challenging
business opportunities
NON-MEDICAL RESUMES
Creative Product Development Technologies LLC
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director Los Angeles, CA 1999 – 2018
• Promoted effective user-centered design processes in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary consulting environment
Informed Innovation Inc.
Design • Managed all issues related to intellectual property, licensing of technology, and the many legal facets of design and
development
Director • Founded and directed PDT’s Informed Innovation division, charged with generating proprietary products for
Los Angeles, CA 2018 – Present
license to leading manufacturers; delivered over 300% ROI
• • Responsible for multiple large scale programs for a diverse ra nge of clients, from complex medical devic-
Strategic consulting agency focused on the application of design thinking to clients’
most challenging business opportunities
es to mass market consumer electronics

Associate ArtCenter College of Design
Product Development Technologies LLC
Creative
Professor Pasadena, CA August 2019 – Present
Director • Graduate level class in portfolio development and professional practice
Los Angeles, CA 1999 – 2018
• Promoted effective user-centered design processes in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary
Board of Metamason Inc.
consulting environment
Director Pasadena, CA 2013 – Present
Managed all issues related to intellectual property, licensing of technology, and the many
• • Healthcare focused startup capitalizing on 3D printing technologies to automate the creation of
custom-fit medical devices
legal facets of design and development
Founded and directed PDT’s Informed Innovation division, charged with generating
Mentor & • Make in LA
proprietary products for license to leading manufacturers; delivered over 300% ROI
Advisor Los Angeles, CA 2016 – Present
• • Provide guidance to startups, from the perspective of product development and design strategy, at
Responsible for multiple large scale programs for a diverse range of clients, from complex
Los Angeles’ first dedicated hardware accelerator
medical devices to mass market consumer electronics
Mentor & The Design Accelerator

Advisor Pasadena, CA 2013 – Present
Associate • Partnership among Art Center College of Design, Caltech and Idealab implimenting low-cost
ArtCenter College of Design
Professor Pasadena, CA August 2019 – Present
management techniqes to help design-driven tech startups grow into scalable technology businesses
• Graduate level class in portfolio development and professional practice
Principal Twenty Twenty Thinking Inc.
Chicago, IL 1997 – 1999
Board of • Invented, developed and licensed magical toy concepts, including the award-winning Bubble Bugs and
Metamason Inc.
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Exclamation! Pen
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Directors • Built successful licensing revenue stream, leveraging background in business, law and design to go head-
Pasadena, CA 2013 – Present
• Healthcare focused startup capitalizing on 3D printing technologies to automate the
to-head with established toy development firms
creation of custom-fit medical devices
Designer Zenith Electronics Corp.
• Chicago, IL 1995 – 1997
Engage, advise and take part in decisions impacting all aspects of corporate strategy,
fundraising and governance
• Managed brand development through design of next gen televisions, remotes and media devices for giant
American electronics manufacturer challenged by Asian competition
Make in LA
Mentor &
Designer Cousins Design
Advisor New York, NY 1993 – 1995
Los Angeles, CA 2016 – Present
Provide guidance to startups, from the perspective of product development and design
• • Responsible for all phases of design process at renowned boutique firm, from initial concept development
through client presentations
strategy, at Los Angeles’ first dedicated hardware accelerator
Attorney Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart

The Design Accelerator
Mentor & West Palm Beach, FL 1991 – 1993
• Creative problem solving for a variety of complex corporate, banking and securities
Pasadena, CA 2013 – Present
Advisor matters, focused on the legal needs of entrepreneurial businesses
• Partnership among Art Center College of Design, Caltech and Idealab implimenting
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low-cost management techniqes to help design-driven tech startups grow into scalable
technology businesses

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