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1621 NW 114th Ave, Pembroke Pines, FL 33026
Education
2006‐2009 Ph.D. in Innovation Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Emphasis in innovation management, product development, commercialization of technologies,
open innovation, and innovation strategies. Dissertation on idea generation, idea management, and
management of the front‐end of innovation.
Innovation Consulting Activities
2009‐2010 Nestlé’s Orbe R&D Center in Switzerland
• Reported to the managing director of the Orbe R&D Center
• Performed a comprehensive analysis of their ideation processes (50 + hours)
• Recommended a reformulation of their idea management & idea generation process
• Detailed recommendations outlined in a 25 page report
• Suggested contextual & ethnographic idea generation sessions
• Research & advised on office space designs & layouts to promote creativity
2009‐2010 Fairbank Scales of Kansas City, MO (Scale Manufacturer $500M Cap)
• Reported to the VP of product development
• Comprehensive analysis of their idea generation & idea management processes
• Recommended & detailed a new innovation strategy
• Provided training on new portfolio management methods
• Recommend particular idea generation activities for creating new scale products
• Detailed recommendations outlined in a 27 page report
2009‐2010 CartêGraph of Dubuque, IA (100 person software company)
• Reported to VP of product development
• Comprehensive analysis of their innovation strategy and idea management process
• Recommended a specific innovation strategy & new idea management methods
• 30 page report of recommendations delivered to the CEO and VP of PD
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Books on Innovation
Glassman, Brian (2010) Managing and Controlling the Ideation Process, an Authoritative Reference for the
Front‐End of Innovation, TechRD Press. ISBN 978‐0‐557‐41993‐7 (350 pages) Releases May 2010
Glassman, Brian (2009) Improving Idea Generation and Idea Management in order to Better Manage the
Fuzzy Front End of Innovation, Ph.D. Dissertation, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Current Innovation Research
Open Innovation: The Joint Invention Market Model (80% complete)
• A ground breaking open innovation model for developing countries
• Conducted as follow‐up research on the article submitted to the ICE conference in Serbia
Sonae Idea Market: A Open Innovation Software (70% complete)
• Research performed in collaboration with the CEO of Sonae’s Telecom in Portugal
• The idea market is a open innovation software application
• Research 60% complete
Open Innovation Archetypes (60% complete)
• A ground breaking model for open innovation
• Promises to clarify open innovation for all innovation practitioners, HBR material
Speaking Appointments
5‐ 14‐2010 Presentation for Logipi Supply Chain Management
Topic: Open Innovation: Conducting Open Innovation Inside Your Company
5‐11‐2010 Web seminar for Planview
Pending AP Topic: Advanced Ideation Web Seminar: 2010’s Best Practices, & Common Mistakes
5‐5‐2010 Presenter at Front End of Innovation Conference, Boston, MA, 2010 (Noteworthy conference)
Topic: Metrics for the Front‐End of Innovation
2‐18‐2009 Web seminar for Ryma Technologies
Topic: Conducting Effective Idea Generation Activities (Training seminar)
11‐19‐2008 Web seminar for Ryma Technologies
Topic: Refining your Company’s Ideation Process
8‐5‐2008 Training session for creating new product ideas, held twice at Purdue University
Innovation Appointments
2008‐Current Board of Advisors Member for BrightIdea
• BrightIdea is a open innovation software company in California
• Counsel them on most recent research in open innovation and idea management
2009‐2010 Editor and Head Marketer for the International Journal of Innovation Science
• Positioning, branding, promoting, and advertising for this new journal
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Publications & Articles on Innovation
Vrgovia, P., Glassman, B., Walton, A., (May 2010). Open Innovation using MARKET DRIVEN INVENTIONS IN SMEs: A
Model for Growing Economies by Connecting Entrepreneurial Inventors with Local Companies. Presented at
International conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Regional Development, Novi Sad, Serbia,
Glassman, B., Walton, A., & Naimi, L. (2009) A Control Model for Idea Generation and Idea Management. International
Journal of Innovation Science, Chicago, IL , to be published in 2010 Volume 1
Glassman, B., Krug, W.G., & Menefee, M.L., (2009) Improving Organizational Communication: The Use of the MCR Media
Model, Int. J. Intercultural Information Management, Vol. 1, No. 3, 2009 213
White Papers on Innovation
Brian Glassman, (2010) Thomas Edison’s Basket of Eggs: A Detailed Explanation of Product Portfolio Management, How
it Works, and its Major Benefits, Planview, Austin, TX Pending release (Contracted Paper)
Brian Glassman, (2010) Invent Like Thomas Edison: A Structured Argument for Managing the Ideation Process, Planview
Publishing, Austin, TX Link to Article (Contracted Paper)
Brian Glassman, (2010) A Safer Way to Invent: The Customer/Market Perspective, Inventor Society of South Florida, Fort
Lauderdale, FL Link to Article (Contracted Paper)
Brian Glassman, (2009) Metrics for Idea Generation, Scribe.com, Self‐published Link to Article
Market‐Driven Inventions
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Commercialization Projects
2005‐2006 NASA’s Office of Technology Transfer, Langley, VA
• Created an automated license valuation software to aid in out licensing patents
2005‐2006 GlaxoSmithKline’s Office of Supply Chain Management, Research Triangle Park, NC
• Worked and reported to V.P. of Supply Chain Innovations
• Evaluated of RFID technology & vendors to advance GSK’s pharmaceutical supply chain
Business Plans
2006‐2007 Bio‐Fuels Startup, Durham, NC
• Co‐wrote business plan, created presentation, and pitched to VCs at the licensing
executive society’s national conference
• Won 2nd place finish at LES competition and $15,000 in funding
2005‐2006 PhotoGenesis Medicinal, Durham, NC
• Reworked presentation, pitched to VCs for Duke’s Cure Business Plan Competition
• Assisted in winning first place and $300,000 in funding
• Technology saves the lives of infants with Neonatal Jaundice in developing countries
2003‐2005 Rapid Prototyping Startup, Orlando, FL
• Co‐founded, co‐built, and tested a micro‐lithography rapid prototyping machine
• Wrote business plan & grants, pitched to venture capitalist (VCs)
2002‐2003 Laser Development for DOD, Melbourne, FL
• Co‐wrote business proposal to SBIR, pitch venture to VCs
Engineering Professional Experience
2003‐2005 U.S. Air Force Wright‐Patterson Propulsion Labs, Dayton, OH (2 year paid contractor)
• Researched and developed cooling systems for high energy lasers (a $100,000 project)
• Designed, analyzed, and built a multiple head spray cooler for zero G testing
• Created test rig, test procedures, and conducted all thermal testing
2003‐2005 Designer for the Creation of Rapid Prototyping Machine Project
• CAD design for a advanced rapid prototype machine, 200 + Hours in CAD
• Created prototype rendering and videos illustrations
2002‐2003 Laser System Designer
• Created CAD design for an advanced laser system
• Created thermal simulation test in FEM
• Created concept illustrations for a SBIR proposal
2002‐2003 Team Leader, SAE Formula Car
• Lead SAE formula Car Project, a Senior design project
• Designed auto body
• Designed and built fuel injector assembly
• Created concept illustrations and promotional material
Scholarly and Professional Honors
• Graduate Cum Laude: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009
• V.P. of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, Florida Institute of Technology, 2002
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Inventions & Patents
• 200 + Inventions
• Skilled in: Patent Strategy, Patent Mapping, Patent Analysis, Patent Valuation, Patent Drafting
• Wrote specifications for 5 patents and submitted them to the USPTO
• 2 Patent Pending “Automated Valuation of Web Sites” & “Floating Solar Collector”
Website Development
2009‐2010 Muzation.com, West Lafayette, IN.
• Created strategy and advised on website development & startup strategy
2008‐2009 eCreativeAds.com, Pembroke Pines, FL
• A high‐end videographer company
• Created company strategy, and organizational structure
• Designed, built, launched, and maintained website
2006‐2009 VideoUsher.com, website startup, West Lafayette, IN
• Founded, designed, build, and tested website “like a yellow pages” for videographers
2007‐2008 Informative website for incoming international students at Purdue
• Guides, tutorials, and information to help international students setup their US finances
• Managed a team that designed, built, launched, and maintained this website
• http://purdue.wikidot.com
Professional Society Membership
• Member Product Development and Management Association since 2008
• Guacamole Competitive Eating Club of South Florida
• Member Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society since 2000
Social Entrepreneurship (Pro‐Bono Work)
2010‐Current Housing For Haiti
• Created Business Presentation & Proposals for Rapid Response Housing in Haiti
• Received funding from State of Florida (May‐ 5‐ 2010 pending $400,000)
2008‐2009 Foster Care Luggage for Children
• Wrote business plan for this non‐for‐profit which helps foster children in Indiana
Engineering Presentations & Publications
Glassman, Brian (2005) Spray Cooling for Land, Sea, Air and Space Based Applications, A Fluid Management System for Multiple
Nozzle Spray Cooling, and a Guide to High Heat Flux Heater Design, Master’s Thesis, University of Central Florida, Orlando,
Glassman, B., Kuravi, S., & Chow, L., (2004) A Fluid Management System for a Multiple Nozzle Array Spray Cooler, 34th AIAA Fluid
Dynamics, Portland, OR. ‐ Link to conference agenda
Kuravi, S., Glassman, B., Chow, L., (2004) Design of a two‐phase separator for variable gravity applications, 34th AIAA Fluid Dynamics,
Portland, OR. ‐ Link to conference agenda
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Past Appointments
2008‐2009 Chief of Web Technology for eCreativeAds.com
• Manager of search engine optimization and online campaigns
2007‐2008 Research team leader, project for Purdue Student Services
• Researched ways to helping incoming international students at Purdue
Teaching Experience
2006‐2007 OLS 252 ‐ Organizational behavior for undergraduates, taught 150 students (1 year apt.)
2007‐2009 Guest or substitute lecturer for entrepreneurship classes: EC101, EC201, EC301, OLS 581
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