Dr. David Prawel has enjoyed a four-decade career as an entrepreneur, consultant, author and educator in 3D technology applied to digital product development and manufacturing. In his industrial career, he helped create several 3D technology companies, with one successful IPO. In 2007 he joined the Mechanical Engineering Department at Colorado State University where he is currently co-director of the Biomaterials Research & Engineering Laboratory. He also directs CSU’s Idea-2-Product 3D printing lab, which he founded in 2012.