Alison Sheets-Singer
Principal Researcher at Nike
- Role
- Principal Researcher at 耐克
- Location
- Beaverton, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Principal Researcher
Mar 2012 — Present
Developed a research vision and strategy using concepts from engineering, physiology, and computer science fields to discover insights that led to new performance products in Nike’s innovation pipeline• Clearly communicated complex topics to diverse audiences to deliver science-led product innovations, product briefs, algorithms, and experiences• Provided expert scientific consulting to business units across the company: Footwear, Apparel, and Digital Product Innovation, in-line product creation teams, Engineering, Mechanical & Materials Testing, Global Digital Innovation, Enterprise Data & Analytics, Sports Marketing, Communications, Finance, Legal • Led, mentored, hired, and managed teams, leveraging their individual strengths to accelerate timelines and create opportunities for development resulting in promotions and company-wide recognition • Created strategic framework to identify external vendors, resulting in >$8M in equipment purchases and partnerships to support future growth and innovation across the LeBron James Innovation Center• Leveraged global university network to identify research partners, developed contracts, and managed projects with four universities to accelerate pre-competitive knowledge generation essential for product innovations• Created the external engagement strategy to elevate the Nike Sport Research Lab profile within the scientific community through invited scientific talks, career and scientific student mentoring, and participation in professional organizations
Education
University of California, Davis
PhD
Stanford University
Postdoctoral Scholar
Cornell University
BS
Skills
- Latex
- Motion Analysis
- Product Development
- Biomechanics
- Machine Learning
- Biomedical Engineering
- Dynamics
- Labview
- Robotics
- Simulations
- Sports Biomechanics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Footwear
- Management
- Research
- Data Analysis
- Matlab
- Experimental Design
- Science
- Modeling
- R
- Numerical Analysis
- Project Management
- Statistics
- Engineering
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