Chris Steinbeck
Innovation leader dedicated to bringing performance AND sustainability to all atheletes
- Role
- Principal Innovator - Sustainable Materials at 耐克
- Location
- Beaverton, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Chris Steinbeck
Accomplished, purpose-driven innovation leader with 25+ years of experience in footwear and materials innovation & development who is passionate about bringing breakthrough concepts to life for iconic, culture-shaping brands that help protect the future of sports and our world. Passionate, curious and creative problem solver that continuously challenges the status quo. Focused on creating products sustainably to reduce our impact on the planet in a changing regulatory environment while still providing consumers the style and performance they need.Results driven strategic thinker with a proven track record in diverse positions along the product life-cycle and value chain including Early Stage Opportunity Identification & Assessment, Product Development R&D and Marketing & Sales spanning raw materials/chemicals suppliers (Dow, Bayer) to the world\'s leading athletic footwear brand (Nike).Passionate about talent and teams: Geniuinely cases about people and developing talent to bring out the best in everyone.Languages: native fluency in English and German
Experience
Principal Innovator - Sustainable Materials
May 2022 — Present
In partnership with Design, Development and Sustainability established a clear strategy and innovation roadmap for Global Football focused on integrating performance and sustainability.Leading several sustainability focused materials & footwear projects from conception to commercial readiness and implementation in close collaboration with materials suppliers, Nike team mates and Tier 1 partners in Asia and Europe.Providing ongoing materials leadership on key sustainability projects within Nike\'s NXT Innovation organization.
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
BS, Chemical Engineering
1997 — 2000
UC Santa Barbara
PhD, Chemical Engineering
2000 — 2005
Skills
- Materials Science
- New Business Development
- Project Planning
- Characterization
- Spectroscopy
- Nanomaterials
- Process Simulation
- Project Portfolio Management
- Composites
- Catalysis
- Materials
- Polymer Science
- Market Analysis
- Opportunity Assessment
- Research and Development (R&D)
- Surface Chemistry
- Market Research
- Polyurethane
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Adhesives
- Organic Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering
- Polymer Chemistry
- Coatings
- R&D
- Risk Assessment
- Chemistry
- Polymers
- Powder X-Ray Diffraction
- Project Management
- Opportunity Identification
- Nanotechnology
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