Roger C.
Vice President, Nike - Innovation - Advanced Digital Creation Studio
- Role
- Vice President, Nike Innovation - Advanced Digital Creation Studio at 耐克
- Location
- Beaverton, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Roger C.
Who I am: Award-winning, results-driven product, digital and brand design innovation executive.What I do: Thrive in initiating and developing creative strategies and direction that accelerate the future of design, make significant impact on the industry and deliver iconic brand moments and products. Build, develop and lead amazing diverse design and engineering teams that create the industry\'s revolutionary brand, digital & physical products. Partner and collaborate across complex corporate organizations to drive alignment and deliver new innovations to the marketplace.Design philosophy: Ask \'why\' products are designed the way they are and then break the rules.What I stay up contemplating: The future of design and engineering.How I get better: Build and surround yourself with global and diverse design and engineering teams to challenge your own thinking. Always hire someone who you\'d respect and want as your future boss. Make yourself and your team better.
Experience
Vice President, Nike Innovation - Advanced Digital Creation Studio
Apr 2024 — Present · Beaverton, OR, US
Lead Nike\'s global advanced innovation apparel and footwear design and engineering studio, focused on exploring, developing and applying advanced capabilities to disrupt the industry and drive new iconic products. Multi-disciplinary team focuses on designing and engineering Nike\'s pinnacle apparel and footwear performance product using advanced practices including generative AI, computational design, additive manufacturing and 3D printing. Products include: Nike\'s A.I.R footwear concepts, Paris 2024 Olympics uniforms/medal stand kits, Breaking4 kit (inclusive of FlyWeb), Alphafly/Vaporfly NEXT%, signature running, basketball and global football products (e.g. Lebron, Kyrie, Giannis, Pegasus, Mercurial), fashion-forward apparel (NikeLab, AAE, ESC, ACG and ISPA), team sports apparel (e.g, NBA, WNBA, Global Football Uniforms including FC Barcelona and Liverpool), Nike Flyprint and many others. Team designs products supporting multi-billion dollars of revenue.Build, develop and lead diverse global design and engineering team, and manage multi-million dollar budget. Responsible for multi-year design and product roadmap, creative strategy, business prioritization and cross-organizational senior executive alignment. Collaborate and communicate with C-suite executives and board of directors to define and manage strategic plans. Partner across multiple organizations to drive and integrate new E2E product creation processes and implement digital transformation strategies. Executive sponsor of Nike\'s Disability Network.
Education
Reed College
B.A., Economics
1997
Oregon State University
M.S., Computer Science
1999
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