Core Competencies
- Research, development and product evaluation of athletic footwear (especially running, mountain, cycling and soccer shoes) as well as functional sporting apparel in consideration of biomechanical, physiological, thermoregulatory, and injury prevention aspects
- Research, development and evaluation of „Personal Protective Equipment“ (PPE) for sports and occupational safety
- Epidemiology and aetiology of sports injuries
- Analysis of injury mechanisms in different sports
• Linear/cyclic sports (e.g. running, walking/nordic walking, hiking/trekking, cycling)
• Lateral/acyclic (individual) sports (e.g. tennis, golf)
• Lateral/acyclic (team) sports (e.g. soccer, handball, basketball, volleyball)
• Snow sports (alpine skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing)
- Over 15 years of experience in the sports industry (adidas AG), there of
- 4 years of experience in marketing (trade marketing, event marketing, and technical marketing)
- 10 years of experience in R&D, product testing and product management including market research
- Over 10 years of experience in scientific research; national and international publication activity
- Synthesis of theory (research and publication activity) and praxis (in-depth knowledge of market, customer focus)
- 7 years of experience in competitive sports (Sportgymnasium «Werner John», SC Motor Jena, GDR)
- Long-standing national and international connections to the industry, to universities/educational institutions, retail markets as well as athletes
- Member of different professional associations
- Athletic footwear (e.g. running shoes, soccer shoes)
- Sports apparel/functional textiles (e.g. underwear, compression hosiery)
- Personal Protective Equipment (e.g. back protectors, helmets)
- Orthoses for injury prevention and rehabilitation (e.g. knee and ankle braces/orthoses, insoles)
