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Nicholas Schiller

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Footwear Development Director at Altra Running
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Nicholas Schiller is the Footwear Development Director at Altra Running, leveraging extensive experience from leadership roles at adidas and FILA. Colleagues describe him as professional, methodical, and trustworthy, with a strong engineering background from the University of Cape Town and expertise in product creation, innovation, and global sourcing.

He is passionate about driving the footwear industry forward through sustainability initiatives and the adoption of digital technologies in manufacturing. Nicholas has also explored these areas as an independent consultant for various startups, helping them navigate product creation and sourcing challenges with innovative solutions.

Unique fact: Before his footwear career, he authored a scientific publication on the fluid-structure mechanics of vascular grafts.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Footwear Development Director
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Footwear Innovation
His career is defined by product creation and engineering. He also holds patents for a cleated sole plate and a specialized shoe upper.
Sustainable Sourcing
Stated as a personal passion and a key focus area during his time consulting for startups in the footwear industry.
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Career

Work history

3-2025 - 10-2025
Footwear Development Director
Altra Running
4-2024 - 2-2025
Sr. Director Innovation Strategy
FILA
9-2021 - 6-2023
Category Director - Strategy
adidas
9-2020 - 8-2021
Independent Product Creation Consultant
Freelance
2-2019 - 8-2020
Director Product Creation
adidas
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Education
2004 - 2007
BSc (Eng)
University of Cape Town
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