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Prof. Mike Caine
Managing Director
m.p.caine@lboro.ac.uk
Mike oversees the development of the Progressive portfolio and heads up client contact. He has been awarded 3 DTI innovation awards and holds a PhD in Exercise Physiology from The University of Birmingham. Mike has generated over £1m in research income in the last 5 years and has authored over 50 peer reviewed papers.
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Ross Weir
Innovations Director
ross@progressivesports.co.uk
Ross is responsible for Progressives new product development program. Inventor of the original DECK product concept, Ross has gone on to develop Progressives patent portfolio to over a dozen technologies. He is currently writing up his PhD in ideation methodologies within the Sports Technology Research programme at Loughborough University.
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Jeff Davis
Sales and Marketing Director
jeff@progressivesports.co.uk
Jeff is responsible for all commercialisation activities within Progressive. He brings 20 years' commercial experience of the fitness industry, half of which he spent as founding (Sales) Director of Technogym UK Ltd. He is also a Physical Education and Sports Science graduate of Loughborough University.
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Dr Phil Hodgkins
Research and Design Engineer
phil@progressivesports.co.uk
Phil has completed a Playdale Playgrounds supported Sports Technology PhD in children’s fitness and play at Loughborough University. He holds an MSc in Engineering Design from Loughborough and a BSc in Computer Aided Product Design from the University of Wolverhampton.
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Dr Dan Toon
Research and Design Engineer
Dan has completed a New Balance supported Sports Technology and Rapid Manufacturing PhD in performance footwear at Loughborough University. He holds a BEng in Product Design from Loughborough University and has previously worked in the design team at Gillette.
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Dr Bryan Roberts
Research and Design Engineer
bryan@progressivesports.co.uk
Bryan has completed a Canterbury of NZ supported Sports Technology PhD in rugby apparel development at Loughborough University. He holds a MEng in Product Design Engineering from the University of Glasgow and Glasgow School of Art. He also held the position of Glasgow Athletic Union President and overall Scottish Universities Sports representative for BUSA.
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Joseph Santry
Sports Technologist
joe@progressivesports.co.uk
Joe is Progressive’s in-house Sports Technologist and has worked on several concept developments as well as regularly completing physiological evaluation tests for our consultancy clients. He holds a BSc in Sports Technology from Loughborough University and is also a keen surfer.
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Ashley Gray
Sports Scientist
ash@progressivesports.co.uk
Ash is Progressive's in-house Sports Scientist. He has a BSc in Sport and Exercise Sciences as well as an MSc in Exercise Physiology, both of which were completed at Loughborough University. His role at Progressive includes the physiological analysis and evaluation of sports equipment and apparel.
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Dr Jouni Ronkainen
Research and Development Engineer
jouni@progressivesports.co.uk
Jouni has completed a Sports Technology PhD in laser measurement of sports ball spin and real-time tracking applications at Loughborough University. He holds a BSc in Sports Technology from Loughborough University and has previously worked as a development engineer in the adidas Innovation Team.
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Dr Kim Blair
President, Sports Innovation Group LLC
Founding Director, Sports Innovation @ MIT
A NASA trained engineer, Ironman triathlete, and the Founder of Sports Innovation @ MIT and Sports Innovation Group LLC, Dr. Blair has extensive experience utilizing advanced technologies to improve human athletic performance, and developing hands-on educational programs in innovation, product development and sports engineering and technology.
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PDD
PDD is one of Europe’s leading product design houses. In 2002 PDD made a strategic investment in the Progressive start-up and supported design and development of the Reebok Deck project, Progressive’s first commercial success. PDD continue to be an active member of the Progressive team, with Paul Pankhurst, PDD Groups chairman, operating as a non-executive director.
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Loughborough University Enterprises Ltd - LUEL
Loughborough University IP office acts as the commercial arm of the Universities research activities. Supporting the Progressive start-up in 2001, the University maintain an active roll in the strategic development of the Progressive brand. Jo Derbyshire, Head of Loughborough University's Intellectual Property Office acts as company secretary and advises as a non-executive director.
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Past employees
We would like to thank our previous employees for their hard work and dedication whilst here at Progressive.
To see who worked for us previously, please click here.
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Progressive internship
Industrial designer
info@progressivesports.co.uk
Could you deal with the pressures of designing and testing high profile sports products for major brands? If so, Progressive are currently looking to employ an industrial design intern.
If you are interested please click here.