Nathan Ghabour

Digital Product Creation

I help teams figure out where they are in their digital product transformation, what's missing, and how to move forward.

Portland, OR
Nathan Ghabour

Work

"How can we use 3D data and advanced manufacturing to move beyond one-size-fits-all products?"

2013 — 2016

SOLS

Invented a product category from scratch. Co-invented the first fully automated 3D-printed custom orthotic pipeline — smartphone photo to shipped orthotic in days, zero human intervention.

Biomechanical Engineer 3D Printing Founding Team
Body Labs — 3D body modeling capabilities: Pose, Animate, Measure, Compare, Average, Analyze, Predict, Design
2016 — 2017

Body Labs

Turned research into a commercial product. As sole PM, commercialized SMPL — a state-of-the-art statistical body model — across eight capabilities and two markets.

Product Manager ML/CV Acquired by Amazon
Amazon Halo
2017 — 2019

Amazon

Led ML validation for body composition analysis. Validated CV algorithms using smartphone cameras — 2× the accuracy of leading smart scales. Navigated compliance for collecting body photos at scale.

Technical PM Machine Learning AWS
Nike NXT
2019 — 2024

Nike NXT

Built the infrastructure that changed how a $50B company sizes its products. Consolidated 1.1M body scans into a platform that let anyone at Nike — from NSRL scientists to marketing directors — query population data and get answers.

Digital Product Director Computer Vision 1.1M Scans

What I can help with

Product management, strategy, and director-level leadership on digital product creation, machine learning, computer vision, vendor relations, and 3D printing.

Sizing & Strategy

Define inclusive size systems grounded in real population data. Build the roadmap from body scan to grade rule.

Data to Design

Turn body data and biomechanical research into assets designers can actually use.

Tech Adoption

Bridge the gap between body data vendors and brands. Translate data into decisions teams can act on.

Digital Workflow

Audit and improve your DPC pipeline across Capture, Design, and Make. Connect the tools into a system that works.

Innovation Roadmap

Define what digital transformation means for your org. Build the business case and identify where to start.

Industries

Apparel & Footwear · Wearables · Sports Equipment · Medical Apparel · Automotive Ergonomics

Engagement

Project-based engagements, fractional director roles, and technology adoption partnerships. Available to brands and body data technology companies.

Experience at

What people say

From the people who hired me, built with me, and reported to me.

“Nathan is a seasoned digital product leader who successfully prototyped, built and launched new data-driven capabilities at Nike. He would undoubtedly benefit any organization, especially in industries ready to revolutionize Sizing and Digital Fit.”

Sara Mostafavi
CPO @ Venli · Former Nike Advanced Innovation

“Nathan is a smart, influential, product leader and has a strong blend of technical and business acumen. He leveraged his engineering background and fused it with his knowledge of computer science, data science, and AI/ML to guide the build out of our body platform.”

Anthony Yun
Sr. Director Product & Innovation · Nike (managed Nathan directly)

“His natural leadership, ability to collaborate with anyone, and deep understanding of mechanical engineering, design, technology, and the human body are a rare and impactful skill set. Nathan would be an asset to any organization pursuing mass customized body-perfect products.”

Kegan Fisher
Co-founder, SOLS (managed Nathan directly)

“Nathan is a natural-born leader and a talented product designer with a knack for management and long-term vision. I also very much appreciate his technical fluency when he interfaces with engineering teams in addition to his ability to consider a design challenge from multiple angles.”

Fei Liu
Senior Product Designer · Body Labs (reported to Nathan)