FOOTWEAR · FIT & WEAR TESTING
Aidan
Harmer
Associate Product Performance Engineer
Timberland
I build wear-testing programs and bring wearer feedback to product teams.
01 / TIMBERLAND · PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Building a
wear-testing program.
I built Timberland’s tester database and develop the recruitment, surveys, and interviews used to run wear tests.
in the database I built
- Study-specific recruitment and availability.
- Tester profiles and participation tracking.
- Helped build a shared VF fit-and-wear database with 1,000+ testers.
- Individual wear-test feedback interviews.
Wear testing
Timberland
02 / FIT RESEARCH · BIOMECHANICS
Understanding
the wearer.
Fit & comfort
Co-developed a fit-and-comfort survey with VF Analytics and the Timberland team, gathering 560+ responses. Helped analyze the data and present findings to Timberland leadership to inform fit-and-comfort improvements across teams.
Foot measurements
Helped introduce Volumental foot scanning at Timberland and co-hosted an event that scanned 200+ people in one day.
Human movement
M.S. in Biomechanics from Ball State University. Research on arch-support orthoses and downhill running.
03 / EXPERIENCE
From testing
to product teams.
I present wearer-research and lab findings to Timberland’s women’s, sneakers, and factory-value product teams, and collaborate across VF on testing practices.
- Timberland
- Associate Product Performance Engineer Oct 2025–Present
- Ball State University
- Research Integrity Assistant · Biomechanics Lab Researcher Aug 2023–May 2025
- Fleet Feet
- FIT Specialist Jun 2021–May 2023
04 / CONTACT
Let’s connect.
Footwear performance, fit research,
and wear-testing opportunities.
Outside footwear
Photography & video ↗© 2026 Aidan Harmer
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