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Roger Ball - Director
sdroger@polyu.edu.hk

Biography
March 26, 2006

Over the past 20 years, Roger Ball has been a leading force in the world of international top selling consumer products. As a co-founder of Paradox Design in Canada in 1987, he created high performance sports products for clients such as Itech Sport, Burton Snowboards, Bell Sports, Brine Lacrosse, Nike/Bauer, Fisher-Price and Smith Goggles, winning the American BusinessWeek magazine’s Award for Best Product of 1998 with the Skycap Snowboard helmet. Roger’s extensive experience in anthropometrics, manufacturing and testing contributes to his membership on the ASTM committee currently developing safety standards for sports headgear.

Currently located in Hong Kong, Roger serves at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as an Assistant Professor in the School of Design , and as Leader of the Asian Ergonomic Lab. As a founding director of the new SizeChina.com, he is closely engaged in its first research project, the groundbreaking Perfect Fit Asia. This anthropometric study will create the first-ever digital database of Chinese head and face shapes, permitting revolutionary developments in ergonomic head gear for the Asian market.

Hemlets designed by Roger Ball

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