Dr Alfie Gordon.

PhD Studentship

Edinburgh Napier University · 2022 – 2025

• — Thesis: "Seasonal Variation in Nitric Oxide Bioavailability: Implications for Vascular Health"
• — Design and management of 18-month longitudinal cohort study
• — Statistical analysis: mixed effects modelling, R
• — Lab skills: phlebotomy, exercise testing, ultrasound, dietary analysis

Sport Nutrition MSc

Liverpool John Moores University · 2019 – 2020

• — Distinction grade classification and SENr accreditation
• — Internship with Science in Sport as a researcher
• — ISAK body composition course

Sport & Exercise Science BSc

Loughborough University · 2015 – 2019

• — Upper Second-Class Honours
• — Physiology of Exercise and Health, Biochemistry, Nutrition

Product Specialist

Hexis · Feb 2023 – Present

• — AI-driven personalised nutrition platform for elite athletes across cycling, football, rugby and the NBA.
• — Conceptualised, wrote business logic and shaped the feature roadmap — driving delivery of Coach Hub and the athlete app.
• — Worked cross-functionally with performance science, marketing and product teams.
• — Scaled adoption across UCI WorldTour cycling, Premier League football, Premiership Rugby and NBA teams.

Founder

Performance Nutrition Insider · Oct 2024 – Present

• — Founded and grew a professional media platform serving over 3,000 global nutrition practitioners with evidence-based insights and applied case studies.

Community Creator

Performance Nutrition Network · Apr 2023 – Dec 2023

• — Designed and implemented technical infrastructure for a community of 100 nutrition professionals.

Researcher (Internship)

Science in Sport · Oct 2019 – Sep 2020

• — Year-long internship under Professor James Morton investigating the effect of a novel cooling product.
• — Writing blog articles for the PhD Nutrition Perform Smart learning zone.

Research Assistant (Placement)

Ministry of Defence · Sep 2017 – Aug 2018

• — Coordinated data collection for the Female Endocrinology in Arduous Training (FEAT) study.
• — Analysed and presented injury surveillance data, including pelvic overuse injuries in female recruits.
• — Assisted research operations across multiple army bases, ethics documentation and stakeholder coordination.

Research Assistant

Bangor University · 2017 – 2018

• — Worked under Professor Neil Walsh on environmental extremes research. Data collection of SIgA samples at the Snowdonia marathon.

Domain expertise

PhD-level training in physiology, exercise testing and nutrition. Deep insight into athlete and coach needs.

Strategic product thinking

Shaping long-term product vision, balancing user requirements with commercial priorities.

Project management

Multi-site data collection for the MOD and PhD research. App development and social strategy at Hexis.

Technical

Statistical analysis in R, research databases, analytics, automation systems, digital content development.