Nathan Cook is a product design engineer with a strong foundation in sustainable development and a deep commitment to creating products that serve both people and the planet.
With expertise in materials innovation and systems thinking, he approaches design challenges with curiosity, precision, and care.
Nathan leads with an inviting, collaborative style—guiding teams through iterative exploration and hands-on problem-solving to deliver thoughtful, high-performance solutions that advance environmental and human well-being.
“Nate stepped up into new areas when no one else would. He made material impact to the company by allowing the huge future sustainability vision to come to life. Well done. He has taken initiative in areas outside his formal role (especially Sustainable Materials) and has made a huge impact by enabling the organization to look forward into a sustainable future.”
“Nathan accomplished or made significant progress on goals despite changes in priorities and resource constraints. Most notable were the new work processes that he introduced. Nathan employed these as tools to foster team collaboration. Working together, the team was able to accomplish more than their separate individual efforts.”
“Nate’s performance has been tremendous. This shows in all the work he has done and is backed up by engineers asking to work with him on future projects. He is a huge asset to the NPI team and the organization. His contributions to NPI teams have helped the success of the projects. He is very collaborative in his work and then can turn to work independently to get critical tasks done.”
“Nathan analyzed the projects, prioritized the work to be done, and led cross-functional teams to get these new products to market. Nathan also demonstrated innovation and leadership in developing the SCRUM board for DCAPA, CAPA, and MRB. He created a new process to manage the workflow and was able to completely eliminate all MRB backlog and complete all past due DCAPAs. His significant contributions to sustaining engineering has been recognized by peers across the organization.”