José María Oliva Lozano

PhD - Director, Performance Innovation at US Soccer

Chicago, Illinois, United States

About

Passion for Exercise and Sport Sciences. My experiences as a university professor, researcher, strength & conditioning coach, and sport scientist have provided me breadth in my approach to professional activity. These diverse experiences have allowed me the vision to truly examine my work through a variety of lenses.

Experience

  • U.S. Soccer Federation (3 yrs 8 mos)
    • Performance Innovation, Director
      Feb 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    • Research and Innovation, Director
      Nov 2023 - Feb 2026 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Research and Innovation, Senior Manager
      Dec 2022 - Dec 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Researcher & Lecturer at Universidad de Almería
    Sep 2019 - Dec 2022 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    Full-time position under FPU program (Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities) and postdoc under the Research Plan of Universidad de Almería

  • Strength and Conditioning Coach - U19 at UD Almería
    Jun 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Sport Science Department at RealTrack Systems SL
    Jun 2017 - Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Working on the Sport Science department. RealTracks Systems is a technology-based company whose main activity is focused on developing systems for recording and monitoring physical activity and movement in real time: -WIMU PRO: a device which monitors physical activity providing an accurate and constant-flow of data in real time about how the athlete performs and improves performance through a smart analysis of the information at individual and group levels. -WIMU FIT: a monitoring software based on heart rate and training zones. It displays in real time a group workout using a colours system depending on intensity.

  • Basketball Attention Manager NCAA DI at East Tennessee State University
    Aug 2016 - Jun 2017 · 11 mos

    East Tennessee State University Basketball Team, Johnson City (United States) -Volunteer position -Helping the staff and players during practices, matches and daily tasks: record practices, create videos for film session, translate emails from English to Spanish or French, update Instagram and Twitter accounts, order pre-game meals and deliver to players and staff, set appointments for visitors coming to practice, tickets management, transfer the coaches' notes from paper to Microsoft Word document, etc.