Alvaro Rodriguez
Alhambra,CA
Summary
Persistent leader eager to lead and grow organizations. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and communication with good understanding of business principles, project management and team leadership. Collaborative with relentless work ethic.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Co-Founder
Royal Revival.com
03.2017 - Current
- Re-purposed luxury brand made in LA
- Collections consist of vintage denim, graphic t-shirts, wool, knit and dead stock silk.
Denim Design Director
Joe’s Jeans/Hudson
12.2009 - 12.2022
- Lead and manage team of 5
- Responsible to create and provide seasonal concept, color and creative direction
- Source new fabrics and collaborate with vendors to find new innovated technologies
- Create new fits and guide fit sessions along side pattern makers team
- Responsible to conceptualize and execute elevated capsules along side RTW designer
- Pre-merchandise each season’s collection prior to finalized meeting with Merch team
- My division accounted for an approximate annual revenue of 65 million dollars
- Grew sales from 10 to 70 million within the first 3 years
- Re-designed all hardware and packaging to improve margin
- Responsible for evaluating garment constructing and wash processes with margin conscious mentality
- Work with overseas factories to explore new wash processes and techniques to achieve unique looks
- Travel to overseas factories to work closely with wash/product development teams
- Work closely with VP of production to identify new factories that will meet design needs by product category
- Present new collection each season to company’s leadership
- Attend sales meeting with account buyers
Designer / Product Developer
Privacy Wear
06.2008 - 05.2009
- Directed and oversaw all aspects of design through production, design/product
- Development with overseas factories
- Designed entire season collections
- Source new fabrics
- Developed new washes (find new formulas and process)
- Developed and approve trim
- Develop and execute embellishments
- Allocate production fabrics
- Production planning
- Purchase fabric and trims
- Work closely with sales team to merchandise each collection
Design Coordinator / Design Assistant
Hudson Jeans
08.2005 - 03.2008
- Act as liaison between design, pattern makers and production
- Order fabric/trims/labels for new development and duplication
- Process all Screens and Embroidery with vendors
- Responsible for new washes development
- Delegate work flow for Pattern Makers, Cutters & Sewers
- Manage sample room of 11 people
- Issue all sample requests and oversee salesman from start to end
- Communicate with sales team and coordinate special sample request
- Q.C and approved production.
Education
Pasadena City College
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USC Magnet High School
2003
Skills
- 18 years of experience in denim industry
- Expert knowledge of all aspect of denim design from concept to customer
- Outstanding organizational and design skills
- Proficient in and Mac OS, Adobe, Illustrator, InDesign, Word, Excel, Power Point, PLM flex
- Consulting
- Staff Management
Timeline
Co-Founder
Royal Revival.com
03.2017 - Current
Denim Design Director
Joe’s Jeans/Hudson
12.2009 - 12.2022
Designer / Product Developer
Privacy Wear
06.2008 - 05.2009
Design Coordinator / Design Assistant
Hudson Jeans
08.2005 - 03.2008
Pasadena City College
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USC Magnet High School