Alejandro J. Rodriguez Email & Phone Number

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Worked full-time at Zero Waste Daniel’s Brooklyn design studio, logging over 225 hours
• Helped with stock/inventory of merchandise
• Created art pieces and installations to enhance studio experience (e.g., wall art mural; interior décor)
• Brainstormed marketing approaches, product ideas, and space developments for new studio location
• Conducted research on potential future workshop events (in-person/online) and collaborations
• Generated ideas for next season's silhouettes and popular styles for launch

Florence, Italy Metropolitan Area

• Studied under Sabine Strehl, patternmaker for Jean-Paul Gaultier’s Ghezzi Italian leather collection, and Guido Riccitelli, production development worker of clothes and knit for Yohji Yamamoto (Y’S, Y’S 3, and Yohji.
• Attended many seminars focused on sustainable fashion as well as visited repurposing factory sites in Milan, Prato, Venice, Sienna, and Rome
• Learned from Martina Vidal Venezia, expert lacemakers in Burano, on incorporating lace elements
• Took class surrounding sustainability and focus on brands and their impacts (FDM 45589 - International Experience European Fashion Florence)