Josué Alvarez Email & Phone Number

Englewood, Colorado, Us

Department director accountable for physical product development, 3rd party compliance and product quality control supporting various Leaf Group online marketplaces (society6.com, saatchiart.com, denydesigns.com)- Negotiated $1.0MM in direct product cost savings across 2 vendors in the first 10 months- Identified and helped to reduce $500K in product-returns losses- Initiated 2 major corporate product compliance initiatives (Prop. 65 / CPSIA)- Developed and executed company’s first overall on-going corporate product quality program- Provide physical product engineering support to all cross-functional teams (Marketing, Customer Service, Sales)

El Segundo, California, Us

Senior Manager driving all aspects of project management, scheduling and product development for the Activities, Boards and Writing brand lines for all RoseArt brands under Mattel- Sr. Manager with five (5) direct reports; 3 Project Managers and 2 Data Managers- AGILE/PLM Lifecycle Manager for RoseArt Toys & Activities- Consolidated and streamlined all product development SOP and BOM procedures and documents- Provided engineering & costing support to ensure product functional requirements are met whilemaintaining profitability

Los Angeles, California, Us

Contract consultant providing Process Improvement, Operations, Product Development and Product Integrity / Quality Services.- Lead BAMKO management team in building both their product development and quality assurance processes and procedures- Support all sales and marketing teams by providing engineering services while trouble shooting various project related issues- Create and build multiple SOP’s and QAP’s for use both internally between BAMKO’s US and China based teams and with BAMKO’s clients

Woodinville, Wa, Us

Manage all aspects of Corporate Product Integrity for all private label, imported and/or domestic ordered promotional products for the CPG group of BDA.Responsible for driving several areas in BDA current product safety processes to even higher levels of performance. This includes analyzing current SOPs to make sure they are correct and evaluating for cost savings company-wide.Work with several internal departments including but not limited to: procurement (domestic and overseas), sales, marketing, technology, creative services, and legal to ensure all BDA product meets applicable product safety testing and compliance requirements.Capture all client requirements with regards to factory requirements and product safety and educated Import Services and sales teams accordingly and on an on-going basis.Develop an on-going measurable program to teach all guidelines.Review root-cause analysis for non-compliance at the factory level and approve all Corrective Action Plans and timelines therein.

Woodinville, Wa, Us

A Director of the Import Department responsible for a team of three import buyers with a team annual sales revenue total of between $18MM and $30MM dollars.• Provide both management and technical support for all projects being managed by the buyer under my supervision. Collaborate as a liaison between my team and all executive sales managers.• Assist in the creation and improvement of internal product development processes working with cross-functional teams and multiple internal departments.• Monitor all budgets, schedules, and forms and provide development training for the import team.

A global premiums and promotional products marketing agencyAdministered a department of 12 project managers with an estimated annual project revenue of $30MM to $50MM dollars.• Facilitated sales growth by supporting the Account Executive Group by adding definition to their needs and assigning internal resources to their requests• Provided training and discipline to the project management team through the development process and project execution• Tracked all project budgets, schedules, and forms and monitored direct reports regarding company compliance

Newport Beach, Ca, Us

A premiums marketing agencyManaged the development and execution of $9.6MM in sales of premium and OEM product for both Carl’s Jr. Inc., and BIC International• Evaluated product concepts for approval to meet all client, manufacturing, price, and safety regulations and expectations• Directed engineering teams in Hong Kong to obtain the most accurate costing and design execution for each product• Collaborated with licensors including Universal, Sony, and Nickelodeon for all product approvals

A global gift and toy company specializing in plush and collectiblesManaged the development and execution for $4.8MM in sales of premium and custom retail product for various customers, including The Pepsi Cola Co., March of Dimes, Big 5 Sporting Goods, and General Mills• Controlled costing plans and managed all expenditures in bringing the product to market within executive approved budgets and profit margins• Qualified all product concepts with domestic and international safety testing labs to meet all company and client toy requirements

Gardena, California, Us

El Segundo, California, Us

Bs, Industrial And Systems Engineering

Continuing Education, Toy Design, Toy Safety

Continuing Education, Introduction To Maya And 3D Animation