Richard Alvarez is currently the Director at Rockville Economic Development. Prior to that, they were with Brand Institute for 12 years, where they served as the Director of Operations, Operations Manager, and Creative Nomenclature Manager. Richard has also been with Brand Institute as a Department Manager/Senior Trademark Analyst. Richard has a wealth of experience in coordinating staff schedules, time off requests, FMLA, pay changes, employment terminations, yearly reviews, 401k plans, and processing all terminations on health coverage. Richard is also skilled in negotiating renewal contracts, analyzing and recommending plan benefits to the CEO & CFO of Finance, and organizing and executing employee engagement events. Richard is known for their ability to direct and organize teams across all departments, ensuring department stability by coordinating Manager meetings for complete project transparency throughout departments. Richard has also successfully implemented company policies to improve the overall efficiencies and profitability.
Richard Alvarez earned a Master of Business Administration from Trident University International in the field of international business. Prior to that, they earned a bachelor's degree in political science and government from Florida International University. Richard also holds a bachelor's degree in political science and government from Miami Beach Senior High School.