Elena Rodriguez

White Glove Senior Travel Agent

Manages a $1.7M annual book for C-suite and VIP travelers at technology companies in Sabre and Amadeus. Handles complex international itineraries, last-minute changes, and disruptions across time zones, and advises on passports, visas, and entry requirements.

SabreAmadeusTravel ManagementVIP TravelItinerariesDisruption ManagementVisa And Passport AdvisorySOP Developmentteam trainingClaudeOff Policy Reduction

Founder & Luxury Travel Advisor

Founded a full-service luxury travel agency specializing in family, wellness, and sustainable travel, affiliated with Global Travel Concepts, a Virtuoso member agency. Plans and books private and commercial air, hotels, transfers, dining, wellness programming, and local experiences, and handles changes while clients are traveling.

Luxury TravelItinerary DesignCustomer Relationship ManagementDestination Management Company (DMC) RelationshipsPrivate AviationCommercial AviationLive ItinerariesProblem Solving During TripsWellness TourismSustainable TravelAmadeusSalesforceConcurCventClaude Pro (Advanced)

Director, Product Development

Warby Parker

Managed travel for the founders and senior leadership across Europe and Asia, including multi-country itineraries, and planned company destination events. Owned department travel and expenses and wrote team travel guidelines that reduced off-policy bookings by 70%.

Travel ManagementEvent PlanningSupplier Network ExpansionTeam LeadershipOracle Cloud ERPProcess ImprovementCost Reduction

Director, Global Sourcing

Managed the sourcing team and supplier relationships across Asia and Europe. Negotiated vendor contracts and pricing to meet cost and margin targets, and planned travel for leadership and sourcing teams on multi-country trips.

SourcingSupplier Relationship ManagementContract NegotiationCost ManagementTravel Planning

Product Development

Developed and maintained time and action calendars synchronized across apparel and accessories divisions for runway and commercial collections. Responsible for maintaining department margin, including identifying tariff cost reductions that saved $800K for the fiscal year.

Product DevelopmentTime and Action CalendarsMargin ManagementImport Cost Reduction

Product Development

Led development of runway and commercial accessories at 3.1 Phillip Lim, 40% of brand revenue, working directly with tanneries and factories in Italy, Portugal, Spain, and China.

Product DevelopmentAccessoriesSupplier ManagementGlobal Manufacturing

Director, Product Development

Everlane

Managed international travel for designers, buyers, and sourcing teams across 10+ countries. Managed social and environmental audits of factory partners, including working conditions and living-wage standards, and managed a product portfolio that grew to $22.1M by 2018.

Product DevelopmentTravel ManagementSocial AuditingEnvironmental AuditsFactory SourcingCost EngineeringSupplier Negotiation

Product Manager, Production Manager

Managed a production team developing an average of 2,400 SKUs a season for an accessories business valued at $200M in 2013. Met AUC and margin targets through cost negotiations with factories, and managed team travel to factories in Asia.

Production ManagementSKU ManagementCosting and NegotiationMargin ManagementTeam LeadershipERP ImplementationTravel Management

Merchant & Production Manager

Owned merchandising strategy, product development, and production management for 12 categories that generated $5 million in fiscal 2008. Began as a merchant building seasonal assortments before advancing into production management.

MerchandisingProduct DevelopmentProduction ManagementVendor CommunicationCalendar Management