Vitro Architectural Glass announced that Jemssy Alvarez has been appointed Product Manager for Advanced Glazing.
Alvarez will be responsible for product and market development for a range of advanced glazing products, including the Solarvolt™ Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) glass system. In this role, he will be responsible for interfacing with customers and channel drivers, as well as internal research and development teams to help create the next generation of advanced glass products that provide added value to customers and end users.
“We are very pleased to welcome Jemssy to Vitro Architectural Glass,” said Martin Bracamonte, vice president for operations. “His skill and experience in developing, evaluating and deploying technologies, coupled with his ability to align end-user needs with factory production challenges make him a valuable member of the Marketing and Innovation team.”
Alvarez holds bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland and business from National-Louis University, as well as an MBA from the University of Phoenix. He has also earned executive certificates from the Sloan School of Management at MIT and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business.