While in the Human Resources departments of Purdue University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Alvin led employee relations, including human resources functions, departmental reorganizations, and trainings. His ‘Equal Access – Equal Opportunity’ briefings for faculty, staff, and graduate students, reached 11,000 participants campus-wide and achieved a 90% “excellent/good” rating from participants.

As Senior Vice President, Training, and Chief Diversity Officer at Lee Hecht Harrison, a leading global human resources company, Alvin oversaw the team responsible for Sales and General Manager training and recruitment for 90 company offices. While there, he created new diversity initiatives, including a Diversity Spending program geared towards increasing company spending with Certified Women/Minority Owned Businesses. During his time in the financial sector with Merrill Lynch and American Express, he designed recruiting and training strategies, including before-its-time computer-based training systems.

In his spare time, he is a cycling enthusiast and a CrossFit novice.