Washington A. Paredes serves as HR Manager for Coast Packing Company, a position he has held since May 2017. In this capacity, he leads the company’s talent management, risk management, total rewards and organizational development efforts.

Paredes began his HR career in fast fashion, as Distribution Center HR Assistant at Forever 21. During his five-year tenure with Forever 21, he was promoted to increasing levels of responsibility, including managing HR teams for distribution centers globally, global project management, domestic retail recruitment, and East Coast employee relations. He has served in various roles during his 10-year career, at organizations across a range of industries. Most recently, he was Employment Manager for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and HR Consultant for a start-up insurance brokerage firm.