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Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom

Automotive, Marine & domestic upholstery

Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom

Stockport, United Kingdom

I effectively lead, coach and develop a small team of garment technicians in all down garments, trousers, soft shells, soft separates and T-shirts. Liaising with designers and buying team to adapt designs to suit product needs and price points. I plan and manage all fittings from initial stage to bulk production, creating full graded size charts and specification. Undertake quality evaluation of materials with external and internal tests and check the final quality of product. I liaise very closely with the Product Director, sales and retail stores.• Quickly resolve any problems to ensure timely deliveries by working with the Production Department, Finance Department and overseas agents.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

I liaise and frequently visit China, India and Bali to over see production. Manage activities related to strategic purchasing to minimize operating expenses. Control inventory and raw material handling. Design, implement and audit quality control processes. Develop technical documents, full specification and technical design packs including instruction manuals and procedure manuals for each factory. Manage scheduling of shipping dates for all incoming orders and track them ensuring that deliveries are on time for Sitka retails stores and customer orders.• Produce substantial cost savings by avoiding delays in shipments through streamlined evaluation process.• Devised and implemented the standardization of construction for technical outerwear, fashion wear and accessories.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Prepare and evaluate fit samples, block patterns, and graded nests. Convey all comments and corrections regarding fit samples and patterns based on reviews held with designers. Develop and create construction and workmanship alternatives designed to reduce cost and increase speed to market. Review fit, preproduction, and first off production samples to evaluate fit and maintain highest levels of quality. Provide clear, constant, and positive communication with suppliers and fellow team members.• Increase production delivery hit dates by 50%.• Introduced a standardization of blocks, set testing requirements, which helped in the reduction of returns.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Convey all comments and corrections regarding fit samples and patterns based on reviews held with designers. Provide revised specs, corrected patterns, and graded nests for supplier reference. Checking and writing comments for salesmen, approval and pre-production samples and first off bulk production lines. Bulk testing on all fabric, trims, accessories and conducting tape test and other in house tests using in house lab equipment. Check factory AQL reports and perform AQL’s on goods in the warehouse ensuring that all technical filing is up to date and maintain QC records. Visit factories in Bangladesh and China to do in line inspections, audit reports, ethical training and quality control. • Created and facilitated basic garment construction training classes for the production team to increase awareness of how production decisions directly affect supplier productivity.• Standardize the company block library that allows all production to use with ease.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Directly contributed to technical design and quality assurance for all garment types which included outerwear, sport and street wear; covering women’s, men’s and children’s clothing. Discussed with the design team their initial design concepts/details and translated ideas into technically correct products. Coordinated initial development specifications through to pre-production packages, conducted fit sessions, and evaluated all prototypes for fit, construction, and workmanship. Communicate daily with overseas offices, agents, and domestic suppliers.

Sri Lanka

Sample room based technician, working with the pattern makers and machinists to ensure that the technical design packs and quality is met for all brands criteria. Worked closely with brands such as Helly Hansen, Russell Athletic, Columbia, Ralph Lauren and Eddie Bauer.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) With Hons, Fashion Design With Technology

Alevels, Psychology, Sociology, Business Studies