Pradeep Manna: Senior Quality Executive

Worked as a Garment Tech for Sports brand - Kappa and private brand label Splash Active wear (Handling both Men's and Ladies wear) • Job profile: • Define and drive technical specifications (performance and regulatory) to deliver best in class product performance • Create Tech spec & graded chart/rule and provide pattern support • Commenting in PLM • Manage the creation of new garment blocks and specs • Execution of wearer trial & mannequin fit and based on that generate fit/PP comments • Involved in product development with the design/buying team by providing technical advice to develop innovative and quality products • Responsible for the technical aspects of all samples and the final products • Review and take corrective actions to address technical issues in product performance • Fabric suggestion for the desired style, considering the drape of product • Managing all the query related to product development & production • Carrying out detailed retail research on competitors as well as high end brand to gain a greater understanding of current trends, construction, material, comfort and trims.

label and packaging • Quality Manager, Woven Labels, Heat transfer labels, tags, RFID and care labels • Job profile: • Managing Quality team with daily reports on inspected and checked goods • Outsourced production and quality monitoring is maintained • Any issues related to labels and tags from the customer is resolved within 48 hours • Regular training given to the Quality team on defects found in the trims • Responsible for obtaining approvals in a timely manner from buyer and help communicate comments back to factory • Visiting customer base to resolve any issues found on labels and tags • Factory compliance and records are maintained on monthly basis. 12/2018 - 04/2020 • Working closely with the designers when the tech pack is created, suggesting on the different fabrics/trims and print treatments required • Generating specs as per the body blocks for the new development designs • Responsible for obtaining approvals in a timely manner and help communicate comments back to factory • Uploading the comments of Development/fit and sealer samples approvals in PLM, so that the supplier can review it at their side and save time • Visiting vendor to review the goods produced and solve any queries related to fit and pattern.

Worked as a Garment Tech for Sports brand - Kappa and private brand label Splash Active wear (Handling both Men's and Ladies wear) • Job profile: • Define and drive technical specifications (performance and regulatory) to deliver best in class product performance • Create Tech spec & graded chart/rule and provide pattern support • Commenting in PLM • Manage the creation of new garment blocks and specs • Execution of wearer trial & mannequin fit and based on that generate fit/PP comments • Involved in product development with the design/buying team by providing technical advice to develop innovative and quality products • Responsible for the technical aspects of all samples and the final products • Review and take corrective actions to address technical issues in product performance • Fabric suggestion for the desired style, considering the drape of product • Managing all the query related to product development & production • Carrying out detailed retail research on competitors as well as high end brand to gain a greater understanding of current trends, construction, material, comfort and trims.

Worked as a Fit technician for private label Ethnic brand - Melange (SKD & M & M-Ladies wear), Garnet (Evening wear) & Strings (Night wear). And also managed the Lab communications with the testing labs (TUV, SGS & Intertek). Job profile: Suggesting & commenting on modifications to designs if necessary as per the Development/Fit samples fitted on the model. Creating specs as per the body blocks for the new development designs. Advising on suitable fabrics. Making sure that the most appropriate construction methods are used which is easy & gives more productivity in bulk production. Making sure the comments are followed strictly in the revised samples made. Overseeing fabric testing and fittings of PP samples. Responding to product queries from the QA's & factories. Analyzing product returns and faults.

• The most popular and known brand in UK, with South Asia Regional Office in Bangalore and has satellite offices in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh • Job profile: • Auditing the finished goods produced in the factory for shipment, covering whole of south India, Ahmedabad included • Products auditing includes - Leather jackets, socks with woven & knitted garments in Men's, women's & kids dept • Follow ups with the factories on QMS (Quality Management System) including factory compliance • Training the Factory QA's for Certification • Auditing the factory for Policy SOP Audits for Label, needle, button, fusing & Poppers policies are right in place & maintained well including the product safety for kids dept • Maintaining the data integrity on weekly basis of the audits done with document compliance including all the test reports while audit • Following AQL Normal level of 2.5 for Major and 4.0 for Minor for the Final Audit.

Private label Ethnic brand - Melange (SKD & M & M-Ladies wear), Garnet (Evening wear) & Strings (Night wear) • And also managed the Lab communications with the testing labs (TUV, SGS & Intertek) • Job profile: • Suggesting & commenting on modifications to designs if necessary as per the Development/Fit samples fitted on the model • Creating specs as per the body blocks for the new development designs • Advising on suitable fabrics • Making sure that the most appropriate construction methods are used which is easy & gives more productivity in bulk production • Making sure the comments are followed strictly in the revised samples made • Overseeing fabric testing and fittings of PP samples • Responding to product queries from the QA's & factories • Analyzing product returns and faults., An Garment Buying Agency, working for European buyers named KIABI, Tao, Go-sport and 3Suisses (Catalogue Buyer for Denims) • Job profile: • Quality Dept - Looking after Men's, Ladies and Kids department in Woven including Denim • Validating Fit, Collection and PP samples based on the spec (comments) and construction details given by the Buyer • Verify regarding spec sheets, lab test reports, fabric test reports, buyer comments based on PP sample approval • Production Follow ups & Material Management, by coordinating with the • Merchandiser • Ensuring the proper production process flow is followed & the Quality systems implementations are maintained as per the requirements • To Solve the Quality related problems and assure quality during production from sample stage to the finished stage of the garments • To conduct the Inline Production audits & Final Audits and generate report for the same • For every shipment pieces are collected in different combos for the wash test evaluation with multi-fiber as per the care content label.

• Q.A.E (, An India Liaison office for a European buyer named VETIER • Product line Men's, ladies and kids wear in both Knits and woven • Worked for Labels used - Rift land, free wear, Pacific waves, HPW, Dynam wear, Stone Park and others • Job profile: Handled Men's, ladies and Kids dept in both Knits and woven, socks and briefs included • Fitting of the new developing styles on the dummy and getting the pattern corrected for the instant improvement of quality and its evaluation of the samples before sending it for approval to the buyer • To ensure the correct graded spec used during size sets pilot run and during actual production stage • Solve the quality related problems and assure quality during production from batch setting till the finished stage • Ensure the quality from fabric inspection to the finished products • Perform the final statistical inspection by AQL method, for the quality conformance of the products before sending the goods to the buyer • Inspected even Fashion wear goods like georgettes and chiffons for ladies wear, followed up from size-set to production.

A Buying Agency working for a South African Buyer named Cape Union Mart • Men's and Ladies wear - Labels like Adventure Clothing, Old Khaki and Cape Union Mart • Job profile: (Covering Both Bangalore & Chennai Shipments) • Fabric follow-up with the factory and updating the production dates for the completion of the shipments • Regularly visiting the factories for in-line inspections & coordinating with the factory merchandisers regarding the accessories used in production • Instructing the garment washing standard for the existing order and approving the fabric lab dips & other accessories • Inspections done according to the buyer quality standards.