Quality Control Manager
Resume:
VINCENT M. BARBATO
Valley Stream, NY 11580
Email: ******@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
Technical Designer position in the Garment Industry.
SUMMARY
Experience includes highly diversified experience in Product Development, Quality Control,
Technical Design, including organizing and conducting fit sessions, supervising the development
of patterns, developing style and quality specs and garment costing. Experience with knits and
wovens. Achieving proper tailoring with fittings.
Highly experienced with Gerber PDM, AIMS, Acumark and Lectra Systems and other web-based
programs, development of tech packs; garment assembly methods; verifying measurements,
patterns and material usage; maintain daily communication with vendors; maintaining records
including fit specs and grade tables; the operation and management of computer aided design
systems; internet; e-commerce; project management; infrastructure development and
organizational design.
Management skills include strategic planning; cost reduction; business development;
performance and productivity improvement; long–range planning; leadership; problem solving
and decision making.
Delivers on commitments, aggressively pursues business objectives, analyzes effectively, adapts
to change, excels at new technologies, and seeks new ideas. Emphasis on team building.
EXPERIENCE
2007 to 2009 – Production and Sourcing Manager for The Row, New York, NY. My
responsibilities included product development with both domestic and overseas vendors. All
production including garment development, fit, costing, fabric purchasing, trim buying, barcode
spreadsheets. Negotiate price quotes with factories. Coordinating deliveries from the mills to the
forwarder to customs. Work with AIMS and Excel. Responsible for patternmaking, grading,
marking, cutting, sewing and follow up at factories. Over sees shipping and receiving, inventory.
Invoice approval…. Production tracking…. Piece goods control…. Purchase Orders. Develop and
maintain block specs and block patterns. Daily communication with overseas and domestic
agents/vendors and merchants. Involved with product development projects such as quality
control, fit studies, spec and grading evaluation. Organize work flow in the department and
maximize utilization of personnel.
2005 to 2007 - Technical Designer, Casual Male Retail Group, Canton, MA - My responsibilities
included developing and maintaining block specs and building a library of block patterns.
Measure, fit and evaluate samples, develop accurate technical packages for vendors. Daily
communication with overseas agents/vendors and merchants. Involved with product development
projects such as quality control, fit studies, spec and grading evaluation, development of fit forms,
hiring fit models and organizing and conducting fit sessions. Proficient with web based PLM and
CAD systems. Organize work flow in the department and maximize utilization of personnel.
Promoted to Production Manager for Jared M division in New York City where I was responsible
for foreign and domestic sourcing, product development, including costing, technical design, and
quality control. Assisted in developing line plans.
1990-2005 - Technical Designer/CAD Supervisor – Mass State Coat Company, Hyde Park, MA -
Manufacturer of men’s and women’s coats and suits for private labels including Hart Schaffner
and Marx and Joseph Abboud. Hired, trained and supervised twelve product development
personnel. Responsible for technical design, product costing and improving production methods
and procedures, while implementing cost cutting measures. Responsible for pattern making with
the use of PDS (Pattern Design System). Worked with customers to achieve proper fit and quality
requirements using PDM.
- Technical Designer/Patternmaker/Production – KGR, Lawrence, MA - Manufacturer
1987.1990
of knit and woven women’s apparel. Our accounts included Talbots, Nordstroms and
Dillards. Was hired in a duel capacity as a technical designer/patternmaker and
production manager. Made pre-production patterns and coordinated the sample
department. Methods included both flat pattern and draping. Involved with fittings,
made pattern corrections using PDS. Oversaw pattern grading, marking and cutting.
1983 -1987 - Technical Designer/Patternmaker/CAD – Mast Industries, Andover, MA - This is the
manufacturing division of The Limited. Involved with patternmaking, sampling and fittings for knits
and wovens. Adjusted patterns for proper fit and finalized patterns for production. Made pattern
adjustments to achieve maximum fabric utilization. Had additional responsibility for costing the
product. Calculated the most beneficial yardage yields. Worked with the mills to configure various
fabric widths to achieve maximum utilization. Made recommendations to the product managers
regarding cost effective methods of product preparation and assembly. Resolved problems and
improved methods.
1980 -1983 - Patternmaker/Technical Designer/CAD Systems, Personal Sportswear and
Breckenridge Sportswear, Divisions of Leslie Fay, New York, NY - As a patternmaker, was
involved with fittings and applying fit data to the flat pattern. Oversaw grading and marking.
Responsible for costing and maintaining data for each model. Coordinated the order of input and
oversaw job flow.
STRENGTHS AND SKILLS
Well organized….Self starting….Decisive….Effective oral and written communications and
interpersonal skills….Studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City.
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