Frank Allegretta
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Objective To secure a Manufacturing/Quality Assurance Management position
Experience 2012-2013 Apparel Solutions NYC,NY
Production Coordinator
• Maintained time and action calendar and communicated with
overseas factories in China and India daily.
• Issue orders to overseas factories.
• Track approvals, shipments and sample delivery
• Lab dip, bulk fabric and trim approvals
• Communicate comments and approvals to overseas factories.
• Evaluate TOP’s and Fit before sending to customer.
• Communicate with customers when necessary.
• Work with design and merchandising on development.
2002-2012 Meryl Diamond LTD. NYC,NY
Production Manager /Senior QA Engineer
Monitored production in domestic vendors, which
manufacture
garments for Chico’s, QVC, Christopher and Banks, Boscov’s,
Stein mart, Dress Barn
Monitored ten domestic vendors while overseeing four quality
Control managers and maintained and monitored delivery and
Assigned work to vendors along with garment costing.
Develop and implement quality control criteria and instruct vendors, quality
control managers in operational production.
• Responsible for domestic and overseas final garment audits, military
standard 105e
• Act as overall troubleshooter to resolve manufacturing problems
• Evaluate and correct Pre Production samples to ensure that pattern
conform to required design and fit before cutting stock
• Traveled to Mexico and China extensively and implemented quality
standards and monitored delivery for FOB.
• Monitored and trained overseas and domestic vendors on all
Compliance and C-TPAT.
• Daily Email communication with overseas vendors.
1998-2002 Kellwood NE Brockton, MA
Regional Quality Control Manager
Monitored production in domestic and 807 vendors, which manufactured
garments for Talbot’s, LL. Bean, Saks, Barrie Pace, Bill Burns, David Brooks
and Northern Isles.
Evaluated and corrected Pre Production samples to ensure that pattern
conformed to required design and fit before cutting stock.
Developed and implemented quality control criteria and instructed vendors in
operational production.
Developed a work production schedule with domestic and 807 vendors to
ensure targeted product deliveries.
Consulted with corporate production managers to determine vendor costs.
Acted as overall troubleshooter to resolve manufacturing problems.
All vendors met target product deliveries and cost effective production
requirements.
1997-1998 CMT/ Harold’s NYC. NY
Quality Control / Production
Responsible for production and quality control.
Consulted and provided direction to pattern makers to facilitate garment
production.
In all domestic vendors, monitored manufacturing from cutting through
finished product.
Developed a work production schedule with domestic vendors to ensure
targeted delivery dates.
1995-1997 Kero Resources NYC, NY
Quality Control / Warehouse Mgr.
In all domestic vendors monitored manufacturing from cutting through
finished product.
Managed warehouse from receiving through shipping.
Acted as overall troubleshooter to resolve warehouse and manufacturing
problems.
Hands – on management to ensure all scheduled deliveries were met.
1990-1995 Ashley Coat Co. Newark, NJ
Co Owner / President
Managed production of ladies outerwear and suits.
Financial operation manager.
Supervised quality control production.
Sales representative to negotiate new contracts.
Supervised over 60 employees
Note Experience in woven, knit, denim and all other types of fabrics.
Computer savvy. Willing to travel.
Education
1988 FIT NYC Pattern 1
1978-1982 JP Stevens High School