Manager Quality

Chinmayanandha Genderavelu

Cell.: 718-***-****

**** ******* **, ************, ** 28304. E mail: *.********@*****.***

** + years general management experience with expertise in:

Possessing strong practical knowledge of all aspects of apparel industry, pre-production & production, garments consumption, construction, costing, pattern, supervised sample and sewing room, practical knowledge in lean manufacturing with ISO standard in mass production plant & cost and quality control. Strong productions follow up with good knowledge of imports and EDI & distribution.

Professional Experience:

06/2017 to 05/2018: General Manager-Factory, Apparel USA Inc, Fairmont, NC.

Planning to start manufacturing high end quality dress shirt in Fairmont, NC. Working on

Plant and machinery layout, training the sewing machine operators, Supervisor and cutter. This is the consultant job and the main trail production going to start on Oct, 1st 2017.

07/2015 to 08/2016: Correction Enterprises Manager II, Department of Public Safety, NC.

Manufacturing correction officer’s uniforms at our Columbus sewing Plant in

Whiteville Prison. 100 Machines production plant with 120 Inmates are working as

Cutters, tailors and supervised by 5 supervisors. Controlling, planning and supervising entire manufacturing operations etc.

08/2014 – 5 /2015: Cutting Room Manager - Golden Fleece Manufacturing, LIC, NY

Supervising the spreaders and cutters to do the quality work and increasing the productivity

without affecting the quality and minimize the material wastage with using the Garber cutting machine.

08/2008 – 07/2014 Mega wear Inc, NY - Production Manager – Woven & Knitting

Communicate with factories regularly to ensure on-time delivery of goods

With practical knowledge of the apparel manufacturing process, do planning, costing, product development, quality control and delivery scheduling.

Track shipments in coordination with factories and brokers.

Follow up shipments from overseas and update day-to-day warehouse stock and shipment, quality and deliveries. Communicate effectively with design, sales, accounting, and logistics staff, from order placement to shipping and receiving

02/2004 – 07/2008 Niky International, NJ - Production Manager – Woven

Create and update seasonal calendar with Planning and Product development.

Coordinate commit dates and purchase order creation functions.

Allocate styles to factory for production. Negotiate prices with Product Development and

Tech departments Issue and maintain purchase orders. Troubleshoot production issues.

Manage all delivery related issues, including tracking, confirmation and extension negotiations.

Day to day communicating with vendors, buyers, merchandising, planning and distribution center. Constant follow up to execute production strategy, thro email, Skype and telephone.

Manage exception to Time & Action calendar and work-in-process reports received from sourcing channel. Facilitate weekly production update with cross-functional team: review reports prepared by the Assistant Production Manager prior to production planning meeting.

Work closely with Marketing Directors on resolving Quality Control and delivery issues.

Handle daily e-mail, fax and phone correspondence with vendors in China offices and US customers. Monitor and ensure on-time delivery by troubleshooting issues with their staff sourcing channels, and logistics etc.

05/1999 – 01/2004 Sona (HHEC) of India – NY - Branch Manager. (Total 22 years in HHEC)

In Charge of New York branch office, function includes Sales & Marketing, Sourcing,

Coordinating with Customer and Vendor, Imports and Control Accounts & Finance.

01/1995 – 4/1999 HHEC of India – India – Deputy Tech. Mgr / Plant Mgr – Apparel. (Promoted)

Over all in charge of apparel manufacturing 300 machines in-plant and 200 machines at job work factory – responsibility included:

R & D Department: Supervise Sample Room Manager

Sample development, consumption, marker, production pattern, costing and price negotiation with customer etc.

Centralized Cutting department: Supervise Cutting Room Manager, lay marker with minimum wastage plaid & stripe matching and balancing, numbering and bundling the cut parts etc.

Manufacturing department: Supervise Sewing Plant and Production Managers to improve productivity with minimum cost and with out affecting the quality and delivery.

Inspection & Finishing department: Supervise Quality Control Manager to follow up the quality stranded charts as per customer’s requirements.

Export department: Supervise Export Manager, Export quota, raising invoice, documentations & Customs issues and ensure the final deliveries to customers.

Worked Brand such as: Van Laack of Germany, La Parla of Italy, Daiei of Japan, Arrow, Capital Mercury Shirts, Claiborne, Liz Claiborne, JJ HOOK, Nell Flower, Kooret, Budweiser of US brands etc.,

01/1990 – 12/1994 HHEC of India – India – Asst. Tech. Manager – Apparel. (Promoted)

Work as Cutting room in charge, responsibility included:

Create Lay marker with minimum wastage and perfect balancing and matching.

Check numbering and bundling the cut parts of garments.

Keep fabric flow and track of orders and distributions.

Coordinate and solve the day-to-day problems between Cutting and Production departments.

10/1983 – 12/1989 HHEC of India – India – Jr. Asst. Tech. Manager – Apparel. (Promoted)

Work as Sample room in charge, responsibility includes: Create pattern based on specifications

and sketches. Pricing garment and get approval from customer. Arrange to stitch salesmen samples and sent it to customer as required. Approve pre production and production sample as per customer’s requirements

01/1978 – 09/1983 Sanp Services Ltd, India – Quality Controller to Quality Control Mgr

Controlling garments production as per customer’s requirements:

Managing training and motivating a group of 30 quality control inspectors.

In charge of overall process of checking the quality of all in house garments production.

Liaison bet win QA group, Production and Customer to make sure as per customer’s required quality standard.

Follow up production and quality flow and standard chart.

Supervise garment inspectors and ensure the quality standard.

Evaluate factory standard etc

11/1975 – 12/1977 Mahalakshmi Exports, India – Tailor -Line Supervisor (Sewing)

Work allocation to operators as per their skill level and fix target. Work time & motion study and line balancing. Maintain quality and productivity. Reduce and maintain the cost of production.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science (B Sc) – Mathematics.

Certificate in Quality Control, Inspection and Standardization conducted and issued by Ministry of Industry & Civil Supplies, Govt. of India.

Certificate in Effective Supervision, conducted and issued by the Institute of Public Relation and Management, Chennai, India.

Certificate in Production Planning & Control, conducted and issued by Ministry of industry & Civil Supplies, Govt. of India.

Certificate in Pattern Making, conducted by National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi, India.

LANGUAGES:

Tamil & English – fluent in reading, writing and speech.

Telegu & Malayalam – moderate fluency in speech.

AWARDS RECEIVED:

“Master Craftsman” awarded by Madras Tailoring Arts College, Chennai, India.

“Excellent Performance in Export Garments Production” awarded by, International Institute of Clothing Technology, Chennai, India.

COMPUTER LITERACY:

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Blue Cherry & Quick Book.

FOREIGN ASSIGNMENTS:

During 1988 and 1990 deputed to visit Osaka, Tokyo, Nagoya and Hiroshima in connection with Spot Training in Mass Production Techniques and Quality Control organized by Daiei & Co, Japan.

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