2 5 Quality Assurance

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name - Gerard Serrao

Dt of Birth - 4th July 1969

Address - Rm no 6, kardeo Nagar, Nr Karnataka school, chembur

Mumbai 400071

Nationality - Indian

Qualification- B.Com Graduate

Language Known - English, Hindi, Marathi, Konkani, Tulu.

Marital Status - Single

Cell no - 959-***-****

Email - *******@**********.***

Personal Profile

Having Complete knowledge in all Aspects in the field of Garment Manufacturing Covering Mens, Womens and Childrens garments With Hi –Teck Embleshment added Garments in Knits and Woven. also Having Experience inTextiles Scarves Bandanas, Stoles,Ponchos and Home Furnishing like Bed Sheets, Pillow Covers,Curtains,Table cloth, Devits etc with Printing, Dyeing Experience,Hand Embrodary, Machine and Computer Embrodary Sequences. Exeprienced in AQL levels 4,2.5 and 1.5 Experienced in Fty Evaluation, Setting fty as per Buyers Standards required,Buyers Legal compliances, Sourcing Vendors, Computer Knowledge with Word, Excel, Outlook Express and Internet. Handling orders from sampling to shipment from Proto, Fit, Size set, PPS, ToP, Inline, Online, Midline, and Final Inspection, Warehouse Inspection, Container Loading Inspection .

1) Febuary 2017 To June 2024

Company Name - “Global Fashion”(Company Closed )

Manufacturer and Exporter of Mens and Womens garments in Wovens with heavy Embrodary for Usa and Europe country.

Position held : Merchandiser cum Production controller

Job Involves - Fabric Sourcing and Developments for Buyers, Interaction with Buyers and Design team for new orders and developments, Arrangeing lab dips, strike off takeing approvals and arrange yardages for sampling, Working on costing and dead time of new developments for order confirmation and post costing after shipment of orders, Daily interaction with Fabric and Trims suppliers, Factory, and processing house to get Bulk fabric, Lab test arrangement from nominated testing laboratory, Making PO’s at all stages, Bulk order placing with inhouse factory and sub contractors, negotiating with Fabric, Trims and accessories suppliers and Sub contractors for the best possiable rates, Conducting PPM with inhouse Factory and sub contractor prior to starting bulk production, Follow up with buyers for approvals and updateing Buyers with the order status at all stages, Handling Quality issues for sampling and production as per Buyers requirements and visiting inhouse factory and sub contractors for status of orders, Daily updateing of T&N report and sending it to the management, getting shipments ready and sending details to documents and shipping department, Making details of payments of suppliers and sub contractors and mainting of files and accounts of buyers.

Buyers Handled - Mervins, Quick Silver, Zeeman,Foshini, Bobs .

2) May 2014 to December 2016

Company Name “ Antena Enterprises " Jabel Ali ( U. A. E ) An Export house in Mens and Womens garments in Knits and Wovens for USA

Position Held : Merchandiser / QA

Job Profile - Worked for Antena Enterprises an Export house as a Merchandiser / QA Handling orders from Sampling to Shipment. communicating with buyers regarding new development like Proto, fit, size set samples as required by buyers and making changes were ever required till final sample is approved for Production, Arrangeing for Lab dips, S/O, Test reports and getting approvals from buyers . Working on costing and making TNA Plan. making complete checks list of fabric,trims,accessories required and placing orders and getting approvals and reducing cost whever possible.following up with every department to see if all materials are inhoue before starting production .having PP meetings before starting a production to discuss fty capacity all important points to ensure quality is maintained along with shiptment dates.following up with day to day production status with in-house fty as well as sub contractors and see quality is maintained and update buyers.Planning of shipment dispatch with documentation and shipping department.

Buyers handled – Walmart, Burberry, Splash.

3) December 2007 to Febuary 2014

Company Name “Petedge inc”

(American Direct Buying House of Mens,Womens, Childrens Garments and textiles in Knits and Wovens, Scarves, Bandanas, Stoles,Ponchos,Terry Towels and Home Furnishing )

Position held – Merchandiser, Quality Assurance, Vendor Sourcing, Production Planning

Job Profile - Worked for “Petedge Inc “ A Direct American Buying House operating from my Residence handling orders Placed in Mumbai and South India From Sampling to Final shipment in Mens,Womens and Children Garments, Scarves, Bandanas, Stoles, Ponchos, Home Furnishing following up with Orders from Proto, Fit, Size set,PP Samples, Fabrics, Trims and Accessories, Production, conducting inline mid and final inspection in Mumbai, Vapi, Bangalore and tirupur. Following up with Vendors regarding status of orders like Sampling, Fabrics, Trims and Accessories, Dyeing, Printing, Embrodary, Planning of Production, Sourcing of new Suppliers Doing Costing of New Styles, giving instruction and training to vendors QAs, regarding mainting of Quality standards and making factory visits all over india, Maintaining Quality and solveing quality and production problems faced by vendors maintaing quality as per Buyers requirements, Makeing computerized daily reports of inline, mid and final inspections, ware house inspection and container loading inspection of orders and sending reports to USA office on daily bases .

Orders Placed with Exporters - Rekha fashion, M N Dastur, Generation Next, Shah fashion.

4) August 1999 to October 2007

“Company Name “Donnkenny Apparels Inc’’

(American and Europeon Direct Buying House in Knits and Woven Garments for Mens and womens and Denim with Hand Embrodary, Computer Embrodary, Machine Embrodary and Prints

Position held - Quality Assurance Inspector,Conducting factory Evaluation and Setting up factories as per AQL level .

Job Profile - Worked for “Donnkenny Apparels Inc” an American Direct Buyer as Quality Assurance Inspector following up with orders from sampling to shipment giving approvals for orders placed in Bombay, Delhi,Bangalore,Tirupur,Ujjain, Madras, Nepal,Srilanka,Dubai.travelling all over India and abroad conducting inlines, mid and final inspection on AQL level solving problems faced by vendors regarding Pattern, Style, Fabrics, Designs Giving Approvals Conducting factory Evaluation Setting factory as per Buyers Standards and Co-ordinating with USA office Directly.

Buyers Handled – JC penny, Peire cardin, Walmart, Kmart, Catherins, CWC, VJW, Casey Max, Qvc, Target, J D Williams.

Orders placed with Exporters – Creative Garments, Esjay International, P K International,Texport, Go-Go International, Gokuldas, Essensial Clothing, India garments, Aditi exports

5) Feb 1996 to June 1999

Company Name “Courage Sports Wear”

(American and South African Buying Agency in Mens and Womens Garments )

Position held - Quality Assurance Executive

Job Profile - Worked for “Courage Sports Wear” an American Buying Agency conducting in lines, Mid and final inspection with orders placed with vendors in Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi, solving problems faced by Vendors, giving approvels and following up from Cutting,:Stiching, Checking, Pressing to Packing stages giving every details and instruction to Vendors as per buyers requirements making reports of inline, mid and final inspection.

Buyers Handled – Sears, Bradles, Weatherven, Oases,Doona Claire, Ferstan, News .

Orders placed with Exporters – Santex Apperals, Intex Corporation, Golani and company, Kavita Exports.

6) January 1994 to December 1995

Company name “Global exports”

( An Exporter to Europeon Country in Woven garments for Mens, Womens Childrens, Scarves, Bandanas, Ponchos Stoles )

Position held – Quality Controller cum Assiatant Production controller

Job Profile - Started as a trainee Quality controller with in house fty maintaining quality, later promoted as Quality Controller cum Assistant Production Controller under Production manager handling quality and production from sampling to shipment stage with in house fty and Sub contractors visiting dyeing and printing mills, Arrangeing trims and accessories and getting goods ready as per buyer standard and getting inspection done .

Buyers Handled – Otto, H&M

Thanks / Regards

Gerard Serrao

Ready to Relocate Salary expected RS 36,000/ Plus Benifits

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