Product Development Quality Assurance
Resume:
RANDIL
SAMARAWEERA
MBA, BIS(Hons), PGD(Othm)
Address:
No 294/6B1, Ashokarama Rd, Ihala
Bomiriya, Kaduwela,
Sri Lanka.
Phone:
Email:
*****************@*****.***
******************@*****.***
Date of Birth- 1st of June 1991
Civil Status- Married
Timeline
Manager – Product
Development &Innovations
The Group of Isabella (Pvt)Ltd,
March 2023 – Present
Assistant Manager – Product
Development
The Group of Isabella (Pvt)Ltd,
March 2022 - March 2023
Sr.Executive - Garment Technologist
Brandix Fast Fashion
June 2021– Feb 2022
Sr. Executive - Sample room in
charge
MAS Active Linea Intimo
May 2018- May 2021.
Executive - Garment Technologist
MAS Active Linea Intimo.
May 2016 - May 2018.
Trainee Executive - Garment
Technologist
MAS Linea Aqua (Pvt)Ltd.
March 2015 – March 2016
Summary
To obtain a position in a professional environment that allows me to utilize and refine my skills and knowledge. I may contribute with the strategic approach to the growth and success of the organization by using my expertise in Bulk Production, Development & Technical with a smart and efficient working alliance with internal & external stakeholders enabling me to increase profitability and optimize manufacturing cost-effectively.
Expertise
Seamless Knit & Woven (Cut - Sew) Sewing plant setup
Sewing, Knitting &Dyeing Technical & Operations related to Product development & Bulk Production
Maintaining and improving compliance standards
Garment Construction - Fit on & Pattern making, grading & alternation
Costing, Pricing &Trim Consumption, Fabric YY & Consumption
Process implementation and continuous improvement
Capacity planning and utilization
Problem solving &decision making
Quality Assurance, Lean manufacturing & Quality Management System
Customer relations, Employee training & development
Performance metrics and strategic planning
Team leadership and cross-functional collaboration
KPI’s set up & job Allocations for Product Development &Bulk Production Skill Highlights
Inbuilt ability to conceptualize, plan, carry out strategic affairs.
Excellent analytical and decision-making skills.
Maturity and dynamism respond quickly to changing situations.
Higher degree of negotiation skills and convincing power.
Decisive and forward thinking.
Strong vision, entrepreneurial and pro-active.
Experience of operating within highly competitive markets.
Highly effective interpersonal skills, effective team player.
Highly commercial and committed to quality and innovation.
Operationally strong, financially aware and commercially aware
Strong operations management capabilities in Apparel Manufacturing through good process control systems.
Thorough knowledge in supply chain management, sourcing and Critical Path Management
(T&A).
Bench-marking and use of best practices.
Experience
Working with customer & internal team for the technical & operational requirement achievement through product engineering
Capacity setting up for Development, Production and giving technical & operational guidance to internal & external stake holder
Working with each product development teams and Production teams towards resolving issues in bulk operation & Technical on, materials and processes throughout the proto typing
Conducting product testing as per the standards of customer and with the product requirements
Special
Achievements
Setting up new Plant with
Product Development Center &
Bulk production (Seamless Knit &
Woven (Cut -Sew) operations at
the Group of Isabella (Pvt) Ltd.
Entire setting up of Product
development team with innovations
including Garment Technologists,
Design Engineers, Yarn Technologists,
IE, Planning, and Merchandising
team…etc.
Setting up of bulk Production with 4
Production sewing modules with 100
machines, 15 circular knitting
machines, Fabric Inspection & Stores,
packing & finished good, quality
sections.
Trained over 120 local staff to operate
the Knitting, sewing machines of
development and production, 20
Executives for product development-
bulk operations and transferred the
knowledge while building up their
personalities.
Referees
Mr Aruna Krishantha,
General Manager
Isabella (Pvt)Ltd,
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Mr.Dharsha Gunathilake,
Seamless Consultant
General Manager – Technical
MAS Active-Linea Intimo
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Closely liaising with customer on providing advanced technical solutions to improve Product Quality and reduce Product Cost.
Coordinating with the mass production teams to resolve the technical & Operational issues which can arise during mass production.
Coordinating with cross functional teams in customer organizations, such as product buyers, quality parameters, costing parameters to resolve product quality issues, technical issues, pricing issues etc.
Working with Product development and Bulk team towards resolving technical and operational issues throughout development and production while coaching and mentoring the team.
Coaching and mentoring internal teams while improving their technical operation skills.
Directing the mass production teams assisting to resolve the Technical &Operation issues which can arise in mass production.
Overseeing the re-engineering of production processes to reduce the lead times and reduce the cost whilst improving the product quality. Professional & Education Qualifications
MBA in Business Management (2022/23) University of Sunderland.
Post Graduate Diploma Othm Level 7 (2021- 2022) in European Nations Campus. Academic area
Strategic Management, Strategic Leadership, Strategic Financial Management, Strategic Human Resources Management, Advanced Business Research Methods, Strategic Marketing
Graduate of BIS (Hons) Apparel Production & Management (2013- 2017) in Open University, Sri Lanka
Academic area
Process from Fiber to Fabric Fabric structures Apparel production (Cutting, Sewing
) Production planning & Organization Management Studies Textile Coloration & Finishing, washing process Quality assurance for textile and clothing Knitted Garment Technology Statistics for industrial studies Foundation Garments Advance Pattern Making History & Traditions of Clothing Industrial law Apparel Merchandising Project–Current Topics in Clothing & Textiles
Diploma in Information Technology with E- Commerce (2012- 2013) in ESOFT Metro Campus
Advance Lean Training(ALT) MAS Linea Intimo (2017)
Date:23.08.2023 Randil Samaraweera
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