Quality Manager Assurance

Gerald Preamkumar

SUMMARY

EXPERIENCE

QIMA July 2024 - Present

As a 3rd Party Inspector/Auditor at QIMA (Quality Inspection Management and Assurance), primary responsibility is to conduct independent inspections and audits to ensure products meet quality, safety, and regulatory standards. Key Responsibilities 1. Conduct on-site inspections and audits at manufacturing facilities, warehouses, or distribution centers. 2. Evaluate products, materials, and processes against client requirements, industry standards, and regulations. 3. Identify defects, non-conformities, and areas for improvement. 4. Provide detailed inspection/audit reports, including findings, recommendations, and photographs. 5. Verify implementation of corrective actions. Inspection Types 1. Pre-Production Inspections (PPI) 2. During Production Inspections (DPI) 3. Final Random Inspections (FRI) 4. Container Loading Inspections (CLI) 5. Warehouse Inspections Audit Types 1. Quality Management System (QMS) audits 2. Environmental audits 3. Social audits (e.g., labor practices, workplace safety) 4. Supply chain audits Skills & Qualifications 1. Quality assurance/control experience 2. Knowledge of industry standards (e.g., ISO 9001, ISO 13485) 3. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 4. Excellent communication and reporting skills 5. Ability to work independently Nifco America Corp. November 2023 - June 2024

Controlling entire 3rd shift production quality / maintaining the lab Leak test reports / review the 2nd shift reports and take a corrective action plan and educate the problem to quality controllers and make awareness.

Textile specialist - Home Furnishing / Woven & Knits experience ( 27Years Experience) I am a self motivated professional with over 27years’ rich experience in the area of Merchandising & Sourcing / Technical/ Quality Head & Factory Manager in the Field of Home Furnishing / Woven Garments & Kint Garments. Woven : Fashion, Work wears, knits: Fashion, Sports wears, Winter wears, Home textile, Leather -> as well as tops & bottoms –Starting from initial stage. Technical Advice, Production Operations, Quality Management, Research and Development, Supplier Management, Coordination, Client Relationship Management, Team Management; Merchandising Activities. Technical Knowledge in Patterns & amendments, Creating easy way to stitch and use different machine folders & Attachments I am looking forward to using this experience for enhancing operations of your organisation. My detailed resume is enclosed kindly have a look

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerald-preamkumar-3a04a279 Quality Control Inspector / Auditor

Quality Department Specialist

Head of Quality / Merchandising & Sourcing

Sankhya Sourcing May 2022 - August 2023

Head of QMS Department / R&D with Technical team and CAD Department, Making a sewing and quality instruction sheet for each styles, Successfully managing activities troubleshooting and any problems arising in the sewing production areas in the shortest possible. To conduct in process inspection at various stages to ensure all Technical details are evaluated thoroughly. Controlling the finishing section up to shipment, inspecting the final AQL as per the buyer standard. Communicating specification to designers, Production personnel and ensure manufacture as per predefined norms. Supervising Supplier performance on the basis of delivery status & Sampling, quality Issues etc by conducting regular inspection. Ensuring speedy resolution of Queries and grievances to maximize client satisfaction levels. Menaka Textiles January 2020 - April 2022

In-house production & Vendor Quality Checking/ Sampling department development / Production Maintaining the Quality Standard &Qms/ 5S/ six sigma / Products development/ Costing / Planning/ Trouble shooting. Team Management

LOYAL TEXTILE MILLS LTD July 2017 - December 2019

Garments Division: My Responsibility : 1.Manage a team of 22 Quality leads. 2.Manage buyer and vendor relationships. 3.Design and implement products modifications producing high quality products. 4.Collaborate with vendors to source materials for projects. 5.Audit product Quality throughout production modifying as need. 6.Proactively resolving technical production and sourcing concerns. 7.Train quality leads on proper technique and processes for speciality garments.

A.I. Enterprises pvt Ltd March 2015 - June 2017

Garments and Knits My Responsibility : 1.Manage team of 20 Quality leads 2. Develop and implement employee training improving quality standards. 3.Trouble shoot and resolve production and sourcing issue. 4.Inspect and Approve products ensuring buyer quality standards. 5.Controlling the finishing section upto Shipment. Leshark global llp August 2013 - February

2015

knits industry My Responsibility: 1.Manage team of 450 employees and 15 Qa's and 50 staffs. 2.Build effective relationship with vendors and internal business partners. 3.pro actively work with qam/ Pm's and IE's ensure timely delivery of products. 4.Evaluate products during production modifying to achive buyer std. 5.Implementing the new system & improving productivity. Quality Head

Quality Assurance Manager

Quality Assurance Manager

Factory Manager

Bnt Connections Impex Ltd September 2009 - July 2013 Garments Industry My Responsibility : 1. Controlling 15 out side vendor's quality upto buyer standard's. 2. Handmade Embroidery's / Dori Embroidery/ Aari Embroidery/ patchwork embroidery/ cut work embroidery/ aqaba embroidery and all type of embroidery follow up's and vendor sourcing. 3. Handmade & Machine made crochet lace's and all type of ladies clothes follow-up and vendor sourcing. 4.Inspecting & Organise the pre production meeting/ review & given approval to factory samples / size set & pilot run and top samples/ final inspection. 5.To communicate and resolve any technical issue arises during per production process on day to day basis. 6.Daily monitoring vendor qc's and Organize sunrises & sun set meeting. 7.Monitoring the production status for all vendors on timely deliverys. Dignity Innovations July 2004 - August 2009

Garments and home furnishing industry My Responsibility : 1.Taking care of Marketing & Merchandising, responsible for merchandise & production management, including sampling, Fit & pre production approvals, fabric & trim approvals, Testing, Gold seals, works with Qa's for timely inspection & delivery, update the buyer & the production status. 2.Garmen's Costing, corresponding & dealing with foreign buyer as well as local buying agent, Independently from inquiry upto shipment. 3.Able to solved the problem and Organized the deadline. 4.Monitoring the sub ordinates to ensure that booking the fabric's / dyeing & printing production status, Trims & fabric inventory and supporting factory to do production smoothly. 5.Developed sample as per buyers product package/ specification, approval of line review sample, fit sample with comments, sizeset, marketing samples, pre production sample and shipment samples etc. 6.Sourcing of trims, fabric& vendor's follow-up printing/ Embroidery & sewing. GRAND IMPORTS/EXPORTS L.P. February 2002 - June 2004 Garments Industry My Responsibility : 1.Controlling the Qc's and Qa's Team over all the factory. 2.Organize daily quality review meeting / Pre production meeting and review the pattern spec and buyer comments. 3.Review the factory sizeset and given the comments and monitoring. 4.Heading the department of technical team and resolve any technical issue arises during per production process on day to day basis. 5.To coduct in process inspections at various stages to ensure all technical details are evaluated thoroughly. 6.Inspecting the final Inspection AQL as per the buyer standard's.

INDOKEM OVERSEAS LIMITED September 1996 - January

2002

Home furnishing industry - My Responsibility as Production Qc : 1.Review the production file and sample. 2.Make arranging the Ready pattern's and sewing machine/ Guides and needle. 3.Organize the pre production meeting ina sewing line with every critical operation up the Mockup and trimcard display. 4.Online 7 point audit report / Meaurement check report submit to the Qam QA Manager

Quality Manager cum Merchandising

Quality Manager

Quality Control to Production Manager

@ daily basis. My Responsibility as a Production Manager: 1.Controlling In-house factory & 5 outside vendor production and Quality. 2.Raising work order / Issuing consumption & Leading the Qc's. 3.Planning against Timing Delivery with the Quality effective control. 4.Controlling the finishing section upto the Shipment.

EDUCATION

SKILLS

• Quality Assurance Analysis

• Data Analysis

• SQL

CONTACT DETAILS

Phone No. :

Machinist,

S.S.L.C,

st.joseph technical training institute 1995 - 1996 v.o.c.vidyalya hr.sec.school -

+1-614-***-**** (Personal Number)

Email : ***********@*****.**

Address : Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

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