Work experience

• Sr. Lead Auditor & QA Professional

  Independent

  2024.04-Current

  (2 years)

  Job Responsibilities: - The role involves verifying product quality, safety, dimensions, Appearance, workmanship, and ensuring compliance with client specifications, AQL standards, and established quality and inspection procedures. Providing ISO-based factory evaluations to assess operational efficiency, production capacity, technical capability, compliance with standards, and consistency in product quality across the supply chain. Managing pre-audit and post-audit activities, including report preparation, identification of nonconformities, and providing actionable recommendations for improvement. Conducting Fabric inspections, PP sample approvals, size set reviews & provide technical recommendations. Verifying products against approved samples, technical drawings, and specifications. Conducting Pre-Production (PPI), During Production (DUPRO), and Final Random Inspections (FRI). Ensuring products meet brand-specific quality, safety, AQL standards (ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 / ISO 2859). Inspect AQL carton & pcs selections & check workmanship, construction, measurements, safety, trims, labelling, and packaging, Identifying and classifying defects in accordance with AQL criteria. Preparing clear & accurate inspection reports with photographic evidence & Communicating inspection findings professionally with factories and clients. Container loading & unloading supervision. Key clients include Raymond, Kenneth Cole, Giordano, Daniel Hechter, Nautica, ELLE, Pierre Cardin, QVC. Product Inspection Expertise (Softlines & Hardlines) fashion apparel (men’s, women’s, kids’, infants), denim, suits, blazers, sarees, ethnic wear, sportswear, innerwear, lingerie, shapewear, home textiles, leather goods, Footwear, belt, accessories, ceramic, glass, toys, games, jewelry, kitchen utensils (stainless steel, non-stick,plastic) products.
• Sr. Quality Assurance Manager

  Brands Marketing Pvt Ltd

  2021.06-2024.03

  (3 years)

  (with International Brands: Giordano, Kenneth Cole, Daniel Hechter, NAUTICA, Pierre Cardin, ELLE) Job Responsibilities: - Followed up on daily production status, shortages, inspections, and dispatches as per commitment dates. Performed Factory technical Audits in accordance with ISO standards, encompassing the evaluation of manufacturing processes, (QMS), and factory capabilities and capacities. I specialize in approving: - PP samples, size sets, wash & Test standard, I Implementing & Establish SOPs, KPI’s to achieve RFT (right first time) in production applying Lean & Six Sigma tools and techniques to eliminate waste, reduce defects, and variability. Established testing parameters for FTP & GPT, including chemical and physical tests. Conducted In-Line, Mid-Line, and Final Inspections according to MIL-STD-105E (Single Sampling Plan), Normal Inspection, General Level II, with Acceptable Quality Levels of 2.5 & 4.0 under ACT-2009 Legal Metrology, sharing results with management within 24 hours. Updated and shared MIS, customer return summaries, and store audit data in SAP (Systems Applications andProducts in Data Processing). Inspection Expertise across: Fashion Men’s apparel products: Formal, Casual, Denim shirt & Pant, T shirt, Polo, sweatshirt, Jacket, Joggers, Shorts, sweaters, briefs, trunks, handbags, wallets, purses, trolley bags, Footwear, belt, Umbrella, Cap, Belt, Mask.
• Deputy Quality Assurance Manager

  Aditya Birla Retail, (more retail Ltd)

  2010.02-2020.03

  (10 years)

  Job Responsibilities: - Conducted vendor audits, factory capability assessments & compliance evaluations. Provided fit technical approvals for men's, women's, kids', and infants' wear products, including PP sample approval, upgrading product fit, ensuring product safety, specifications, grading, and fittings. Conducted inline, midline & final inspections as per AQL. Fashion Apparels men’s. women’s. kids, infantswear Denim, Sarees, Ethnic wear, sportswear, Innerwear, Lingerie, Shape wear, Home Textile, leather products, Footwear, belt, Toys, wooden, ceramic, Glass, non-toxic cooking kitchen utensils (stainless steel, nonstick ware& and plastic products) Regularly held meetings with vendors, as well as H.M. and S.M. store members, to ensure timely product quality improvements and updates on legal metrology. Established and maintained quality manuals, SOPs, TQM guidelines, quality objectives, and quality policies for vendor partners. Trained back-end staff, vendors, and team members of Quality Management and Legal Metrology. Prepared monthly inspection summaries, customer return summaries, and store audit reports for the category and management teams Reduced defects, improved RFT %, and strengthened vendor performance using Lean & Six Sigma tools.
• Sr Quality Assurance Officer

  Trent Ltd (West side & Star Bazar)

  2009.05-2010.01

  (9 months)

  Job Responsibilities: - New Factory evaluation & result share with Men’s, Women’s & kids wear category. Responsible for Men’s, Women’s & kids wear size set , PP sample & Fit approval & provide technical solutions. Organized vendor meeting and solved all the problems of vendors. Provide Training to floor staff, Vendors & Team member about quality parameter & Legal Metrology. Conducted in-line, midline and final inspections (Softlines & Hardlines) /Fashion Apparels men’s. women’s. kids, infantswear Denim, suits, Blazers, Sarees, Ethnic wear, sportswear, Innerwear, Lingerie, Shape wear, Home Textile non-toxic cooking kitchen utensils (stainless steel, nonstick ware) & GM.
• Quality Assurance In-charge For QVC Retail Brand (Home Textiles)

  binayak process house - tarapur

  2006.09-2009.05

  (3 years)

  Job Responsibilities: - To ensure that all home textile products (bed linen, curtains, towels, cushions, pillows, consistently meet buyer specifications, legal requirements, and international quality standards such as ISO 9001, GOTS, OEKO- TEX, Monitoring all technical aspects of Dyeing & printing for home Textile Department including requirements, pp sample approvals and lab test approval. Provide technical advice and apply technical standards to ensure samples and finished products meet quality expectations, End to end responsibility for fabric inspection to final shipment inspection & controlling quality in factory & outside factory. Follow-up with printing & dying department. (Like as rotary print, stenter, loop edger, peaching, 12 set-Dying Machine. Managed a team of 10 Q. C’s, Daily inspection report analysis, handled total quality of the Factory from Fabric, Printing, Cutting, Stitching, Checking, Packing.
• Quality controller

  P. Fashion Export House – Mumbai

  1997.02-2003.06

  (6 years)

  Job Responsibilities: - Handled 280 stitching machine for manufacturing Fashion Garments Men’s, Women’s & kids With Quality control by MIL-STD- Level II or as per Customers requirements. Inspected fabric by using 4-point system. Approved PP sample & comments share with Men’s; Women’s & kids wear vendors. Co-ordination with Garments manufacturing units, washing units, sampling unit & Merchandiser. Final inspection conducted for garments by 2.5-4.0 AQL random single sampling plans Managed a team of 8 Q. C’s Handled Buyers : Walmart, Kmart, Siplec, Auchan, Carrefour, Metro MGB