CLOTHING/ APPAREL/ FASHION EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS Highly skilled, qualified & experienced in the CLOTHING INDUSTRY. With 17 years’ relevant experience and various diploma’s and certificates. Experience in Corporate Wear, Workwear, Couture, Bridal and various other sub-sections of the apparel industry. I have worked as an entrepreneur but I also have experience working with SMME’s and large well established companies. KEY CLOTHING/ UNIFORM ACCOUNTS Makro, Builders Warehouse, Shoprite, Checkers, Clicks, MediRite, Transpharm, Nedbank, Airlink, Cashbuild, Transnet (Corporate & RME), Body Shop, Bank of Zambia, Zambia Airports Corporation Ltd, U Bank, Pioneer Foods, Autopax/ Translux, Chefworks, Metrorail. KEY COMPETENCIES • Product Development (Apparel) • Project Management • Management • Reporting • Microsoft Office (especially in Excel) • Bulk Production, line planning & factory set-up • Factory flow and floor plan design • Garment/ Project/ Production Costing • Process and Critical Path planning • Supplier Relationship Management • Range Building & Development • Trend Analysis • Merchandising • Cutting, Marking Knowledge • QA Knowledge • Machinery Knowledge • Sewing knowledge • Textile Knowledge • Pattern Making & Grading (Manual) • Draping & Custom Pattern Making • Trims/ Fasteners/ Finishes Knowledge • Training new technical staff • Developing Tech Packs & graded specs • Garment/ fabric development & importing • Building “Master” Files & Sealed Master Samples • Corel Draw & Photo Paint, Manga Studio Illustrator