Experience

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  MAS KREEDA

  • Sri Lanka
  • Apparel Manufacturing
  • 500 - 600 Employee

  • Manager - Fabric Specialist

    • Apr 2022 - Present

    LineaNXT is innovation hub for Nike apparels outside from Nike Explore Team (NXT) in USA. I am deploying my knowledge grabs through textile engineering and experience gathered during past 14 years relating to fabrics for new innovations which developing for future needs of NIKE Brand. Key responsibilities to bring innovative newness from materials including fibers, yarns, chemicals and processing mechanism. Brand moment developments are done with the successful involvement.

  • Assistant Manager Fabric Specialist

    • May 2018 - Apr 2022

    LineaNXT is attached to MAS KREEDA as innovation hub for Nike Apparel. Our team is dedicate to find solution for new product and concept innovation, which launch in to market based on Future needs of Nike Brand. Under my responsibilities, engage with innovation interested suppliers through confidential agreements, bring new material solutions for the ideas generating by team, explore new chemical and finishing solutions which support with functional and sustainability aspects, testing validation part with internal and external laboratories while try to find new method of validation to prove the suggesting functionality.

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  Brandix

  • Sri Lanka
  • Retail Apparel and Fashion
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Assistant Manager Fabric Technologist

    • May 2016 - May 2018

    Responsible for fabrics and trims with right quality at the right time available for production while maintain Organizational goals as well as driving department KPIs. Achieve supply chain goals while implementing new strategies to enhance the supplier relationship while improving quality and service level of them. Introduce innovative methods and systems to improve the department functions as well as whole production process simplifications.

  • Fabric Technologist

    • Aug 2013 - Apr 2016

    Responsible for providing the right quality fabric for apparel production(woven & knit), negotiation with fabric suppliers regarding quality issues, managing issues arising from the production plants and managing the working staff. Visiting fabric mills in local and overseas to discuss improvements of products and developments.

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  MAS Holdings

  • Colombo, Sri Lanka

  • Material Developer

    • Feb 2012 - Jul 2013
    • Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Employed as Material Developer since February 2012 to July 2013. Responsible for Liaise with suppliers in order to develop fabric whilst negotiating cost effective prices, Examine the fabric price in detail across different fibers/ composition/ construction/ region & suppliers, Understanding the customer requirement and technical manuals, conduct Pre Production meeting with suppliers

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  oDesk

  • Home

  • Freelancer

    • Feb 2011 - Feb 2012
    • Home

    I am flexible, hardworking and pride myself on punctuality and meeting deadlines efficiently. Provide high quality service is my priority.I am willing to be trained and a fast-learner with good communication skill. I am determined to build good professional relationships with quality work experiences that will benefit not just my employer but my satisfaction as well. My formal educations as shown in profile have helped me to develop my exceptional skill and knowledge.I am assured to deliver high quality service as Freelancer in the areas I am specialized.

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  Brandix

  • Colombo, Sri Lanka

  • Fabric Technologist

    • Feb 2010 - Feb 2012
    • Colombo, Sri Lanka

    fabrics and trims with right quality at the right time available for production while maintain Organizational goals as well as driving department KPIs. Achieve supply chain goals while implementing new strategies to enhance the supplier relationship while improving quality and service level of them. Introduce innovative methods and systems to improve the department functions as well as whole production process

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  EAM Maliban Textiles ( Pvt) Ltd

  • Mabola, Sri Lanka

  • Quality Executive of Textile Testing Laboratory

    • Apr 2009 - Feb 2010
    • Mabola, Sri Lanka

    Handling textile testing and the management system of the textile testing laboratory

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  Textured Jersey Lanka (Pvt) Ltd

  • Avissawella, Sri Lanka

  • Implant Trainee

    • Oct 2007 - Apr 2008
    • Avissawella, Sri Lanka

    Completed 6 months of internship at Textured Jersey Lanka (Pvt) Ltd , Awissawella. Involved in all the production of fabrics process, Research & Development and customer projects.