Experience

Jim Thompson

• Thailand
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Textile Research & Development Manager

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  • Translate inspiration/concepts into seasonal prints and color palettes based on request from all internal business units• Develop original prints and weaving designs that are trend-right, brand right, and technically ready for production• Review and approve lab dips and strike offs for quality and visual consistency• Develop new fabric construction and finishes that could solve some pain points of our current products• Prepare budgets for approval, and manage all spending in accordance with the approved budget and company objectives.

• Head of Silk Research

  • May 2016 - Nov 2021

  • Provide a competitive advantage to Jim Thompson by fueling innovation and creative product solutions• Conduct market research and provide insights into new innovations in fiber, yarn, materials, and finishes applied to fabrics and textiles with a particular focus on silk• Build creative presentations based on key market research/trends and develop recommendations• Ensure that Jim Thompson is exposed to "future" technologies concerning performance, aesthetic diversification, and sustainability efforts• Collaborate and build relationships with key partners including mills (both in-house and third party), suppliers, universities and technical institutions• Partner with mills (both in-house and third party), suppliers, universities and technical institutions in creating and testing new non-existing fiber, fabric and finish technology options• Work closely with the product design and merchandising teams to gain customer insights and develop solutions tailored to our customers' needs



North Carolina State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2011 - Aug 2014

  • Innovative Solutions in the Dyeing of Protein Textile Materials• Performance of various color difference models in the challenging regions of CIELAB color space• Does Hue Affect The Perception Of Grayness?• Decision Making in the Development of a Coloration Expert System• Scaling Perceived Saturation• Cognitive Comparison of Unique and Intermediate Hues• Evaluation of Performance of Various Color-Difference Formulae Using an Experimental Black Dataset• Evaluation of Performance of Several Color-Difference Formulae Using a New NCSU Black Experimental Dataset• Expert Systems and Applications in the Coloration of Textiles



Hanesbrands Inc.

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Leader

  • 2010 - 2010

  • Managed fabric and accessory suppliers to ensure quality, specifications, and on time delivery• Monitored garment production of local and international factories on daily basis to update any factors that could affect planned production and delivery date, and occasionally visited to verify factory production plans • Weekly updated current issues and follow up forecast quantity, orders from corporate office in USA • Managed fabric and accessory suppliers to ensure quality, specifications, and on time delivery• Monitored garment production of local and international factories on daily basis to update any factors that could affect planned production and delivery date, and occasionally visited to verify factory production plans • Weekly updated current issues and follow up forecast quantity, orders from corporate office in USA



Decathlon Thailand

• Thailand
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Technical Production Leader

  • Feb 2009 - Nov 2009

  • Managed the quality of garment supplier, through quality control in the factory and implemented a plan to solve the quality problems, and also carried out social compliance assessments• Developed products from drawings; sourcing raw materials (fabrics and accessories), and garment factories; costing; validate lab-dipped, first-lot fabrics, prototype-, size set-, preproduction- samples; quality controlled mass production for all implement orders; and randomly checked replenished orders according to garment factories quality level.• Developed new products according to the marketing strategies of each internal brand in the company, including fabric types, price ranges, product types, target end users, and also proposed new designs to reduce cost to the corporate office in France.

• Supply Chain Production Leader

  • Nov 2006 - Apr 2009

  • Established short and medium term production plan to ensure on time delivery• Worked closely with corporate office to track weekly forecasts, update pricing factors, lead time, delivery, and budget management• Managed relationships with fabric and accessory suppliers to control process of finished goods and components to ensure on time delivery• Reserved capacity and closely monitor to ensure garment factories allocated production lines as committed.