David Alfillah

Hands-on Apparel Printing Technician, Pre-Press Designer, and Production Supervisor with nearly 8 years of end-to-end sportswear manufacturing experience since 2018. Experienced in industrial sublimation printing, rotary calender heat transfer, flatbed heat pressing, vinyl cutting, pre-press layout, QA/QC, machinery maintenance, and production-team supervision. Progressed from vector tracing and proofing into commissioning production equipment, training operators, managing workshop operations, and developing practical workflow systems.

Also experienced in CLO3D garment visualisation and commercial digital apparel assets. Seeking an Australian employer-sponsored opportunity where strong technical shop-floor capability and production experience can contribute immediately.

Retail Store Manager & Systems Consultant at Apparel CRV (2026-05 – 2026-07)

• Managed day-to-day operations and inventory stock layout for an offline retail branch.
• Initiated and architected a custom Order Management System database to improve production tracking and store-to-workshop fulfillment handoffs.

Production Leader & Operations Supervisor at JH Sport Apparel (2024-09 – 2026-03)

• Established and led workshop operations from equipment commissioning through full-scale commercial manufacturing.
• Supervised and trained production operators across sublimation workflows, sewing alignment and finishing quality control.
• Managed production scheduling, weekly wage calculations, equipment supplier coordination and raw-material procurement.
• Maintained production uptime through structured routine maintenance of printing and heat-transfer machinery.

Pre-Press Layout Specialist & Technical Workflow Designer at CRV Apparel (2023-03 – 2024-04)

• Modernised sample approval by replacing conventional 2D Photoshop flats with interactive CLO3D garment models.
• Built Excel-based production tracking and automated weekly piece-rate wage calculation tools.
• Prepared complex vector jersey layouts, nested print files and production-ready artwork using Adobe Illustrator.

Founder & Operations Manager at Onesto Apparel (2021-12 – 2023-01)

• Secured IDR 80 million in external seed funding to establish a retail store and dedicated production workshop.
• Procured, installed and operated commercial flatbed heat presses and vinyl cutting plotters.
• Managed sourcing, cut-and-sew coordination, custom nameset applications, production quality and basic financial operations.

Lead Sublimation Machine Operator & Technical Trainer at Jets Apparel / Nusa Printing (2021-05 – 2021-12)

• Commissioned and operated industrial Mimaki JV-series wide-format sublimation printers for sportswear production.
• Performed daily printhead maintenance, capping-station cleaning, wiper replacement and nozzle recovery.
• Operated continuous rotary roll-press calenders and managed fabric and transfer-paper roll changeovers.
• Trained business owners and junior operators in machinery operation and introduced CLO3D mockups into production workflows.

Independent Apparel Production & Custom Merchandising at Onesto Apparel (2020-06 – 2021-05)

• Built an independent custom sportswear operation during the pandemic, managing client briefs and coordinating trusted printing and sewing vendors.
• Prepared print-ready vector artwork and customised typography while maintaining quality control before dispatch.

Apparel Design & Sublimation Operator at Adhoc Apparel (2019-11 – 2020-05)

• Operated wide-format sublimation printers, rotary calender roll presses and flatbed heat presses.
• Performed media roll replacement, machine cleaning and vinyl plotter operation for Polyflex sportswear numbering.
• Processed customer artwork and optimised nesting layouts in Adobe Illustrator.

Junior Apparel Graphic Designer & Proofing Operator at Kayser Apparel (2018-12 – 2019-02)

• Entered the apparel industry after passing an Adobe Illustrator vector-tracing test based on prior Photoshop experience.
• Handled order intake, sample proofing with small-format heat presses, client approval photos and post-print finishing.

Owner & Independent Apparel Workshop Operator at Alwin Sport (2023-03 – Present)

• Operate a home-based custom garment workshop alongside employment, equipped with sewing machines, a vinyl cutting plotter and flatbed heat presses.
• Produce custom jerseys, Polyflex applications and heat-transfer apparel while coordinating production and customer requirements.

3D Garment Specialist & Digital Asset Creator at Independent Freelance Practice & Digital Publishing (2018 – Present)

• Create and publish commercial 3D sportswear mockups and digital apparel assets through Gumroad under the Vorzio brand.
• Deliver freelance custom jersey layouts, DTF gang sheets and pre-press vector artwork.
• Produce CLO3D demonstrations and digital garment workflow content for online audiences.

– MTs Negeri Bantarwaru (formerly MTsN 3 Majalengka)