Fabric Technologist at Mi-Hub (2025-11 – 2026-05)
Mi-Hub is a market leader in the design and supply of bespoke corporate wear to blue chip clients in several sectors: airlines & transport, banks & finance, supermarkets, distribution, healthcare, leisure & travel companies, retail and emergency services etc. Customers such as: Tesco, McDonalds (UK & US), British Airways, Nationwide, Royal Mail, Shell, Lloyds Banking Group Etc.
- Quality and shade matching of all supplier fabric submissions against group master standards.
- Create & maintain Fabric standards & continuity library, liaison of results to manufacturing base.
- Action and follow through lab dips, handlooms and sample requests with suppliers.
Assistant Warden, Volunteer, Cover Supervisor at Various (2019-11 – 2025-10)
- Assistant Warden in Nottinghamshire Area. Volunteer at Marie Curie, Westdale Care Home, Reiki Medic Care and QMC hospital.
- Cover supervisor in secondary schools.
Fabric Technologist (Maternity Cover) at Prominent Europe (2018-03 – 2019-09)
Prominent is a buying house, part of Itochu group. The type of products handled: shirts and nightwear for Marks&Spencer.
- Working with Designer in developing fabrics from concept through to final approval ensuring the critical path is kept on schedule; liaise with the supply base to obtain sampling in support of such projects.
- Create fabric specification using our new ERP system.
- Source fabrics and negotiate prices. Attend customer meetings.
- Create and update the Buy Matrix. Update BOM, critical path on PLM. Approve bulk fabrics.
- Visit garment factories and mills in India as part of a Sustainability project.
Fabric Technologist at Visage (2014-04 – 2016-05)
Visage is an International buying house with worldwide offices and is part of the Li&Fung group. Type of products handled: denim and non-denim bottoms, coats, jackets, knitwear, jerseywear, swimwear for George @Asda.
- Submit new fabrics to buyer for approval.
- Prepare technical documentation with testing and care label requirements. Approve care label layouts.
- Prepare risk assessments for all type of products, which are in-line with buyer requirements and performance standards.
- Chase test reports from overseas offices and check if fabrics are as per buyer requirements. Request from buyer commercial approvals for any failed test results in line with the product. Arrange UK testing for fabrics and garments.
- Detected technical issues at pre-production stage.
Product Developer at Indochine (2013-06 – 2013-08)
Indochine is an International buying house with worldwide offices. The group also includes the UK fashion retailer New Look. The type of products handled: denim and non-denim bottoms.
- Coordinate and supervise the sampling processes.
- Place developments, wash tests with different laundries, give washing instructions and continuously follow up.
- Organize work with embroidery/printing houses.
- Locally source trimmings.
- If needed, follow up washing production together with the wash technician.
- Advise designers regarding the best fabric options to match a particular wash effect.
- Meet denim mills representatives and select fabrics for new season collection.
- Managed to speed up the sampling process.
Denim Wash Developer/ Product Developer at PTB Bali Nirwana (2012-01 – 2012-08)
PTB Bali Nirwana is one of the top garment exporters in Indonesia and has a long and vast experience of producing high quality products for many European brands. Being part of marketing team, I handled two buyer accounts: Scotch&Soda (denim division) and Retro Jeans. The type of products: denim and non-denim bottoms.
- Source, select denim fabrics, approve strike-offs, create a denim fabrics library. Test the washes for newly selected fabrics.
- Study new denim trends, select styles and develop denim washes following the current trends.
- Interact with buyers and attend abroad seasonal meeting, for presenting and developing new collections.
- Closely work with merchandisers and washing department, to develop samples that meets buyer requirements.
- Oversee the washing process of denim and non-denim samples, provide technical expertise and ensure correct execution within given time.
- Evaluate and convey to sampling department, all comments/corrections regarding wash processes; approve color lab dips, finishes.
- Played a key role in opening a new account with denim division from Scotch&Soda (Netherlands).
- Trained the operators from dry process area. Provided new ideas, implemented effective and viable solutions.
- Supervised, trained and mentored an assistant.
Technician Dry Processes/Quality Assurance at Trends Aquatech (2010-09 – 2011-04)
Trends Aquatech is a denim laundry affiliated to garment company Trends L.P. Joined production team for brands such as Tom Tailor, Esprit. Products handled: denim bottoms
- Manage a comprehensive quality control program to ensure that production is compliant with all requirements.
- Supervise continuous improvement activities for the dry process operations, implementing corrective actions to ensure that quality standards are met.
- Approve the standards for all dry processes.
- During prototypes sample stage, tracked the imperfection from the garment construction, to avoid the appearance of major defects during washing production.
- Solved technical issues that appeared during production.
Retail Assistant / Design at Vogue International Agencies FZE (2008-04 – 2010-06)
Vogue International Agencies FZE, a buying house, part of Vogue-Velocity Group, a leading producer of denim bottoms, with over 5000 employees. Moved to part of the retail team. Products handled: casual garments especially developed for local market.
- Research trends, study local market and competitors, customer preferences and relay all relevant information and recommendations to senior management.
- Design new styles adapted to local market. Create style sheets with construction specification. Design flyers in Photoshop for promoting the retail store.
- Coordinate the production of new styles, the activity of packing area of ready stock and replenishment of sold goods.
- Create new in-store displays, windows display to stimulate sales.
- Maintain strong communications with the company executive management to discuss sales targets and suggest solutions to increase sales volume.
- Directly supervise and oversee the work efforts of a cross-functional team.
- Monitor daily sales reports and footfall.
- Achieved a 15% increase on sales.
- Re-designed floor layouts, interior store design and coordinated the work for re-arranging the store.
- Organized a new warehouse.
Product Developer / Personal Assistant at Vogue International Agencies FZE (2008-04 – 2009-11)
Products handled: denim bottoms for brands such as Benetton, Gap, Blend, Topshop.
- Study denim fabric trends. Source and select denim fabrics as per desired washes. Diversify the denim fabrics library. Test the washes for the new fabrics. Develop denim washes and execute all operations required in dry processes.
- Communicate with buyers, source fabrics and trims, negotiate prices with suppliers.
- Monitor sampling process, work with pattern makers on all fit sessions to ensure ideal fit is achieved through various counter sample approvals, review prototypes.
- Develop appropriate costing that ensures a reasonable profit margin for the company.
- Negotiate prices, order industrial washing machines from suppliers and monitor the shipments.
- Recruit people who pursue passions that relate to company goals and values.
- Oversee the activity of sampling department and assist CEO's activity by performing assigned tasks.
- Opened new buyer accounts: Benetton (Italy) and Blend (Denmark).
- Improved efficiency of sampling department. Trained and mentored an assistant. Developed new techniques of denim dry processes.
Product Developer at A&B Fashion Design (2007-03 – 2008-03)
A&B Fashion Design, Bucharest, is a buying house for casual garments, mainly denim bottoms, with distribution chains in Romanian hypermarkets. Products handled: casual garments, mainly denim bottoms, for own brand Pipper.
