Nitish Soni

Result-driven Quality Assurance Professional with over 6 years of comprehensive experience across leading apparel buying agencies, export houses, and manufacturing facilities (Latin Quarter, Vamani Overseas, Shahi Exports). Proven expertise in executing Inline, Midline, and Final Random Inspections (FRI) under strict AQL 2.5 / 4.0 standards. Adept at technical tech pack interpretation, measurement auditing, pattern corrections, and root-cause analysis (CAPA) to minimize rejection rates and ensure compliance with international buyer specifications.

Certified in Apparel Manufacturing Technology (ATDC).

Quality Assurance Specialist - Latin Quarter (Buying Agency) - Okhla, New Delhi

(2024-12)

• Conduct rigorous vendor factory quality audits across woven and knit categories, including Initial, Inline, Midline, and Final Random Inspections (FRI) as per buyer AQL standards.
• Audit approved production samples against buyer-approved tech packs, ensuring critical measurements, stitching aesthetics, and construction match sealed gold seal samples.
• Identify sewing and finishing discrepancies at the vendor floor level, recommending instant pattern/needle/seam adjustments to avoid batch rejections.
• Generate structured daily inspection reports (DIR), analyze defect trends, and coordinate directly with factory heads and production teams to clear shipments within stipulated delivery windows.

Finishing Quality Assurance (QA) - Vamani Overseas - Faridabad, Haryana

(2023-02 - 2024-12)

• Headed finishing floor quality operations, overseeing final trimming, pressing, tagging, polybagging, and master carton packing compliance.
• Enforced strict carton drop tests, barcode scanning verification, and buyer-specific packaging manuals to ensure zero distribution center non-compliances.
• Maintained daily finishing rejection logs, driving corrective action plans with sewing line supervisors that decreased finishing rework by 18%.

Finishing Quality Auditor - Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd. (Unit F1) - Faridabad, Haryana

(2020-05 - 2023-02)

• Managed finishing audit lines for large-scale export shipments under high-volume buyer timelines.
• Conducted 100% final finishing checks and statistical AQL sampling, inspecting shade variation, hand-feel, measurement tolerances, and stain defects.
• Collaborated with Industrial Engineering (IE) and production line supervisors to implement standard operating procedures (SOPs), significantly cutting down repetitive end-line alterations.

Assistant Merchandiser - Shivalik Prints - Faridabad, Haryana

(2019-04 - 2020-03)

• Facilitated seamless communication between buying teams, quality departments, and production floors during sampling and initial production runs.
• Monitored trim and fabric inward quality approvals, maintaining detailed Time & Action (T&A) calendars to meet order delivery milestones.

Apparel Manufacturing Technology (AMT) - Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC), Faridabad (2019 - 2019)

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) - D.A.V. College, Faridabad (2019 - 2019)