Rizwan Ali

Apparel Product Development & CAD/CAM leader with 11+ years driving digital patternmaking, fit engineering, sublimation workflows, and bulk-production execution. Built CAD/CAM departments from zero, implemented Tukatech end-to-end, and delivered measurable gains in quality, speed, and fabric utilization.

Product Development Lead - Lulusar / Intermoda Brands - Lahore

(2023-10)

• Lead end-to-end product development for Lulusar & KOYO — patterns, fit engineering, techpacks, QA, and production handovers
• Built a DXF sublimation & laser-cutting workflow that slashed prep time from 1–2 days to 4–5 hours, boosting placement accuracy and material yield
• Standardized base blocks, grading rules, measurement charts, and POMs — aligning PD, QA, Cutting, Sublimation, and Production teams

Senior Manager CAD/CAM - Lulusar / Intermoda Brands - Lahore

(2020-04 - 2023-10)

• Scaled CAD/CAM team by recruiting and training members in Tukatech, digital grading, marker planning, and CLO 3D virtual sampling
• Introduced CLO 3D to accelerate fit validation and reduce physical sample rounds for Design and Product Development
• Established grading standards and live-model fit protocols, improving pattern accuracy and on-time production handover rates

Manager CAD/CAM - Lulusar / Intermoda Brands - Lahore

(2018-02 - 2020-03)

• Founded the company's CAD/CAM function from scratch — implemented Tukatech, replacing all manual hard-pattern and marker workflows
• Introduced full-scale plotted patterns for production cutting, improving consistency, repeatability, and bulk-execution accuracy
• Standardized the full workflow from sample development through grading, approval, marker planning, and production handover

Assistant Manager CAD/CAM - Crescent Bahuman Ltd. - Hafizabad

(2017-11 - 2018-02)

• Supported Tukatech rollout at Crescent Bahuman, transitioning from Gerber/GGT and introducing automated marker nesting to improve fabric utilization

CAD/CAM Pattern Master - Combined Fabrics - The Knitwear Company - Lahore

(2014-12 - 2017-10)

• Delivered production-ready patterns and graded nests across men's, women's, and kids' knitwear for costing through bulk — led Tukatech implementation after Gerber AccuMark

Master of Arts - Political Science - University of the Punjab

Bachelor of Arts - Allama Iqbal Open University

Diploma - Pattern Making CAD/CAM (Gerber AccuMark) - Punjab Board of Technical Education - Institute of Readymade Garments of Pakistan

Diploma - Microsoft Office - Brains College, Lahore

Intermediate (I.Com) / Matriculation (Science) - Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore