1. Sudath Geegana
Mobile: USA + 1574-3234908
E-Mail: anushka_sugath@yahoo.com;
anushsud@hotmail.com
Skype : Sudath_gee
RESUME
Objective,
To improve the performance of factory, methods, production, productivity. To prove myself and grow with the
company. Lead a Team of Executives, Supervisors professionally & provide them technical support in the cutting
department to finish good dept.
Given an opportunity, I am confident of accomplishing the tasks assigned keeping in view the time & cost constraints
of the project. Willing to work in any part of the global, given opportunity to apply my skills and abilities.
Implement the system, Plan and execution, Making Bridge to Management level to workers level for achieve company
goal and target. .
PERSONAL PROFILE
Having exposure to a variety of roles and industries over the last 17 years whilst staying loyal to my
employers, I am very versatile, analytical, methodical, logical, self-motivated, scientific, a continuous improver
with a good head for problem solving. Having been trained and effectively using the following:-
Waste elimination, Process flow analysis, Stock Management, Brainstorming, Value added analysis, Visual
Management, Training techniques, Change Management, Trouble shooting, Problem solving, Cause & Effect
analysis, Lean management ,Kaizan , Six sigma and Ergonomic analysis my career has drove a path of flexibility
providing an all rounded attitude towards business.
My (+)
Keen to learn & grasp new techniques and methods.
Can work under pressure and can easily adapt as the situation demands.
Excellent exposure Re – Engineering methods.
Motivating and leading the subordinates towards the organizational
Goals with commitment and co-operation.
Educational Qualification.
Passed GCE Ordinary Level
Passed GCE Advanced Level
Followed B.Sc. Engineering degree Specialized in Textile and Clothing Technology from University Of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka year
1994.
2. Currant Employer : Production - Peckham Organization . Michigan
Technopak Advisors India :
As a Project Manager UNDP PEPGI Project Lahore 2013 (April ) – ( 2014 January )
BOWKER GARMENT ( VIETNAM ) CO LTD , AS A TECHNICAL / PRODUCTION/ QUALITY ASSURANCE
MANAGER (2012 October – 2013 March )
Total Employees 2000
Manufacturing: Adidas and Puma Sportswear (Woven / Polyester )
Day Production Output : 20000 Pcs
January - 2011 – September 2012
SARCO ABAD – KABUL – AFGHANISTAN AS A MANAGER PRODUCTION & OPERATION
Total Employees 250
All woven jeans / cargo military uniforms
(Manufacturing all military uniform including all military Garments Under USA DOD DCMA Contract For ANA , ANP )
Achievements:
o Increase production 40 up to 70% in 3 month
o Introduce u line system / Modular Lines with No of Less workers with Line Balancing
o Implement Traffic light in production floor right first time Quality and workmen ship
• Setting Up new factory SOP, Stranded Operation Procedure cutting department to finish good.
• Setting up new production floor right from the training operator’s with the IE system
• Reduce the movement of materials. (Best consumption for the material utilization)
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3. • Planning Man and Machine Requirements
• Identify the problems in the initial stage and recommend appropriate course of action.
• Productive improvement solutions / to attain targeted production and set goal for each style / season
• Technical support to achieve required Quality Standards.
• Cost control measures in all areas to keep operational cost under control
• Set factory for technical compliances as per Law. Audit, review and prepare audit reports.
• Ensure timely reporting and tracking of key performance indicators. ( KPI )
Experience # 2
Divu Ltd - Laos As a Consultant
Buyers : Molinal, Alsico, Ellis ( Work wear )
Achievements :
• Setting Up new factory SOP, Stranded Operation Procedure cutting department to finish good.
• Setting up new Sewing lines As lean system which helping to minimize manpower, reduce WIP and lead time,
as well save floor space and high workforce morale
• Training and motivate workers value and wastage factor and seven wastage in plant
• Motivating and training workforce to reduce defect rates and produce as quality
• Monitoring and trouble shooting day to day activities Swing lines, which including Line balancing, work place
Arrangement,
• Communicating and Leading IE team with line balancing and setting up work study, Method study and time
study.
• Setting up statistical process control and monitoring production floor
• Responsibility monitoring and setting up for safety and ISO Procedures
• Production planning and Shipment Planning as Agreed commitment date
• Setting up In line Traffic light system to identify mistake on time making Preventive Action.
• Establishing stable condition in factory such as a PROCEDURES / DISCIPLINES, COMMON SENSES /
COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. STABLE PRODUCTION / PREDICTABLE OUTPUT / REALISTIC
PLAN FOR PRODUCTION / REALIST PROMISE FOR CUSTOMER.
Experience # 3
Venture international Vietnam – As a Factory Manager
Buyers: Kansas, Mascot, Ellis, Fristed , Molinel ( Work Wear , Denim Jeans Pants)
Liz Claiborne / Kmart
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4. Achievements:
Implements Production planning system with INet Cutting to finish good.
Implemented productivity improvement projects in Laos and improved the efficiency from 49% to 74%. This has
resulted avg 16% reduction in cost
Implemented Quality control systems and reduced rework from 15% to 7%
Have good skills on the project management and the above said projects were delivered on time.
Delivered the agreed results to the clients as well us to the company.
Ensure the correctness of SAM of all style before production.
Develop layout and build up production line according to the SAM, machine availability and manpower.
Make motion and time study during production; give improvement suggestions to optimize the operations.
Provide accurate daily production output and efficiency data
Ensure line balancing, line loading and efficiency stability.
Ensure optimized manufacturing processes and systems.
Making production plan using Inet softwear.
Experience # 4
Prolexus Group, Penang Malaysia As a Factory Manager
Capacity 700 sewing Machines.
60% Nike orders, Sports wear, Jackets,
40 % Oskosh, Tommy Hilfiger woven denim jeans
Achievements:
• Implement Lean system whiting 6 month whole Production department and setting up supermarket system,
kamban Cutting dept and Milk run system store and packing dept. setting up Traffic light system in production
floor. Setting up Factory and departmental KPI. Increase OTP 48% up to 100% whiting 06 month period
• Train fresh Operator from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Myanmar
• Establish, Trained Motivated lean system staff to helpers,
• Implementing U Shape cell (Lines) which helping to manage such as In out Proximately, one look supervision,
Quick responsible to problems, mobile workstation With quick changes, save space and promote team sprit.
• Setting up In line Traffic light system to identify mistake on time making Preventive Action.
• Motivating and training workforce to reduce defect rates and produce as quality Requirement good garments.
As well as training them technically
• Monitoring and trouble shooting day to day activities Stores, Cutting, 25 Swing lines, to finish good.
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5. • Shipment Planning as Agreed commitment date.
• Established and implemented quality assurance procedures and methodology as customers’ requirements.
• Setting up statistical process control and monitoring production floor.
• Responsible for cost control in the factory plan budget
• Increasing the bottom line profitability of the company.
• Optimization of productivity and the reduction of waste.
• Management and reporting to the Group General Manager.
• The maintenance of relationship and liaison with all relevant internal bodies.
• Direct Dealing and Negotiation with Buyers as well as company Marketing and Merchandising team
• Implementation and establish system in group such as Lean including Safety and department vise stranded
operation Procedures ( SOP )
Experience # 5
Liberty Group of company Thailand as a Group Cutting Executive
• Capacity & Workforce in Roi-Et Factory 3000.
Achievements:
• Lead the 03 cutting department successfully which including Automatic Spreaders, Cutters with 40000 – 50000
pcs per day such as decoration parts Embroidery, Printing, Bonding and heat transferring.
• Setting up Super Market system, daily WIP report which including, Cutting, Supermarket and Decoration
Data’s.
• Total Area: 104,000 Sq.m.
• Production Area: 33,000 Sq.m.
• No. Of worker: 3,970 Workers
• Sewing M/C: 1,865 Workers
• Capacity & Machinery’s - Cutting Department.
• FLOOR AREA Building 01 = 5,250SQM. Building 02 = 3,500 SQM
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6. • INVESTRONICA AUTO CUTTING TABLE 06 STATIONS
• AUTO ARM CUTTING 10 SETS
• BAND KNIFE 6 SETS
• CUTTING TABLE 20 SETS (Length 20Mtr)
• PIN TABLE 02 SETS
• PIPING/BINDING CUTTING M/C 02 SETS
• Responsibilities
• Capacity planning for cutting Department for 75 sewing lines.
• (03 Factories)
• Generating Cutting Loading Plan.
• Responsible for CAD / CAM marker making Dept. make sure To achieve consumption of fabrics and maximum
utilization.
• Monitoring the order flow in the cutting department, this includes fabric inspection, layering, cutting, fusing,
numbering, bundling.
• Managing the day today activities with 275 operators and 06 supervisors.
• Capacity planning for 50, 000 paces complete garment cutting output per day.
• Communicating and Monitoring with supporting department Like Embroidery, Printing, Heat transferring to get
requirement qty as production needed.
• Responsible for cost control in the cutting department.
• Responsibility for safety and house keeping maintaining department as customer requirement. Such as 5s,
Lean system and SOP.
• Experience with Automatic spreading, cutting machines Gerber, Investronica . (CAD /CAM )
• Maintaining WIP for 3 days line input (Approx. 150,000PCS)
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7. Experience # 6
Ashton Apparel Kenya Year 2001 – 2003 As a Cutting Manager
ASHTON APPAREL (EPZ) LTD, KENYA
Ashton Apparel Kenya is a part of ATRACO group of companies.
Atraco has operations all over the world and got turnover of 200 million
USD in the year 2000. ATRACO expanded its operations in Kenya as Ashton Apparel
For Quota free and duty free. The company in Kenya has 1800machines and 3700workforces. (Including Washing
Plant, Embroidery Dept) The company has Expertise in manufacturing Jeans, Bloused, Jacket and Casual wear.
Achievements
Trained the fresh Kenyan Operators/Cutters, Markers, Implement system alone all in Cutting dept Ashton Apparel
(EPZ) Ltd and supported the production team to achieve the break event with in the 6 months of commercial
production.
Setting up Alone centralized cutting department including all the systems .
WORK HISTORY BY COMPANIES
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# Company Period Designation
9 Sarco Abad (Afghanistan ) 2010- 2012 Operation Manager Production
8 Divupu Ltd Laos
2009 December up to
2010 July 02nd CONSULTANT
7 Venture International
2008 January- up to
2009 June 30th
Factory Manager Venture Vietnam, Moved
from Venture Laos
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Prolexus Group, Penang
Malaysia
2006 June – 2008
January Factory Manager
5 Liberty Group Thailand 2003 December– Up to Group Cutting Executive / Production
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8. 2006 May Manager
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Ashton Apparel (EPZ) Ltd-
Kenya 2001 – 2003(Till JUNE) Cutting Manager
(Centralized cutting dept)
3 Star Apparel Botswana 2000 - 2001 Production Manager
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Gil Garment Pvt. Ltd (Brandix
Group) Sri Lanka 1996 - 2000 Cutting Manager
Asst Production Manager
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Tri-Star Apparel Export Ltd,
Sri Lanka 1990 – 1991 Training Executive Cutting
Tri – Star Apparel Export Cutting Manager
1992 -1994 Production Manager
1994 - 1996 Factory Manager
Buyer Dealt.
Tommy Hilfiger - Men’s Pants, Shorts And Shirts
Polo Ralph Lauren - Men’s& boy’s Shirts
Banana Republic - Men’s & Boy’s wear
Jones - Men’s / Ladies Jeans, Short
Abercrombie & Fitch - Ladies, Men’s pants, Shorts,
(Wash) Jackets.
Next - Men’s Pants, Skirts, Children’s
Wear, Shorts)
Mark & Spencer - Smoking Dress Ladies, Girls, Jeans, Men’s Pants, Shorts
Structure - Pants, Jeans, Short
Calvin Cline - Ladies , Men’s Boy’s, Jeans
Wall mart - Pants, Short ,Bloused, T’ Shirts,
Target - Ladies, men’s wear
Dockers - Shorts, pants, Jeans Wash Garment
K mart - Ladies, Men’s, Boy’s, Children’s wear
JC Penny - Jackets and winter wear, knit wear
California Concepts - Ladies Dress, Skirt, Bloused
Victoria Secret - Ladies under wear, Bra, Lingerers
Target - Ladies, Men’s, Boys And Girls Wear
Liz Claiborne - Ladies, Men’s wear
Gap - Men’s wear ,Children’s were
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9. Old Navy - Boy’s Wear
London fog - Jacket
Puma - Sport Wear
Adidas - Sport Wear
Nike - Sport Wear
Try Burg - Pant ,Short, Night wear
Saralee - Woven / knit wear
Izod - Knit Wear
Eddie Bauer - Knit / woven Wear
Nautica - Jackets and Knit Wear
Enyce - Jacket and knit wear
Mizuno , Odlo , - Jacket , sportswear
Spoken Languages:
English - Fluent
Sinhala – Fluent
Thai - Medium
Kenya - Medium
Hindi – Medium
Lao – Medium
Computer Knowledge
MS Word, Excel, Access, Power point, Auto Cad Cam
Software Knowledge
Fast React, FMIS, ERP, SAP, INET
Other Skills and Experience in Garment Industry.
Industrial Engineering (IE) Techniques, work-study methods and SMV / CM calculation.
Merchandising / Marketing and handling Buyers.
Garment Quality methods and techniques AQL 2.5 – 4, including fabric Inspection (4 point system),
Shrinkage and bowing testing, Shade bands system.
Basic Knowledge of pattern making and grading / Marker making.
Excellent Knowledge of swing production management.
Excellent experience with Lean Management system (6S)
Excellent experience with Six Sigma Tools, Techniques & Management.
Personal Information.
• Given Name: Sudath
Surname Name: Geegana Gamachchige
Age: 42 years
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10. Address USA: 4328 Hickory, Apt 2D, Mishawaka, Indiana 46545
Address Sri Lanka: 63 /18, Dewala Road, Katubadda, Moratuwa,Sri Lanka.
Date of Birth: 20-11-1968
MOBILE : + 1574-3234908
Marital Status: Married
Nationality: Sri Lankan
Passport No: N 1835689
Contact Home:
Email: anushka_sugath@yahoo.com
anushsud@hotmail.com
Skype: Sudath_gee
Referees:
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Sampath Costha
Textile Engeeneer
ORIGINAL MARINES Ltd
Italy.
Contact Mobile :+39 347 0756586
Email: sa.costa@originalmarines.com
Richard Clayton – Alsop
Operations Executive
Lionstar Enterprises Ltd,
Unit G 14th Flr, Block B ,
Marvel Industrial Building ,
17-23 Kwai Fung Crescent , Kwai Chung ,NT.
email: richard@lionstar.com.hk
Tel 852-91709977; HK Mobile: +852 91709977 , Malaysia: Mobile : + 60 197176957
Skype: Rcalsop1 +852 81911987