jamahl kassim

r and d sock developer

About

Passionate for performance based textiles and materials, Jamahl has over to 8+ years experience in the textiles industry. He has a solid foundation in Product Development, Global Sourcing, Fabric Performance and Quality Management.

Country

australia

City

sydney

Industry

textiles

Skill

textiles, dyeing, product development, knitwear, apparel, textile industry, technical textiles, raw materials, fabric development, yarn, interior design, negotiation, adobe photoshop, materials science, sportswear, knitting, machine knitting, weaving, nonwovens, customer focused service, spinning, trend forecasting, fit, quality control, sourcing, wovens, english, product knowledge, cotton, global sourcing

Experience

r and d sock developer

pacific brands

research and development manager

seafolly p/l

2018-10 - 2019-10 · 1 yr 1 mo

* Research and Development of trends in raw materials, yarns and accessories. * Identify areas of innovation, execute and deliver on an in-seasonal time line. * Present new ideas across Design and key Stakeholders translating trends into products that meet Seafolly and Milea's DNA. * Lead development teams across Australia, China, Brazil and Italy with a focus on innovation. * Research and create new relations with vendors. * Maintain partnerships with key vendors. * Cost, MOQ and lead time negotiation and finalisation. * Lead Production Development meetings. * Process development and implementation. * Manage suppliers/vendors to ensure OTIF delivery of raw materials is achieved. * Final approval and commercialisation of all innovative raw materials, ensuring each component meets quality and company standards.

quality control

warwick fabrics (australia) pty. ltd.

2016-5 - 2016-8 · 4 mos

* Set quality standards for fabrics. * Monitor preproduction fabric samples from suppliers. * Identifying fabric defaults.

research internship

dmtc ltd

2013-11 - 2014-6 · 8 mos

* Research and development of garments that would protect and withstand ballistic penetration. * Producing seamless knitted samples using the Shima Seiki Whole Garment Knitting Machine. * Extensive Textile Testing.

laboratory assistant

ctv dyeing

2010-5 - 2011-1 · 9 mos

* Colour matching. * Development of colours, dyeing techniques, dye solutions for machinery used for whole garment dyeing. * Creating and maintaining a lab dip library and standards.

sourcing and development manager

tigerlily

2019-11 - Present · 6 yrs 11 mos

showroom consultant

warwick fabrics (australia) pty. ltd.

2011-7 - 2015-7 · 4 yrs 1 mo

* Deliver a high knowledge on upholstery/drapery textiles and leather products. * Consulting on the best-suited upholstery or drapery fabrics for domestic and commercial consumers. * Proficient in CRM systems i.e. Pronto-Xi