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Work History
Education
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Otheractivity
Training
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Eszter Petrik

Melbourne,Australia

Summary

Building on my studies, work related experiences and personal interests, I have a strong interest and creative flair in the Textile and Apparel industry. My aim is to work hard, progress and to achieve my ambitions to the highest level.


I am a curious, creative and strategic thinker with extensive on and offshore industry experience using a collaborative, strengths-based approach in areas of resilience-building, project and program management, and emergency recovery. I work towards positive collective impact with professionalism and heart.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Textile Technologist - Research and Development

Australia Defence Apparel
01.2017 - 07.2024
  • From start to finish, provide fabric technical support outcomes to all departments (Business/Sales/ Design/ Operations-Production/Research & Development) with workwear contracts and developments for Fire and Emergency (including Structural and Wildlands), Electrical Utilities, Industrial, Corporate and Defence
  • To assist the Research & Technologies Department in the preparation of samples, the conduct of testing and certification of materials and products
  • To prepare correspondence and other documentation relating to testing and certification, and to maintain relevant records
  • To assist with the sourcing of information and materials for new product development
  • To manage the coordination of fabric testing for Request for Tender (RFT) process, for awarded contracts and for through-life batch testing of contracts typically presented in a Verification & Validation Matrix
  • To conduct fabric property testing to known standards, and to maintain relevant records
  • General Testing: Determine testing and certification from standards and specification requirements
  • Obtain quotations for testing, prepare sample materials for testing, prepare testing and certification documentation, monitor testing and certification, maintain test database and matrixes
  • New Product Sourcing: To source materials fit for purpose meeting specifications and standards, obtaining competitive information on prices and samples, and maintain relevant records
  • Verification Matrixes for Tenders, Quotation and Contracts: Compiling and coordinating range of current test reports as required by the RFT, analyzing results and presenting in a format for submission with tender response
  • Provide general advice to Sales & Marketing for incorporation into tender content as necessary
  • Preparation of fabric swatches and sample trims as required by the RFT in a format for presentation with the tender response
  • Accessing test reports that are on file or arranging new testing to tender performance specifications for fabric, trims & garment construction
  • Analyzing results against the RFT specifications and completing the V&V section of the RFT
  • Contract Specifications: Compiling and coordinating a range of applicable test reports as required by the contract, preparation of fabric swatches and trims, and presenting a Technical Data Pack (TDP) for submission with the PPS (pre-production sample)
  • Arranging through-Contract batch integrity testing at NATA accredited laboratories or accredited offshore testing laboratories as required by the contract and presenting in a format for submission to DMO
  • Maintaining batch test data for each Contract
  • ADF specifications: Manage the Wet Weather contract, preparing submissions for changes to specifications and preparation of Application for Deviation
  • Attendance:
  • 2018 – 2023: AFAC Australian and New Zealand National Council for fire and emergency services, Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane
  • 2018: Bruck Textile mill visit, Wangaratta Victoria
  • 2018: FTC factory visit, Taipei
  • 2018: Factory Salim Textiles visit, South Korea
  • 2018: Supplier Tecron Head Office visit, Shanghai
  • 2018: Supplier Hygloves visit, Shanghai
  • 2018: Supplier Milliken visit site Carolina, attended military meeting, visit Enterprise plant, visited Westex factory/Mill, USA
  • 2018: Trade Show Textile Fire & Emergency Service, Shanghai.

Fabric Technologist - Womenswear

Cover Up Clothing Ltd
08.2015 - 12.2016
  • Work within a fast-paced London based head office of a leading ladies wear high street supplier to customers (Debenhams, Wallis, Evans, Roman Originals & TK Maxx)
  • Working with multi products, jersey and woven
  • Liaise with internal production and sales teams providing technical input, constant communication with suppliers ensuring product meets customer’s expectations
  • Working to a critical path from order placement through to production & responsible for ensuring all fabrics/trims have sufficient tests & are exported within deadline
  • Ensuring base/bulk/trim tests are actioned within deadlines (working with both UK labs & fabric suppliers directly), discuss concerns with relevant team members, submitting to the customer in required format & ensure approvals received prior to cutting
  • Suggesting appropriate care label requirements for customer approval
  • Great understanding of testing procedures & requirements (British and European)
  • Confident identifying performance issues & improvements and make commercial decisions
  • Build strong relationships with customer technologists
  • Have a commercial eye to check bulk submissions and raise any concerns i.e
  • Width/quality/color
  • Check packing lists ensuring correct meterage delivered & following up with mill/notifying sales/production of shortages, update stock sheets & check invoices accordingly
  • Ensure mills, fabric and trim suppliers are REACH and OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 certificate compliance
  • Maintain fabric library and record running fabric qualities performance.

Fabric Technologist - Lingerie

Courtauld’s Ltd (Sara Lee)
10.2011 - 12.2014
  • Provide technical support and direction on all fabric, trims and component requirements for private label accounts (M&S, Debenhams, BHS, John Lewis & Hunkemoller), identify and develop innovative new products that meet customer expectations in performance, functionality and costs
  • To manage and deliver the technical requirements on all fabric and trims from innovation to final bulk delivery to the customer
  • Liaise and build good working relationships with customers, work alongside internal teams (senior fabric technologists, directors, account managers, designers, garment technologist) and external teams (factories and suppliers) ensuring all fabric and trims are fit for purpose
  • Manage staff by delegating and coordinating work in a timely manner and analyze and interpret results to customers
  • Manage day to day and report to senior technologist, maintain all fabric technical critical path dates, take product through the sealing process, process and manage fabric test results and approval, source fabric and trims, ensure off shore factories (China, Sri Lanka & Cambodia) are manufacturing in accordance to customer guidelines and provide technical support, review lab dips/strike off’s and bulk, maintain fabric libraries, keep all product documentation and information accurate and up to date.

Textile Technologist - Home ware

Laura Ashley
02.2011 - 09.2011
  • Maintain high quality standards in the home ware division for furniture, upholstery, drapes, curtains & blinds fabric, decorative accessories and wallpaper
  • Working off the critical path to follow through all fabric and hard good accessories on development through to final product
  • Resolve fabric technical issues, working closely alongside internal teams for franchise, buyers, merchandisers, designers, technologists and directors ensuring all fabric, hard goods and accessories are fit for purpose
  • Role included customer service presentations on new collections, resolve customer service complaints and managing disputes, researching items for customers
  • Liaising and visiting factories, participating in audits, stock checking and monitoring all details are correct before goods enter the warehouse
  • Liaise with on and offshore suppliers and laboratory technicians, review test reports
  • Fabric sourcing, approve bulk fabrics, fabric inspections, review hard goods both development and bulk, manage day to day and report to senior technologist
  • Admin duties, update and maintain all fabric libraries, review and update catalogue.

Fabric Technician - Corporate Clothing

Pacific Brands
11.2007 - 05.2010
  • Reporting to the fabric technical manager and maintaining quality standards for corporate and work wear uniforms for companies NNT Uniforms PTY, Dowd Corporation PTY LTD, Compass UK and Shared Apparel Services
  • Involved with fabric development/research and sourcing, liaise with designers and corresponding artwork, organize lab dips/strike offs
  • Approve bulk shipping samples, approve fabric inspection reports, arrange fabric testing, review lab test results to Pacific Brands quality standards, liaise with laboratory technicians, and participate in audits
  • Create/update fabric spec sheet templates on various software programs and maintaining them, maintain fabric library both hard & soft copy
  • Follow up on fabric related issues, liaise with on and offshore suppliers, attend meetings with colleges and suppliers, attend conference calls, participate as fit model, participate in wear trials, maintain administration, filing and record keeping duties.

Laboratory Textile Testing Officer

AWTA Product Testing Ltd
01.2000 - 01.2007
  • Testing textiles and products using specialized laboratory equipment to accredited standards
  • Specialized in Fire Testing
  • Experience working in various labs; physical lab, chemical lab, wet lab & buoyancy, non-routine, raw wool lab, conditioned and non-conditioned environments
  • Test fabric, textiles, garments, fiber & miscellaneous
  • Garment evaluation and assessment (children’s & adult wear) observation and reporting, operate data color spectrophotometer and analysis, demonstrate test to clients, present tests for video producing for television current affairs, reading standards and methods, data entry, preparing specimens, product purchasing, purchase orders on and offshore, train employees, calibrating specialized equipment
  • Participation of Occupational Health and Safety Committee.

Industrial Knit Fabric Designer

Supreme Textiles Pty Ltd
01.1999 - 01.1999
  • Design fabric on industrial knit machines for production using various software programs.

Education

Womenswear Pattern Making short course -

London Collage of Fashion
01.2010

Bachelor of Textile Design -

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Melbourne, VIC
12.2000

Design Program -

Brighton Bay Art/Design And Photography Program
Melbourne
12.1997

VCE -

St Aloysious Collage
Melbourne, VIC
12.1996

Skills

  • Flexible and reliable
  • Good communicator
  • Calm and supportive
  • Friendly team member
  • Excellent software skills
  • Organized and collaborative
  • Quick and enthusiastic learner

Otheractivity

2006, Melbourne Commonwealth Games, Welcome cast for opening ceremony & cheerleader for closing ceremony. Training with dance choreographers & team performers for live performance. Working with audio and visual technology., Melbourne

Training

  • 2023, ADA Fire Warden Training & Drill Training
  • 2023, ADA Certificate of Completion (Short Course)
  • 2019, Arc Flash Seminar, Brisbane
  • 2019, ADA Bullying & Harassment Training
  • 2019, Data Colour Seminar, Melbourne
  • 2019, Qualspec Training Short Course, Module 2
  • 2019, Qualspec Training Short Course, Module 3
  • 2017, Professional Development Training Pty Ltd (Short Course)

Certification

  • Victorian driver’s licence
  • Victorian Boat/Jet Ski License
  • COVID-19 vaccinated (can provide certificate)

References

  • Australia Defence Apparel Pty Ltd, Janine Costa, ADA Research and Development Manager,

     0429 724 395

  • Australia Defence Apparel Pty Ltd, Melinda Suares, Design Manager, 0418 914 453, melinda.suares@ada.com.au
  • Simba Global, Jay Thangaraj, Procurement Manager, 0450 388 597, Ssm_jk@yahoo.com

Timeline

Textile Technologist - Research and Development

Australia Defence Apparel
01.2017 - 07.2024

Fabric Technologist - Womenswear

Cover Up Clothing Ltd
08.2015 - 12.2016

Fabric Technologist - Lingerie

Courtauld’s Ltd (Sara Lee)
10.2011 - 12.2014

Textile Technologist - Home ware

Laura Ashley
02.2011 - 09.2011

Fabric Technician - Corporate Clothing

Pacific Brands
11.2007 - 05.2010

Laboratory Textile Testing Officer

AWTA Product Testing Ltd
01.2000 - 01.2007

Industrial Knit Fabric Designer

Supreme Textiles Pty Ltd
01.1999 - 01.1999

Womenswear Pattern Making short course -

London Collage of Fashion

Bachelor of Textile Design -

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Design Program -

Brighton Bay Art/Design And Photography Program

VCE -

St Aloysious Collage

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