Michael Johnson

Firoz International is a local sourcing and purchasing office for US and EU customers in all types of textile products from throughout Pakistan. Firoz Int’l most effective client is Marks & Spencer from UK among the rest of European customers. Firoz Int’l holds this business from initial stages of ascertain appropriate vendor for the discerning merchandise of M&S. Evaluate overall social, technical, and other performance base certifications of vendors with inward bound standards of M&S wherever mandatory. Testing parameters of all materials consumed for M&S products are essential to be tested through M&S certified labs before been offered. All article’s developments for order and sourcing purpose have controlled under local office before dispatch for customer’s review. As a ‘Quality & Technical Manager’ I achieved evenly certification of Auditor on technical audits and Inspector for product inspection on AQL after successfully training ratings and on ground practical assessment through regional Turkish sourcing officials. My responsibility are included with strict and stern follow up of M&S standards on entire product cycle from selecting, developing, testing, producing to transporting the merchandise with due standards of supply chain. I have organized the training session with Turkish counter parts for certifying inspectors from very reputed apparel and home wear manufacturers throughout Pakistan, including SGS, Intertek and BVCPS inspection teams have also certified there successful inspectors for future inspections of M&S products. All successful inspectors awarded with certificates and secret code to upload (FRI final inspection report) by online database. I am consistently amalgamate with Turkish and UK officials of supply chain and technologist counter parts on all latest development of product to, update  testing protocols to, production status till inspections results. I am handling my all task with truly excelled activities and receiving contented comments

Al-Rahim is a vertical unit for complete range of terry towel products from weaving to finished products. Factory has most equipped +400 weaving looms including air jet, dobby and jacquard looms with adequate capacity. The wet process managed through batch and continues dyeing routes with latest finishing methods. Yarn dyeing facilities printing process situated under one roof process with highly professionals stationed on each process sites. Sixty tones a day capacity mounted in sewing lines for different US and EU customers under different standards and protocols. I worked here as ‘DQM Designated Quality Manager’. Entire quality acts under QMS regulated parameters of each customer, and all premeditated activities to final product control have organize by DQM according to certified methods of international markets. Al-Rahim has four different DQMs, each of them deputed on number of designated customer according to order capacity, understanding and relation building. DQM has team member of seven to eight quality controllers deputed on initial developing, testing, and process flow from weaving to dyeing to finish products with controlling activities through physical checks to reported actual status by the docs for internal and external reporting. All final inspection and assessment on technical areas had been done by DQM team including major responsibility to have an effective and assured result of quality parameters on existing orders which later finally inspected by independent inspection provider companies. During my tenure I took advantage of learning different latest process under sole producer which accelerate my experience to determine the behavioral affects of raw materials, implication activities in dyeing, printing and finishing methods, and grip on human potency for suitable trail of quality product. I left this organization after had a vital post in sourcing office.

Carl Melchers is one of an immense name among the gigantic organizations worldwide. Mother Company managing through five significant German families holding a core business of foreign flag ship carrier services around the world. C. Melchers revealed his presence in China since two hundred years holding cross country import export activities with vendors of both countries. Aiming the same perspective of developing cross country sale and purchase activities C. Melchers stepping in Pakistan year 2015 with focal point on textile products to import in EU markets and export electronics and further useful products which intend by the market of Pakistan. Pakistan office holding by German national with a very diversified local team of merchandisers and quality controller to manage the purchase activities of foreign customers throughout the process of developing the article till landing in the stores of customers with assuredly on all agreed parameters of certifications, testing and inspection protocols through independent assessment companies. As a ‘Quality Manager’ I was very first person joined this foreign company among the later team, and I have taken part to locate, established and then run the tangible business activities with the help of built up team. Since our all existing customers have taken the advantages of independent services providers for certification, testing and inspection reporting, by this approach of working our duties were increased in terms to develop the vendor’s profile according to each customer’s requirements before finally monitored by third party assessment companies. During my tenure I was solely controlling the quality process of all products from very initial stages of developing to mature the physical delivery within the due time frame and standards throughout from Pakistan with assured results which finally confirmed by independent companies for customer reporting. I left the company after seen deficiency in growth of existing activity.

Bureau Veritas is one of the well renowned independent Inspection, Testing and Assessment Certification organization of France. In Pakistan Bureau Veritas have different offices providing different services in the field of industrial and commercial product flows. BVCPS Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services Pakistan office  providing services of product inspection, testing and certifications of textile products structured under the umbrella of Bureau Veritas France controlling through regional head office in India. I worked in BVCPS as ‘Integrity Manager &  Investigation Officer’ with core responsibilities to handle and enlightened the integration of ethical, transparent, impartial and constructive  business culture within organization, and established the due standards of clients while delivering services to our valuable textile manufacturers throughout in Pakistan. During my serve I have participated in different training sessions for clear understanding of customer’s protocols, standards and specifications to establish there requirements in concerned product and steps of product flow. I delivered presentations on integrity follow-ups with all stakeholders for indulgent and commitment, conducted surprise visit at sites of inspections and assessments for the evaluation on given tasks, and also determined the transparency and impartiality in services. Responsible to report on all integrity requirements during services according to agreed scales with clients through designed docs by management. All thorough investigations with reporting to all stakeholders in any circumstance have organized by me, and it was not limited to including BVCPS authorities, manufacturer’s strength and customer’s involvement for sustaining the ethical ground of business growth. I have also take part in training session on corporate frauds with group instructors of KPMG in India which later helped me out while handle investigations with all stakeholders. I left this company at own wish.

Lucky Textile Mills Ltd is among one of the limited numbered of Eco Certified organization of Pakistan. Lucky textile is a composite organization producing textile products for international markets from weaving process to finished article in woven and knits material at different specific sewing units of home wear, fashion and institutional apparels. Lucky has separately equipped +1000 sewing machines unit of woven apparels for US and EU markets run under very professional and dedicated team leading by Sri Lankan management. As a ‘Quality Control Manager’ have +20 quality controllers team deputed on different work stations of Incoming fabric check to cutting, sewing, finishing and packing departs with established authority to restrict the product flow before accept & reject any mishap. Accessory store has also quality checks on each issue and receive material of outsourced supplier. Product development area also have quality checks which organize by quality team with the help of designing, marketing, fabrication and production teams to arrange all samples for customers review. All followed docs of inspections, tests and process quality control designed with Quality Management influence which required reporting on all details and customer quality follow-up on hourly to daily, weekly and monthly basis. The working performance of each controller also determined with the integration of efficiency and equal competency level. I left this organization after found a unique and fresh assignment with my future employer.

Clothing Unlimited is a locally operated sourcing and purchasing office of textile products for the selective customers of US and EU markets. Clothing unlimited managed the business under Sri Lankan and local officials controlling the timely deliveries from Pakistan with agreed parameters of certifications and inspections through independent inspection service providers. I served here as a ‘Assistant Manager Quality Operation’ with the team of +10 quality controllers deputed on different products and factories according to there expertise. Quality teams are responsible to act timely on any shortages of process quantities to adhere all the quality parameters of each customer according to standards. All docs have designed by management with the consent of customers to follow during process, and further reported on designated interim and final inspection reports for the release of merchandise. I had learnt here about the optimum utilization of work force at factories, and also gain the diverse tactics to indulge the best possible ways of enforcing quality parameters at all work stations of factories. I left this job after consecutive two years feeling to spend valuable time in processing sites, and upon received a designation of Quality Manager with very reputed manufacturer I stepped out of Clothing Unlimited with honor and lots of best wishes.

Qualitex is a selected local sourcing and independent inspection office of textile products for EU markets on the basis of continues well performed organization. Qualitex providing services on product flow and controlling of quality, quantity and timely delivery is a core responsibility with the trained quality force and management. I served as a ‘Senior Quality Auditor’ and team leader to organize route for sustaining all quality parameters with manufacturers and deputed factory’s quality strength on assigning jobs, and later monitor the same by own quality controllers through daily, weekly and monthly activity reports. All during production and final inspections have conduct by quality teams on customer’s designated formats and standard for making decisions on Pass OR Reject on each and every shipment. I have gain a beneficial knowledge of managing the performance of inspector within team, and utilize the expertise of all controllers with balance technical integration and competencies. I left this company after Qualitex had deficiency in business, and management requested us to found other opportunity for future.

Euro Centra is a former name of Sono Centra Trading (pvt) Ltd. A foreign purchasing office from Germany in all textile products of Home, Kitchen, Bath, and Sport wears including Fashion apparels for most reputed customers of EU markets. Organization head office in Hong Kong controlling entire purchasing activities with all equipped vendors throughout from Pakistan. I worked with Sono Centra as ‘Quality Controller’ with final authority to release the shipments after conducting interim and final inspections according to parameters of customer’s standards and AQLs. At the begging of year 2000 the management of Sono Centra has shut the operation from Pakistan, and recruited staffs been given opportunity to join the Euro Centra which formed by Mother Company after the collapse of Sono Centra. After rejoining a fresh organization I was designated a ‘Head of QC’ team, and the most effective customer ‘OTTO VERSAND’ the biggest catalog buyer from Germany been assigned me for product control. I also been trained by OTTO’s officials in Hamburg, Germany, and after the successful training at OTTO’s head office I had been awarded a DR Direct Release Certified authority to make a conclusion of accept OR reject on each and every inspection conduct by myself in Pakistan. OTTO has delivered the projected business on annual basis to Pakistan on very strict social, ethical, technical and ecological compliance which required being integrated in local industry without bypass any validate actions and docs. Along with factory’s QM aiming to report OTTO about organization’s process flow according to agreed compliance of health & safety issues to trained efficient work force on each working stations at the standards of OTTO. I left this organization with honor and received another well do opportunity.

Pemcon International Knitwear is a sister concern organization of PEMCON Pakistan Electrical Mechanical & Construction Company with a stitching unit of 400 sewing machines. Business established for developing and exporting the knit apparels to EU and US markets in various constructions, compositions and dyeing / printing applications.
 As a 'Quality Controller Officer' I have deputed and exchange my responsibilities at different work stations of developing an article to cutting, stitching, accessories and finishing departs. 
Due to outsourced facilitated knitting, dyeing and printing processes involved, my expertise to handle the fabrics were also utilized by company and given me a chance to locate and process all raw material on behalf of company. During my independent working circumstance I have grown my decision making regarding quality during  the process of Knitting, Dyeing and Printing. 
I have left the job of Pemcon after get an instant chance to work for another well reputed purchasing office.

Sekwang Industrial (Pvt) Ltd is a foreign textile purchasing office manged by Korean nationals for exporting Knitted fabrics and Sport apparels to California US at there own stitching unit under brand of 'Fast'. 
I had been initially trained by Korean textile technicians and delivered us the basic education of textile from harvesting of raw cotton to finished dyed fabrics in different composition, constructions and wet processes.
 All quality manuals and inspection formats designed by Korean technicians to control yarn to finish fabric process with the integration of inspectors performance assessment. After successful in all technical test and inspection training quality officers awarded to perform inspections with team and further after six months of assessment allowed him to perform independent inspections. 
All physically performed testing of Weight, Color, Size education given and practically performed by technicians with detail reports.
I have deputed in various parts of Pakistan to handle the inspection and product flow of each shipment and later report to Karachi office on Quantity and Quality with timely manner.
Sekwang has shut the business due to undisclosed reasons, and released the team after given precious knowledge to lead in future and handsome funds to get another opportunity.