Elizabeta LONARDO

Date of birth 5 July 1974

Nationality German
Contact details E-mail: elizabeta.lonardo@yahoo.com
Mobile: +39 346 9547537
Address Via Caracciolo 77, 20155 Milan, Italy

KEY SKILLS Experienced Project Manager in textile and fashion industry ranging from design, quality assurance and management,
international suppliers management to coordination and management of all steps from design to successful product launch within
budgeted costs and time to market. International experience and foreign languages complete my profile.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2013 – 2020 Vivian L. Milan, Berlin

Design and creation of leather bags

Co-Founder and Co-Owner

• Creation of label and product philosophy
• Acquisition of new customers in home shopping (QVC Italia and Channel 21 Germany)
• Presentation of products on TV shows on home shopping channels
• Creation of product range
• Identification and validation of suppliers
• Negotiations with suppliers and customers
• Management of quality assurance and returns

2008-now Start-up “COCOON” Munich, Berlin

Holiday apartments in Berlin

Founder and owner

2006 – 2013 Home Shopping Europe GmbH Munich, Germany

Leading home shopping tv channel

Textile Quality and Project Manager

• Identification and sourcing of new products(textile and Home Living
• Management of suppliers
• Responsible for on-site quality control at manufacturers and suppliers
• Quality assurance to guarantee suppliers‘ compliance to company requirements and EU norms and
regulations
• Analysis of returns and complaints management
• Coordinated and carried out suppliers meeting to plan and agree corrective actions in case of non-
compliances
• Assurance of budget and time to market
• Cooperation with other company departments (production, purchasing, logistics, customer service
• Quality inspection on site (China, Turkey, Bulgaria)
• Creation of a quality handbook for the Fashion department
• responsible for the warehouse in Greven (Germany)

2005 – 2006 Cosmobrandlab Munich, Germany

Manufacturing and sales of merchandise products for top world brands
Textile Quality Engineer
• Production supervision also on site (Turkey, Bangladesh)
• Validation of design prototypes
• Validation of suppliers
• Realization of all production documents (parts lists, technical drawings)
• Specification and sourcing of materials and accessories

2003 – 2005 Oui GmbH Munich, Germany

Design and manufacturing of clothing and accessories for women
Textile Engineer
• Validation of production samples and prototypes
• Technical drawing of models
• Compilation of parts lists
• Support to design department on feasibility of new designs
• Visit to suppliers
2002 – 2003 Lear Corporation Munich, Germany
Leading supplier of passenger car seats to the automotive industry
Design Engineer
• Design optimization of leather seats
• Compilation of parts lists
• Digitization and realization of cut parts to minimize leather waste

1995 – 1996 Diva Collection d.o.o. Rijeka, Croatia

Fashion textile manufacturing
Pre-study Internship
• Pre-design of clothing
• Patterns

EDUCATION
1996 – 2001 Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft, Master’s Degree in Textile Engineering Berlin, Germany
Specialisation: Product Design, Degree grade: 1.7 (top 5%).

1987 – 1994 Herder-Gymnasium Berlin, Germany

Secondary Education, high school degree (Abitur Allgemeine Hochschulreife)

LANGUAGES English (C1)

Italian (C1, working on achieving C2)
German (native)
Croatian (B2)
French (B1)

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

Healthy cooking, nutrition, food photography, travelling, furnishing and furniture restoration

OTHER EXPERIENCE

2018 Winner of German TV Cooking Show “Das Perfekte Dinner”, Milan edition

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