Ellen Uyenco
Expertise: Apparel and Home Textiles
Languages
English
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Tagalog
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Spanish
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Ellen Uyenco Bio
Ellen Uyenco has 30+ years of experience evaluating apparel, fashion accessories and home textiles for various manufacturers, retailers and importers. She has worked for Gap Inc., Williams Sonoma, Fanatics and product testing laboratories that are now part of Bureau Veritas.
She has also conducted comparative analysis of textile products for Consumer Reports magazine. She is a member of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) and International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO).
Her expertise spans North American and European regulations. She has set product performance specifications and identified applicable Federal and State compliance requirements that are published in the Product Testing Manuals of companies she has supported.
Education
Master of Science in Textiles, Cornell University
Bachelor of Science in Home Economics, University of the Philippines
Certificate in Project Management, University of California at Berkeley
Certifications, Awards
Key Company Experience
Gap Inc; Willams Sonoma; Fanatics; Bureau Veritas (formerly with ACTS Testing Labs, MTL)
Associations
AATCC, ICHPSO
Product Category Experience
Apparel
Home Textiles
Apparel Accessories (Handbags, Footwear, Jewelry)
Children’s Sleepwear
Primary Skill Categories / Skills
Product Testing
AATCC
ASTM
ISO Test Methods
Regulatory Compliance
Labeling
Safety to CPSC
FTC
EN
UKCA
Design Review for Product Risk Analysis
Apparel
Home
Accessories
Product Training
Testing and Compliance