Ellen Uyenco

Expertise: Apparel and Home Textiles

Languages

English

Tagalog

Spanish

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