Sanjeewa Dehiwalage — A Personal Legacy & Leadership Journey
DGM — Garment Technology & Quality · 27+ years across Sri Lanka & Bangladesh
“Growth comes through challenges.”
Sanjeewa Dehiwalage — DGM, Garment Technology & Quality
Apparel Technology · Quality Leadership · Manufacturing Excellence · Denim Washing Innovation
Over 27 years of industry experience across South Asia.
A career measured in standards, people and impact.
20+ Years of Industry Experience
Apparel technology and quality leadership across Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Senior Leadership in Garment Technology & Quality
Deputy General Manager at Hirdaramani Bangladesh.
Global Brand Manufacturing
Brand Technical leadership for American Eagle and global apparel partners.
Denim Washing Expertise
Innovation across ozone, e-flow and laser-led denim finishing.
Quality Transformation Leadership
Levi QMP certified teams, AQL discipline and first-time-right systems.
Factory Excellence Programs
Standardised manufacturing playbooks across multi-line operations.
Manufacturing Process Improvement
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt — process discipline meets people leadership.
“Supporting world-class apparel brands through technology, quality leadership, and manufacturing excellence.”
Every life is a story. This is mine.
From the quiet streets of my childhood to factory floors across continents, my journey has been shaped by family, faith, hard work and the people who walked with me. Welcome to the chapters of a life still being written.
Begin the storyA life told in moments
From floor to leadership
Two decades of building factories, teams and trust across the apparel industry.
The people who matter most
A wife, children, and a home that anchors every journey and every return.
Cities, skies, and silences
From Sri Lanka's hills to Bangladesh's rivers — a passport full of memories.
Notes from the apparel floor
Cutting Water in Denim Washing Without Cutting the Finish
How modern laundries are pairing ozone, e-flow and laser to deliver the same authentic indigo character at a fraction of the water cost.
First-Time-Right: The Quality Metric That Pays for Itself
Defect rates tell you what already went wrong. First-Time-Right tells you whether your system is built to prevent it.
Where AI Actually Earns Its Keep on a Garment Floor
Beyond the hype: the three workflows where machine vision and predictive models are quietly outperforming legacy inspection.
Leadership is not about giving orders. It is about giving people the courage to grow.