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Educational Background:

Adam R. Varley, Technical Director and Co-Founder of Vartest Laboratories, Inc., is a native of  Montreal Canada.  He attended the Fashion Institute of Technology prior to obtaining a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science and Business Management from New York University and a Masters Degree In Textile Chemistry and Apparel Management from North Carolina State University. 

Over a period of three years, he held Fabric Development positions with Collins & Aikman Corporation, at that time the seventh largest textile manufacturer in the United States. He co-founded Vartest in 1986; and has supervised and signed over 300,000 test reports covering programs such as polymer research and development through retailer quality control.

Adam is an Adjunct Professor at the Textile Development and Marketing Department of the Fashion Institute Of Technology, teaching Quality Assurance.  He is Chairman of AATCC Research Committee RA24 Fiber Analysis Test Methods as well as a Member of the Special Operations Protective Clothing and Equipment of NFPA and a member of ASTM.  He has published numerous papers on textile testing.  His latest presentation was to an IFAI Symposium on “Saving Lives with AATCC and ASTM Test Methods via the ISEA 107 High Conspicuity Garment Performance Specification.”  His most avid area of technical interest is the surface morphology of natural protein fibers.