Doniece E. Bolds
accllf@r.postjobfree.com **** Hempstede Drive
252-***-**** Zebulon NC, 27597
Education
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
B.S. in Textile Engineering with a concentration in Information Systems, December 2011
Work Experience
Nexans Aerospace USA - Elm City, NC
Design/Process Engineer - 1/3/12-Present
-Functioned as team lead for company internal audit.
-Lead 5S audit team.
-Worked to improve the print department issues focused around print wheels and print ink viscosity.
o Reevaluated print wheel cleaning, storage, condition verification, cleaning methods, and cleaning tools.
o Researched and tested cleaning agents on various print wheels that were dipped in different types of ink.
o Instituted a better storage system for print wheels in order to avoid damage due to moisture and contact
with other surfaces.
o Created standard operating procedures to reflect the initiatives made in the print department including
visual aids to help operators better understand the necessary changes made.
-Worked to reduce scrap in the tape wrap department by using Pareto plots to document product defects.
-Developed and implemented electronic system for manufacturing process guidelines.
o Responsible for data input and management of the system as well as overall system design changes.
o Trained management, operators, and engineers on new system.
o Created standard procedures for accessing and formatting process guidelines according to AS9100
practices.
-Helped to develop Quality Management System for product testing.
-Performed quality testing to insure product fitness for use and compliance.
-Identified equipment upgrades and modifications to improve product performance, cost, waste, quality, safety and efficiency.
o Handled quality system improvement process for band marking.
-Created and interpreted drawings and specifications.
-Co-managed R&D team in the beginning stages of smooth wire production.
o Lead team meetings.
o Documented progress of the project for corporate.
o Ran tests, pressure versus speed, on the two roll mill to develop tape width and thickness profiles.
o Researched methods to solve the issue of tape twisting during take-up.
-Performed product costing for the sales department.
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office, Windows XP/Vista/7, Cable Builder, SAP, AutoCad, T2Flex, JMP, VBA, SolidWorks
Achievements & Interests
-AS9100 Rev C Internal Auditor Trained.
-Six Sigma Black Belt and Green Belt trained.
-Completed yearly safety, work place violence, and diversity training.
-Published journal article in Design for All Institute of India (http://www.designforall.in/newsletter_jul2012.pdf).
-Placed first in “Best Poster” award at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Material Girls Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics, 2011.
-Won first place in the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) 2011 Materials Research Poster Competition for “Heat Dissipation in Firefighter Suits.”
-Submitted an accepted design in the 2011 International Textile and Apparel Association Design Exhibition for the Target Market Mounted Exhibit.
-Active member of Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Incorporated (2011-present).