Rolanda W. Baldwin
Greensboro, North Carolina 27406
E-mail: *************@*****.***
Teaching Experience
Mathematics Teacher Guilford County Schools
Greensboro, NC August 2004 - present
Sixth Grade (2007 – 2008) Northeast Middle School
Teach 6th grade mathematics to regular and advanced learners by providing instruction and designing class activities to help students to master the Standard Course of Study for 6th Grade Mathematics Curriculum.
Seventh Grade (2006 – 2007) Allen Middle School
Taught Algebra I to 7th grade Advanced Learners by providing instruction and designing class activities to help students to master the Standard Course of Study for Algebra I and the 7th Grade Mathematics Curriculum.
Taught Pre-Algebra by providing instruction and designing class activities to help students to master the Standard Course of Study for Pre-Algebra and the 7th Grade Mathematics Curriculum.
Taught Concepts of Pre Algebra, a course based on the Algebraic Thinking Curriculum (Part I) that incorporates manipulatives, discovery learning, and cooperative learning.
Eighth Grade (2004 – 2006) Allen Middle School
Taught Algebra I by providing instruction and designing class activities to help students to master the Standard Course of Study for Algebra I and the 8th Grade Mathematics Curriculum.
Taught Concepts of Algebra, a course based on the Algebraic Thinking Curriculum (Part Ii) that incorporates manipulatives, discovery learning, and cooperative learning.
General Duties
Manage a safe and effective classroom environment.
Conduct non instructional duties within the school and be a cooperative member of the school community
Provide guided instruction to students identified as high risk within the instructional day.
Provide extended learning to students identified as high risk after the instructional day.
Serve as advisor of the “What’s Next” Club. This club helps students to develop educational and career goals.
Co-Director and Mentor Higher Learning Institute
High Point, NC Spring 2002 – present
Mentor middle and high school students on career, educational, and personal development
Devise curriculum that fostered career, educational, and personal development for middle and high school students in church family and surrounding communities
Coordinate campus tours at colleges along east coast
Plan a myriad of enrichment events including graduation ceremony, career shadow day, parent financial aid workshop, senior work sessions, and back-2-school extravaganza
Industry Experience
Information Systems – Supply Chain, Technical Support VF Services
Greensboro, NC April 2004 – July 2004
Developed training materials for Common Systems training initiatives. Create training materials in accordance with standards using information from business scenario scripts developed by project team members
Translated business flow charts developed by project team members into comprehensive descriptions of business processes.
Deliver training to end users using adult learning techniques.
Acted as change agent on behalf of the implementation team in order to assist the effort to move forward.
Provided additional technical support to project development team as needed.
Quality Assurance Engineer – Quality Assurance and Application Testing VF Services
Greensboro, NC November 2000 – March 2004
Developed and maintain core functional test scripts for the Production Planning module of the Common Systems Model across multiple business units using the Mercury Test Suite Tools. Production Planning includes the SAP for R/3 PP solution as well as mainframe programs.
Collected and organize test requirements with the development team.
Developed automated solutions for data loading and mass data changes in SAP R/3 and mainframe systems.
Documented end user testing effort in Mercury TestDirector
Developed scripts to assist in the loading of master data for system upgrades and new system rollouts
Trained other team members to become more proficient in Mercury WinRunner and Mercury Quick Test Professional.
Product Engineer – Electronic Development Volvo Trucks North America
Greensboro, NC August 1997 – October 2000
Product Modification Request Engineering Leader for the Collision Warning and SmartCruise System -- Coordinated cross functional team of product development, production, commercial, and aftermarket and developed intranet web site to support this system.
Electrical Project Leader for Intelligent Vehicle Initiative Project – Represented entire electrical engineering department in integrating advanced safety systems into a test fleet of customer trucks.
Project leader for active safety systems for the next generation of products – Served as liaison between the parent company and the local company to integrate these systems and coordinate a cross-functional team for Volvo Trucks North American applications.
Responsible for Vehicle Electronic Controller Unit -- Served as liaison between the parent company and local company to integrate this system into North American product, programmed and configured pre-production units, served as a resource to manufacturing facility for programming and configuration issues. Developed intranet web site to support this control unit.
Set the standard for Product Modification Request leadership for the Electrical Department. Developed procedures that have been used in subsequent Product Modification Request management.
Algorithm Engineer General Motors Corporation, Delphi Chassis Systems Division
Milford, MI March 1996-July 1997
Developed Enhanced Traction Control System for three car platforms
Specified control algorithms using Teamwork for programmers in remote location
Performed troubleshooting for software bugs
Transferred files between remote programmers and algorithm developers.
Calibrated control algorithms as a result of in car tests and data analysis.
Coordinated the interface with five other internal organizations needed to meet system requirements.
Research Assistant North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, NC August 1994 - March 1996
Thesis Topic: Supplemental Control Actions for Aircraft Flying Qualities
Research interests included fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, and their applications to aircraft control and intelligent vehicle systems.
Used C programming for projects and thesis
Student Assistant North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, NC, Summer 1994
Assisted professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering.
Coordinated the First Industry/Academy Symposium on Research for Future Supersonic and Hypersonic Vehicles.
Assisted in writing Research Grant Proposals
Summer Engineer Proctor & Gamble
Browns Summit, NC Summer 1993
Technical project manager in the Dentifrice Packing Department -- Lead three technical improvement projects which reduced production costs, increased line efficiency, and could have potentially lead to over $100,000.00 in annual savings.
Technical Co-op Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, California Summer 1992
Member of the Electric Power Systems Section. Conducted a study of Power Distribution and Control Subsystems for spacecraft.
Trained myself to write Microsoft Excels macros
Wrote a series of Microsoft Excel macros to calculate power generation for a future mission to Mars in an interactive spreadsheet.
Professional Development
Reading in the Content Area Algebraic Thinking
AIMS Responsible Discipline Process
CHAMPs Thinking Maps
STARS Team Marzano’s Strategies for Student Achievement
Summary of Skills
Computer Applications-- Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Publisher; Microsoft Project, Internet Explorer, Lotus Notes
Computer Languages—VB Script, Test Scripting Language (TSL), HTML, C
Education
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Greensboro, North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina
Course Requirements for Teaching Certification G.P.A.: 4.0/4.0
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Greensboro, North Carolina
Master of Science Electrical Engineering Candidate G.P.A.: 3.875/4.0
Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering Magna Cum Laude (3.4/4.0)
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Durham, North Carolina
Diploma
Community Activities
Information Technology Committee – Williams Memorial CME Church (Chairperson)
Higher Learning Institute (Co-Director)
Steppin’ Stones Step Team (Co-Director)
References Available Upon Request