MBA Level Resume

1. Darrian Parker
407 Homestead Drive, Fayetteville NC 28027 linkedin.com/in/dparker27
djparke2@ncsu.edu (907) 306-5634
1st
Year MBA candidate with process improvement and manufacturing experience where I have shown the ability to
learn quickly and deliver quality thorough results. Seeking a product development role in the technology industry.
• Process Improvement • Excel • Mathematics
• Cross-Functional Teams • Technical Writing • Data Analytics
EDUCATION
North Carolina State University, Jenkins Graduate School of Management, Raleigh, NC
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing & Tech. Commercialization Concentration, May 2019
Graduate Assistant: Competitive award of full tuition and stipend
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering (BS), Minor: Mathematics, May 2017; GPA: 3.96
Engineering Resident Advisor; Inaugural 49er Institute Selectee; Advisory Board Voting Member for the Student Union
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Endura Products, Colfax, NC
Leading manufacturer of performance door components
Process Improvement Engineering Intern 2017
• Assigned project to improve accuracy of a manufacturing work centers' reported hours to give management a better
understanding of individual work center labor efficiency, plant contained roughly 40 work centers
• Generated weekly Labor % of Sales reports and communicated findings to upper management
• Developed Excel Tools to capture Plant and Work Cell Labor Efficiency for up to a year, as well as Sales and
Labor % of Sales for up to a year
• Analyzed over 10,000 Work Centers, Routing Codes, and Department Names in QAD ERP System for
reorganization
• Presented findings to General Managers and Staff in various departments for Excel Tool Implementation
Assa Abloy, Monroe, NC 2016
World's largest lock manufacturer by sales volume
MRP Engineering Intern
• Completed project of renaming thousands of inventory locations to suit implementation of JD Edwards MRP System
• Conducted time study analysis to monitor operator performance for roughly 30 operators and tracked labor
efficiency in weekly production reports
• Managed inventory on company system by updating hundreds of inventory quantities and supplier price quotes
• Introduced to Osha Safety, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical machine modeling
• Increased productivity by ~35% by carrying out changes decided in Kaizen Event (rapid process improvement
project) with cross-functional team of engineers, management and floor operators
• Assigned sole responsibility for monitoring Kaizen Event changes for one week to ensure results remained intact and
operators were efficiently transitioning to a new workflow
COMMUNITY ACTIVITES
• Habitat for Humanity Volunteer 2014-2017
• Academic Tutoring (Led practice exam sessions in Operations Management Course of 30+ students) 2016
• Leadership Fellows (Applied leadership lessons to positively contribute to the surrounding community) 2015
• Leader Shape (Challenges participants to lead with integrity) 2015
HONORS AND AWARDS
• Horatio Alger State Scholar (Award given to honor Americans who have succeeded in spite of adversity)
• Multiple merit-based engineering scholarships
• Summa Cum Laude Honors
• Engineering Honors Recognition (1 of 2 students in Systems Engineering of 31 seniors given recognition)