Darria M.

Carter
linkedin.com/in/darriacarter
Phone: 504-909-1441 Email: dcart24@lsu.edu

Profile
A hard-working individual with experience in automotive quality and manufacturing. Completed 3 internships with a tier 1
supplier and an original equipment manufacturer (OEM).

Education
Louisiana State University (LSU) —Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Graduation: May 2019
Minor: Chemistry

Work Experience
Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC, (Charleston, SC) May 2018-August 2018
Quality Manufacturing Intern
 Performed data analysis on 140 vehicles to prevent over 170 defects from reoccurring via process audits and root cause
analyses
 Created a process flow outline for the quality manufacturing problem solving process to be used by 2500 employees
 Facilitated daily meetings with Quality Coordinator, Process Auditors, and Group Leaders to address defects found in
Customer Product Audits (CPA)
 Improved CPA checklist for experienced Quality Auditors to ensure product defects are detected during auditing process,
increasing accuracy of audits by 10%

Röchling Automotive USA LLP, (Troy, MI/Duncan, SC/Laives, IT) June-August 2016/May-August 2017
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Intern
FMEA
 Facilitated a global FMEA meeting in Laives, Italy to develop FMEA Quality Management System (QMS) including 12
work instructions, 10 design and process FMEA templates, and design and process FMEA guidelines
 Provided technical input during cross-functional meetings with 15 Design and Quality Engineers for risk analysis
 Enforced proper assignment of Risk Priority Numbers (RPN) and suggested preventive and detection actions for BMW
underbody panel and Ford/Honda Active Grille Shutter (AGS) programs
 Trained 4 Industrial Engineers in Machinery FMEA to implement on AGS programs
 Administered FMEA Survey to Quality Auditors, Process Technicians, and Operators to benchmark a revised FMEA
knowledge base
Quality Engineering
 Analyzed Quality Notification (QN), Quick Response Quality Control (QRQC), and warranty data through traveling to
Röchling manufacturing plants in Akron, OH and Duncan, SC
 Created an operator work instruction for Daimler halter assembly and gage instruction for Daimler selective catalytic
reduction (SCR) tank
 Performed capability studies on 600 Daimler air duct components and updated balloon drawing
 Conducted quality inspection on Daimler air ducts to verify product hardware and actuator software
 Performed gage R&R study on 10 Tesla wheel arch liners
Materials Engineering
 Created test samples of talc reinforced polypropylene to be used for tensile, impact, and ash tests to improve material
characteristics of components produced at Röchling
 Performed water absorption, chemical resistance, and tensile tests on light weight reinforced thermoplastic (LWRT)
material to verify material characteristics

Leadership
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Chapter Treasurer & Conference Planning Chair, Engineering Diversity
Ambassador

Specialty Coursework
Internal Combustion Engines, Introduction to Combustion, Corrosion Science & Engineering, Advanced Materials Analysis,
Kinetics in Materials Processes, Deformation & Fracture Mechanics