Six Sigma, Quality, Applied Statistics

Alisa was born in Laurinburg, NC. She attended North Carolina State University and graduated in 1998 with a B.S. in textile engineering. After graduation, she worked as a production manager and process engineer with Milliken & Co. in Blacksburg, SC.  In 2004, she completed her masters degree with a major in industrial engineering and minors in statistics and materials science and engineering at North Carolina State University.  Her research was the optimization of thin film dielectric kinetic processes utilizing statistical process control techniques, including Design of Experiments (DOE) and surface response analysis.  After graduation, she worked with Caterpillar, Inc. as a design engineer responsible for Backhoe Loader current production engineering.  While at Caterpillar she deployed Six Sigma methodologies as a Green Belt for process improvement for an average annual savings of $340,000.  In 2006, Alisa joined Textiles Extension Education for Economic Development at North Carolina State University where she has held positions as Program Manager and Extension Specialist.

Research Assistant, Materials Research Center. North Carolina State University, January 2003-September 2004. Optimized thin film dielectric processes utilizing statistical process control techniques, including Design of Experiments (DOE) and surface response analysis with JMP statistical software. Electrical characterization of dielectrics including Current-Voltage, Current-Time, and Capacitance-Voltage measurements.

B.S. Textile Engineering, NC State University, 1998

M.S. Industrial Engineering, NC State University, 2004