About Dana Swalla
Dana Swalla - Professional Summary: Following a 20-year career in the field of mechanical engineering, Dana Swalla of Schenectady, New York, launched Moment Consulting, Inc. in 2009. As President and Chief Executive Officer, Dana Swalla leads a team in researching renewable energy sources such as wind power to assist companies and communities in reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. For six years prior to launching Moment Consulting, Inc., Dana Swalla worked for GE Global Research in Niskayuna, New York. In her role as GEMx Battery Technologies’ Technical Program Leader, Swalla helmed the design and manufacture process of GEMx sodium batteries. Dana Swalla also served as Project Leader and Principal Investigator for a US Department of Energy funded Hydrogen Electrolyzer program to develop a cost-effective alkaline electrolysis module. For the GE Wind Turbine Program, Swalla lent her expertise in collaborating on a gearbox design and analyzing markets for the turbine. She also contributed to GE’s Concentrated Solar Power Feasibility Study. Dana Swalla is a member of the Schenectady Energy Advisory Board; The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society; the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; and the Project Management Institute, Inc. Swalla graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida in Gainesville. She was a recipient of the National ASHRAE Scholarship, W.A. Godron Scholarship, John B. Boy/United States Sugar Corp. Endowed Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering, and Florida Power Corporation Van Dorn Scholarship, was honored as a Tau Beta Pi "Outstanding Electee,” and was inducted into the EML 3100 Thermodynamics "Hall of Fame." Swalla went on to earn her PhD with a Major in Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.
Dana Swalla - Professional Experience:
Moment Consulting, Inc
President/CEO
Engineering Consulting
Schenectady, NY US
11/1/2009
Providing multi-disciplinary engineering and program management solutions for complex product and process development challenges. Forensic, test, and design consulting for mechanics of materials issues are our specialty. Emphasis is placed on sustainable practices and design using Life Cycle Analysis, Design for Environment, and GHG emission studies to inform decisions. Our goal is to provide customers with technical and program management assistance to help companies move towards more sustainable product and process development.
Responsible for acquiring projects, meeting with customers, and facilitating successful execution of projects in additional to financial and strategic business planning.
In the second year of operation and with a profit. Continuing to build cross functional teams across the US and overseas.
Dana Swalla - Education:
Georgia Institute of Technology
Mechanics of Materials
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Atlanta, GA US
09/1/1997 — 12/1/2003
3.73/4.00 GPA President's Fellowship
Dissertation: Characterization of Fretting Fatigue Damage in Titanium Alloys Major: Mechanics of Materials Advisor: Dr. Richard Neu Minor: Business Administration
Dana Swalla - Interests:
Ballet Running Gardening Reading
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