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Congratulations to Dallas SWE’s January Member of the Month, Claire Jordan!

Claire Jordan is a recent graduate of Arizona State University. She received her BSE in Mechanical Engineering in Spring 2019 and her MS in Mechanical Engineering in Spring of 2020. In September, Claire started a full time job at Texas Instruments as an Equipment Engineer, working in manufacturing. Throughout her time in college, Claire was very involved with SWE at ASU. She held officer positions as External Relations Officer, Treasurer, and Vice President. She contributed to SWE ASU’s mentorship program, conference efforts, GradSWE initiative, and Nominating Committee. She was also involved in Tau Beta Pi, Fulton Ambassadors, engineering tutoring, and engineering career mentoring. Claire loves engineering and sharing that love with others. During her graduate program, Claire spearheaded several initiatives to get graduate students more involved on campus, both in recruiting students to ASU and in professional organizations like SWE and TBP. She also got a chance to work with the professional engineering outreach team, leading multiple remote camps for K-12 students over the summer.

All of her involvement in college taught Claire the importance of networking and putting herself out there to try new things. As a result of this, Claire was awarded the IMPACT award through the Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU. She received this award twice, earning the opportunity to sit on stage and be recognized during the engineering graduation ceremonies as one of 10 awardees each time. While 2020 may have looked a lot different than she had hoped, Claire keeps pushing her career forward and moved out to Dallas in September to start her first engineering job.

Claire loves her new job and is very excited to start her career at TI. She interned at TI for two summers, once in Dallas and once in Maine. There she learned how to work in a clean room, troubleshoot problems she was seeing on equipment, and design and implement solutions to solve recurring issues. These internships taught her that there was a lot more to being an engineer than just math, and she fell in love with the TI culture and with Texas.

Thanks to SWE, her internships, and the many people and organizations who supported her along the way, Claire has easily transitioned into her new role and getting involved with SWE as a professional member was a clear next step. She currently serves on the Society Bylaws Committee and the Dallas SWE Membership Committee. Thanks to her experience leading virtual summer camps, she also coordinates online logistics as part of the Design Your World Outreach Committee.

Claire is so excited to be in Dallas and can’t wait to continue her professional journey in the years to come.

“Being a good engineer is about using your engineering toolbox to solve problems of all shapes and sizes. Thanks to my involvement in SWE, I understand that often, that toolbox includes people too. I’ve met so many amazing people and had so many wonderful mentors along the way, and I cannot thank them enough. Thanks to my amazing support network, I have been able to start a career, even in a year when everything seemed bleak”

Claire Jordan

Congratulations to Dallas SWE’s December Member of the Month: Pam Duffy!

Pam earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL. She is a full-time entrepreneur and operates several businesses. In 2019 she founded Spark One Solutions, a B2B business and marketing consulting firm for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. Pam is also a professional speaker and offers 1:1 career coaching for engineers and other professionals.

Pam always wanted to grow up to be an Imagineer. After several years of engineering coursework and an internship at a theme park, this once dream career no longer seemed like a good fit. Not long after, a local professional introduced her to a different industry entirely: building design and construction, where mechanical engineers are responsible for the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) design. 

For over ten years, Pam worked in the HVAC industry. She has worked as a mechanical designer, a product applications engineer, and as a product manager. In product management, Pam collaborated with engineers in all areas of the industry – including building design engineers, product design engineers, manufacturing engineers, and sales engineers. Her role also included business management work to ensure product success, such as marketing, sales, advertising, finance, supply chain, training, warranty, and customer service. She was responsible for monitoring market trends and competitors, as well as leading launch efforts for new products.

Her involvement in SWE played a key role in Pam’s career. Pam joined SWE as a collegiate member in 2004, where she volunteered to co-chair the 2006 Region D Conference. Pulling the conference together was a massive multi-year effort, and it is where she first cut her teeth on project management and leadership skills. After the conference, Pam continued volunteering for SWE within Region D and at the Society level, including as the Region D Collegiate Representative, Region D Treasurer, and the Society Membership Committee. When her first job opportunity had her relocating from Orlando to Atlanta, Pam already felt “at home” with SWE because of the friendships that had been built within Region D. Pam became a Life Member of SWE in 2009. Today, Pam is actively involved in SWE’s Entrepreneur Affinity Group. 

“What I love most about SWE is that it has always been a safe place to cultivate my professional skills outside of the workplace. Because of the opportunities available to me in SWE, I have become a skilled public speaker, sharpened invaluable soft skills, and zero-ed in on my own brand of people-management. I got real, hands-on experience using these skills much earlier than I would have in the workplace. I have SWE to thank for my quick advancement, my self-confidence, and much of my career success.”

Pam Duffy

Pam is also an active member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). She is a Past President of the Atlanta Chapter (2013-2014) and serves as the Honors & Awards Chair and Finance Committee Chair of the Dallas Chapter. Pam is the Region VIII Vice Chair for Student Activities. At the Society level, Pam serves as Chair of the Communications Committee and non-voting member of Member’s Council. She is Vice-Chair of Technical Committee 1.7 – Business, Management & General Legal Education. In 2017, Pam was named an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer,  and now travels around the globe speaking to ASHRAE members on relevant topics. Pam was awarded the Distinguished Service Award in 2019 for her outstanding dedication to volunteer efforts. 

Pam lives in Dallas, TX with her husband Ted and Australian Shepherd Dixie. She is a foodie and loves a multi-course chef’s tasting menu. Pam enjoys sampling craft beer, especially from local breweries when she travels. She is a self-proclaimed productivity nerd and loves to organize anything. Pam has fun connecting with people on social media. She loves to travel to new places, but during the pandemic she especially misses cruising!