In April, Dallas SWE Outreach partnered with UTD SWE to host a Resume 101 workshop for college students. Professional Dallas SWE members conducted 1-on-1 resume reviews for collegiate SWE members! Dallas SWE also shared career and internship insights. Thanks to UTD SWE and our dedicated Dallas SWE volunteers, Latischa Hanson, Aamina Masood, and Amit Aman!
Join Dallas SWE for final Membership event of FY24! We will be celebrating our awesome section and all that we have been able to do this year! We are starting the event on June 22 at Game Show Battle Rooms (4887 Alpha Road, Farmers Branch, Texas 75244) at 11:00AM, then we will head to lunch in Addison and enjoy a meal while the Executive Committee shares about Dallas SWE’s year and upcoming plans. We are excited to see you there!
Register for this event by June 20. Event is open to both SWE members and Non members.
Join Dallas SWE for our next book club on July 20 at 10 AM at Legacy Hall in Plano. We will be discussing Finding Freedom: A Cook’s Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch by Erin French.
Registration is open until July 20! Event is open to both SWE members and non-members.
Dallas SWE has once again demonstrated its commitment to professional development and leadership in the engineering community through our participation at multiple WELocal Conferences. This year, our members actively participated in various WELocal conferences, sharing their knowledge and continuing to build relationships at these collaborative events.
WE Local conferences are designed to bring the excitement, energy, and learning environment of SWE’s annual conference—WE Conference—directly to local communities. These events provide opportunities for networking, professional development, and sharing of technical knowledge in a more intimate setting.
Dallas SWE members attended WE Local conferences in multiple cities, including:
Our members took advantage of the numerous networking opportunities, engaging with fellow engineers, industry leaders, and students. These interactions have not only expanded their professional networks but also fostered a greater sense of community and collaboration within the SWE organization.
Several Dallas SWE members were selected to present their work and share their expertise at these conferences. Their presentations covered a wide range of topics, showcasing the diverse talents and knowledge within our chapter. Highlights include:
Dallas SWE remains committed to supporting our members in their professional journeys. We encourage all members to consider presenting at upcoming events and to take advantage of the myriad learning and networking opportunities that these conferences offer.
Congratulations to all our presenters and attendees for their outstanding contributions and for representing Dallas SWE with such distinction!
We are pleased to announce that our FY25 Dallas SWE Leadership Team has been elected after verifying results from our election. Thank you to everyone who voted and made their voices heard!
Your FY25 Dallas SWE Leadership Team:
Your new officers and Investment Committee members will start their terms on July 1, 2024, following transition meetings with current Dallas SWE leadership.
Lastly, don’t forget to renew your membership for FY25 at www.swe.org (code EBIRDFY25 for renewals!).
Thank you!
Dallas SWE FY24 Nominating Committee
Amanda Alsbrook, Malia Kawamura, and Zaineb Ahmad
Congratulations to Ella Deane, Dallas SWE’s June Member of the Month!
In August 2022, Ella moved to Dallas all the way from rural Sunderland, Massachusetts following her college graduation to kick off a new adventure in the lone star state. Although not an active member in college, she had always wanted to join SWE and was excited to discover the Dallas Chapter. Ella joined the Society of Women Engineers in January 2024, looking to connect with other women in STEM and help the local community. She has loved it ever since!
Ella graduated with both a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering in four years. She acquired both degrees from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in central Massachusetts. Beyond her degrees, Ella was also greatly proud of her diverse involvement outside of academia at the school. She played classical and jazz trumpet in several music ensembles. She was heavily involved in the school’s Outing Club, which strived to make the outdoors and rock climbing more accessible to students. As VP of the club, she worked with a local rock climbing gym to establish a reduced rate membership program for her classmates that also provided transportation to and from the gym – a program that is still active today. She played rugby for a season, hosted a podcast interviewing random students on campus, and could often be seen dancing for hours on end at the local line dancing honky-tonk.
After graduating, Ella accepted an offer with Raytheon as a Manufacturing Engineer in Dallas, TX. In her first professional job after college, she developed both her technical and soft skills, building her confidence as a young woman in engineering. She gained expertise in SMT, with a focus on automated PnP programming, capital equipment acquisition, and new product validation. After 1.5 years at Raytheon, Ella was looking to move into the medical device industry and got a job as a Manufacturing Engineer at Inogen in Plano where she currently works. She is thrilled to be supporting the production of portable oxygen concentrators that help deliver oxygen in a convenient way to patients who need it. Outside of work, she enjoys playing basketball, going to music festivals, and tending to her many houseplants.
Ella is passionate about empowering early in career women in STEM and fostering environments where women can be their authentic selves. She has planned several “Girl Power Happy Hour” events – casual post-work meetups at spots throughout DFW for early in career women in STEM to make new friends and connect beyond their job titles. If you are interested in attending one of her events in the future, please reach out to her at elladeane413@gmail.com.
Ella has enjoyed every event she’s been to through SWE, and has made great connections through the group. Her favorite part is hearing the unique stories of women from all backgrounds finding their way in their STEM careers. She hopes to see you at the next SWE event!
