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Dana Engineering, Inc. is a Professional Service Corporation founded in the State of Washington in 1992.  The corporation provides professional engineering and technical specialist services across the United States.  Enforced Corporate Principles include:

 

CUSTOMER SERVICE

·         Maintain Customer satisfaction.

·         Follow procedures and policies.

·         Meet or beat the Schedule.

·         Work with the Client; don’t work against him.

·         Focus on end point deliverables.

·         Produce the Highest Quality product

 

ETHICS

·         Maintain the Highest Ethical Standards.

·         Maintain the highest professional image (actions, presentations, dress, appearance, communications and accuracy).

·         Avoid time wasting activities while on the job.

 

ATTITUDE

·         Meet or exceed work hour requirements.

·         Attack problems with urgency and thoroughness.

·         Maintain a “can do” attitude.

·         Be a self-starter.

·         Build on positive working relationships with your coworkers and management.

·         Attack problems with urgency and thoroughness.

 

 

Meet our President

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William Dana, President/CEO

William Dana, P.E. is President and CEO of Dana Engineering, Inc.  Mr. Dana is a degreed registered professional engineer in 4 States.  He has over 30 years experience in nuclear and mechanical systems design, construction, startup and operations.  Mr. Dana holds a nuclear power plant “Senior Reactor Operator” (SRO) certification for the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant.   

 

Mr. Dana’s technical experience includes nuclear design, operational readiness review (ORR) and Surety Readiness (SRR) program development and implementation at the U.S. Army Umatilla Oregon Chemical Disposal Facility;  Development and implementation of a Professional Engineer certification program for RCRA systems at the U.S. Army Demilitarization Facility at Pine Bluff, AR;  Hanford facility test director and engineering supervisor;  and plant systems engineer for construction and operations at 6 nuclear facilities. 

 

Mr. Dana has been heavily involved in technical program and procedures development, and is a senior Level II startup test engineer.  Technical assignments include HVAC and water treatment systemization engineer; pollution abatement (scrubber) systems design engineer; nuclear bridge and gantry crane startup engineer; and hazardous waste systems specialist.

 

Mr. Dana performs hiring of all DEI employees, to ensure compatibility with the Dana Engineering technical, ethical, attitude and customer service core values.

Meet our Senior Vice President

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Dennis Walters, Sr. VP of Strategic Initiatives

Dennis Walters is the Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for Dana Engineering, Inc.  Mr. Walters holds B.S. and B.A. degrees in Electrical Engineering, and Mathematics, Education, from the University of Washington. He is currently working on a masters degree, in Technology Management from Washington State University.  He has over 30 years of technical and organizational management experience.  Mr. Walters is recipient of Vice President Al Gore’s Hammer Award for increasing governmental efficiency and effectiveness at Hanford.

 

Prior to joining Dana Engineering, Inc. Mr. Walters worked for fourteen years with Battelle, operators of  the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.  Mr. Walters was a Management Systems Analyst in the Independent Oversight Department.  Mr. Walters conducted “value mapping” sessions to support  strategic planning in the Environmental Molecular Research Laboratory, the Research Campus of the Future Program, and the Business Support Services Directorate.  He has supported the Battelle, Mexico office by leading accident investigations for PEMEX, the Mexican Petroleum Company.  Mr. Walters was Battelle program manager for the Environmental Technology Division, where he marketed Laboratory capabilities, planned, staffed, and implemented safety management support tasks for the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and the United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB). 

 

At Westinghouse Electric Corporation Mr. Walters was the Operations Manager at a 1,300 tons per day waste-to-energy, steam power plant. 

 

At Portland General Corporation, Mr. Walters was Manager of Corporate Safety, Industrial Hygiene, and Occupational Health.  At the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant, Mr. Walters was the Control & Electrical Engineering Supervisor for Plant and Security Systems Support.  His assignments included that of Design Change Coordinator, Material Control and Warehouse Supervisor, and the Plant Control Systems Electrical Engineer.  While at the nuclear power plant he was also certified as Shift Technical Advisor and qualified as a Senior Reactor Operator.

 

At the Naval Undersea Warfare Engineering Station, in Keyport Washington, Mr. Walters held positions as Technical Manager, Training Supervisor and Depot Repair Support Engineer. 

 

Mr. Walters performed military service in the U.S. Coast Guard where he received special commendation for his support the Air Cushion Vehicle Evaluation Program. 

 

 

 

Meet our Project Manager 

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John Hanson, Project Manager

John Hanson is the Project Manager for Dana Engineering, Inc.  Mr. Hanson has a Bachelors of Science and a Masters of Science degree in Chemical Engineering. 

 

Prior to joining Dana Engineering, Mr. Hanson spent three years working at Hanford (200E) where he worked on the Tank Farm Monitoring and Laboratory Sampling Systems.  He spent 30 years working at Energy Northwest (ENW) with the first 15 years spent in Information Services, supporting a wide variety of technical and scientific applications.  Mr. Hanson also spent 15 years working at ENW’s Columbia Generating Station as an assistant to the Plant General Manager, Chemistry Manager, Training Manager and as an assistant to the Maintenance Manager. 

 

As Chemistry Manager, Mr. Hanson was responsible for a staff of about 35 people that included the Plant Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry and Chemistry Support organizations.  Mr. Hanson has been on several Chemistry Assessment Teams including trips to other Commercial Nuclear Plants.  He served on various Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) and Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI) teams and committees related to nuclear chemistry. 

 

Since his retirement from Energy Northwest, Mr. Hanson has worked as a consultant and project manager for several projects with CH2M-Hill, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (recently establishing a new Initial Training Program for Hot Cell Technicians), Department of Ecology (assessing work at the Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant -  WTP) and the City of Kennewick. 

 

Mr. Hanson has extensive experience with technical computer applications, management of chemistry laboratories, training staff and assessing and evaluating work performed in a variety of environments. 

Dana Engineering, Inc. • 4000 S. Irby Street • Kennewick • WA • 99337-2455
 
Phone: 509-582-0126