Carolyn Swan

About Carolyn Swan

Throughout my career I have maintained a commitment to be the best teammate I can to my…

Experience

1. Director, Partner Management

   Utilidata

   Aug 2025 — Present · Ann Arbor, MI, US

   I lead strategic partnerships that accelerate large‑scale adoption of the Karman Platform, an open‑source edge AI system built on our custom NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano module. Designed for utility and data center environments, Karman delivers ultra‑fast, localized intelligence that improves real‑time grid visibility, control, and decision‑making — while enabling AI Factories to extract more usable GPU compute from the same provisioned power.My work centers on platform‑level ecosystem orchestration, aligning OEMs, ISVs, cloud providers, and energy technology partners to embed Karman into next‑generation grid and AI Factory architectures. By unifying advanced hardware with open software, I help energy providers and hyperscale operators run smarter, faster, and more power‑efficient AI workloads.Key Contributions: • Drive large‑scale OEM and ecosystem adoption of Karman across grid, edge compute, and data center infrastructure, enabling AI Factories to increase effective GPU compute capacity within fixed power envelopes. • Lead strategic initiatives with the NVIDIA Energy team, aligning account mapping, platform strategy, and multi‑party solution integration to support AI Factory and grid‑edge deployments. • Shape Utilidata’s long‑term data center OEM strategy, expanding Karman’s role in edge inference, real‑time grid intelligence, and power‑aware orchestration of GPU‑accelerated workloads. • Represent Utilidata at industry conferences and partner labs, including NVIDIA‑aligned events, strengthening platform visibility and accelerating ecosystem onboarding. • Convert NVIDIA’s full‑stack platform into measurable AI Factory outcomes — maximizing usable GPU compute per watt, improving workload efficiency, reducing emissions, optimizing TCO, and accelerating operational decision‑making.