dfx consulting

Name

dfx consulting

Legal name

DfX Consulting LLC

Website

https://dforxconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN), Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB)

Keywords

• Design consulting
• Urban planning
• Transportation planning
• Applied research
• Engineering education

Headquarters

HQ city

Winston-Salem

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Project-based consulting and project management services in applied research and analysis, urban and transportation planning, and educational experience design. Revenue generated through professional service engagements with clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DfX Consulting LLC provides project-based professional consulting services in three interconnected areas: (1) applied research and analysis, (2) urban and transportation planning, and (3) educational experience design. The firm applies a 'Design for X' (DfX) design thinking methodology and mixed-methods research to address client-driven priorities in accessibility, resilience, and inclusive learning, working with diverse stakeholders such as government agencies, academic institutions, non-profits, and community-based organizations.

Product overview

DfX Consulting LLC offers a unified consulting practice built around three interconnected service areas: Applied Research and Analysis, Urban and Transportation Planning, and Educational Experiences. These services are grounded in a 'Design for X' (DfX) philosophy that applies design thinking principles to address client-driven priorities in accessibility, resilience, and inclusive learning. The firm, founded in 2020 as a small, woman-owned, North Carolina HUB-certified business, delivers these services through collaborative, multi-disciplinary teamwork with diverse stakeholders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Applied Research and Analysis
• Urban and Transportation Planning
• Educational Experiences

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Transportation Research Board (TRB)coreOthersNational organization for transportation research. Dr. Barrella maintains active involvement, contributing expertise in transportation systems and sustainable infrastructure.
• American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)coreOthersNational organization for engineering education. Active membership supporting design education and engineering pedagogy.
• Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering NetworkcoreOthersNational entrepreneurial engineering network. Dr. Barrella maintains involvement supporting entrepreneurship in engineering education.
• Boston-Thurmond UnitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal non-profit focused on redesigning the built environment in Winston-Salem. Dr. Barrella provides expertise on urban development and community engagement.
• Community Design StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity design organization. Dr. Barrella contributes expertise in design and planning for community-based projects.
• Creative Corridors CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal coalition focused on corridor design and urban improvement initiatives. Dr. Barrella provides planning and design expertise.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Toole Design Group: Toole Design Group is a planning and engineering firm focused on multimodal transportation, urban design, and active transportation. It is comparable to DfX Consulting because both serve public-sector clients with planning, design, and community-engaged transportation services, though Toole is significantly larger.
• Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates: Nelson\Nygaard is a transportation planning and engineering firm specializing in transit, multimodal, and community-based mobility. It is comparable to DfX Consulting because both deliver transportation and urban planning services to government and community clients using mixed-methods, community-engaged approaches.
• Kittelson & Associates: Kittelson & Associates is a transportation engineering and planning consultancy serving public agencies nationwide. It is comparable to DfX Consulting in the transportation/urban planning service line and in serving government clients with research-driven, community-engaged engagement models.
• Fehr & Peers: Fehr & Peers provides transportation planning, engineering, and research services to public and private clients. It is comparable to DfX Consulting because both combine transportation planning with applied research/analysis and serve government agencies with mixed-methods, community-aware approaches.
• MIG: MIG is a planning, design, and community engagement firm serving municipalities and non-profits. It is comparable to DfX Consulting because both deliver community-engaged design, urban planning, and applied research services to non-profit and government clients with an emphasis on inclusive and sustainability-oriented outcomes.
• Alta Planning + Design: Alta Planning + Design is an active transportation and urban design consultancy. It is comparable to DfX Consulting in its focus on transportation/urban planning with community-engaged, sustainability-oriented service delivery to public-sector and non-profit clients.

Broad incumbents

• Sasaki Associates: Sasaki Associates is a planning, urban design, and landscape architecture firm. It is comparable to DfX Consulting in combining urban/transportation planning with design thinking and academic-engagement approaches, but operates as a much larger, multi-disciplinary incumbent with broader geographic reach.
• Kimley-Horn: Kimley-Horn is a national engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firm. It is comparable to DfX Consulting in offering transportation planning, urban development, and applied research services, but as a broad incumbent serving the same government and institutional clients at significantly larger scale.
• WSP: WSP is a global engineering, planning, and design consultancy. It is comparable to DfX Consulting in delivering transportation planning, urban development, and applied research services to government and academic clients, but as a broad incumbent with vastly larger scale and geographic footprint.

Emerging players

• HR&A Advisors: HR&A Advisors is a public-sector and real estate economic development consultancy. It is comparable to DfX Consulting in advising government and non-profit clients on community development and planning initiatives using mixed-methods research, though it operates at a substantially larger scale and broader scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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