Following graduation from Florida State University, a 6-month cross-county road trip, and a summer internship with a bridge design firm, I found my calling with residential engineering at Apex’s Mid-Atlantic office. After accumulating design experience by performing work for clients across the country, I found myself back in Jacksonville working on engineered designs in hurricane prone regions.

Through the Mid-Atlantic’s diverse design portfolio, I have gained experience with a broad spectrum of services, everything from lean building practices and prescriptive code compliance for production builders to specialized engineered design solutions for custom homes. Now as a licensed design professional, design experience in Florida has introduced new materials and different design criteria (a little less snow, a little more wind) but, the goal remains the same: Foster an environment based on trust and collaboration between Builders, Trades, and Building Officials to develop structural design programs that work for everyone.