Our Team
Benjamin Oke, PE - Principal Engineer, Partner
From: Mint Hill North Carolina by way of Detroit, Michigan
Education: BA in Psychology (NCSU) & BS in Civil Engineering, Structural Emphasis (NCSU)
Claim to Fame: I have hiked the NC portion of the Appalachian Trail. I used to have my CDL and was a foreman at a poured-in-place concrete company.
Interests: Disc golf, backpacking, camping, spending time with my family, yard work, and daydreaming.
Favorite Quote: “I learned the value of hard work by working hard.” - Margaret Mead
Dylan Nichols, PE - Principal Engineer
From: Durham, NC
Education: BS in Civil Engineering, Structural Emphasis (NCSU)
Claim to Fame: My first engineering job out of college was inspecting cell phone towers. The highest one I ever climbed was 500’ tall in Rochester, NY.
Interests: Fishing, Golfing, anything outdoors
Fav Quote: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” - Wayne Gretzky
Jacob Seate, EI - Engineering Intern
From: Goldsboro, NC
Education: BS in Civil Engineering, Structural Emphasis (NCSU)
Claim to Fame: In college, I was part of an earthquake engineering team that got to compete at San Diego and California.
Interests: Hiking, traveling, and reading
Fav Quote: “What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?” – Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Emily Nichols, BS - Office Manager
From: Crystal Lake, IL
Education: BS in Psychology & Neuroscience (UNC Chapel Hill)
Claim to fame or Fun Fact: I am bilingual and worked/studied abroad in both Quito, Ecuador and Barcelona, Spain. I love adventures - some of my favorites were swimming with sea turtles in the Galapagos and hiking and rappelling in Israel.
Interests: All things sports, travel, food, music, and anything outdoors.
Fav Quote: “Everything you’ve ever wanted is sitting on the other side of fear.” – George Addair