Company

Arx Engineering is a structural design firm specializing in residential and commercial buildings. The word “Arx” (pronounced “Arks”) is Latin for “fortress” or “stronghold.” The company was started in 2009 by Ryan Briggs, in the middle of the not-so-Great Recession, and has grown ever since.

Our business is designing structures, but our purpose is delighting clients with our service. Delighted clients come back, and spread the word. We love to help people. Hearing people say “thank you” and knowing that we truly helped them means a lot.

People

Ryan

Principal Engineer

Ryan Briggs, PE is Arx Engineering’s principal and founder. Ryan holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in civil engineering (structural emphasis) from Brigham Young University, Provo. His masters thesis was titled “A Genetic Algorithm That Finds All Optimum Topologies of Skeletal Structures” – sounds like fun, eh? (If you ever have trouble falling asleep, ask him for a copy!) He has been engineering since 2004, and is a licensed civil engineer in the states indicated below. In his free time, Ryan likes to do manly things, like kettle bell workouts, punching his punching bag and writing poetry. He also enjoys fencing, gardening, woodworking, and spending time with his family. See Ryan’s LinkedIn profile for more information.

Jenna

Drafter/Designer

Jenna joined Arx Engineering in 2015. She has a B.S. in Elementary Education and is certified in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). Mainly it feels like it’s a degree in repeating herself. Her teacher voice still makes an appearance from time to time.

Jenna loves to be busy! She and her husband enjoy riding bikes, playing pickleball, hiking and camping. When it’s too cold to be outside, you can find her reading, crocheting, sewing, or training her two baby parrots. It’s never a dull moment in her house!

Ben

Drafter/Designer

Ben joined Arx Engineering in 2018. In his free time he enjoys strength training (because no one likes cardio!). He competes in the Men’s Lightweight class at the Highland Games, and enjoys shooting, kicking butt, and taking nam…er…spending time outdoors.

Josh

Drafter/Designer

Josh joined Arx Engineering in 2020. In his free time he enjoys restoring cars, fixing all-things-mechanical, and learning about arboriculture. He got his Mustang II working after it sat for years without running, and is now doing the same with a Renault.

Testimonials

I first contacted Ryan with Arx Engineering in 2012 from a referral given to be by a colleague….Since then I have engaged Arx Engineering on several Design Build projects and would recommend them to anyone in the industry. Ryan is easy to work with and always comes through when you need him. I look forward to working with Arx on many more projects in the future.

Joseph Crosland

Managing Member, Spectrum Construction

As a General Contractor that has performed 3000 projects in the past couple of years, we need a reliable and knowledgeable engineer to do our calcs and drawings timely and efficiently to handle our volume. Ryan and Arx consistently delivers for our needs and lets us get our work done.

Mike House

Owner, MK House Consulting, Inc.

I have personally used the services of Arx engineering on numerous occasions. In every instance I have found them to be extremely knowledgeable, professional, and sensitive to the time and budget constraints I’ve been under. The work they’ve done for me has always met the need, and has always considered the cost impact. The owner, Ryan, has always gotten back to me in a timely manner when I had questions.

Mark McGhie

President, Chermac Builders, Inc.